Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with the greatest demand on bred heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.82/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −39.24 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$339.82

34 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs AL average

−50.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	357.47	1,884	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	334.39	1,828	26

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

339.82

—

AL average14 barns · 415 hd

352.20

−12.38

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−50.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−39.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,502	164.83	2,475	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	165.00	2,489	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	154.63	1,806	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	132.62	1,471	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,279	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,727	83
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,915	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,440	173.73/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	158.90/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	154.63/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,379	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	467.80/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	374.89/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	321.61/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,862	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	493.26/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	345.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,792	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	284.91/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	351.20/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	373.55/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.81/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	497.58/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	429.25/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	373.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	418.39/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,446	4
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	2,628.33/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,628	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,160.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,160	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,357.14/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,357	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,668.42/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,668	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,278.57/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,279	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	394.99/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	449.00/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	432.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	431.02/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	301.20/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	326.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	498.34/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	390.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.58/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,956	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Dec 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 556Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 14Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	172.00–175.00	173.73
3	—	1,543	156.00–161.00	158.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	151.00–158.00	154.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,555	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,425	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,165	135.00–136.00	135.54
2	—	1,053	122.00–125.00	123.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	325	490.00–495.00	493.26
5	350–400	372	460.00–475.00	467.80
5	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	431.02
2	450–500	455	400.00–415.00	407.50
7	500–550	521	365.00–380.00	373.55
4	550–600	564	345.00–360.00	351.20
3	600–650	628	310.00–320.00	314.96
3	650–700	672	280.00–295.00	284.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	362	495.00–500.00	498.34
5	400–450	426	445.00–450.00	449.00
2	450–500	463	425.00–440.00	432.54
9	500–550	514	385.00–400.00	390.48
4	550–600	556	365.00–380.00	373.74
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	333	425.00–430.00	427.52
4	350–400	383	410.00–420.00	414.97
4	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	394.99
7	450–500	474	365.00–380.00	374.89
14	500–550	519	340.00–350.00	345.35
12	550–600	579	315.00–330.00	321.61
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	670	295.00–310.00	301.20
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	495.00–500.00	497.58
4	300–350	325	440.00–450.00	444.88
6	350–400	377	425.00–435.00	429.25
3	400–450	408	410.00–425.00	418.39
4	450–500	463	390.00–405.00	397.58
6	500–550	515	355.00–370.00	360.81
2	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	347.44
5	600–650	611	320.00–330.00	326.01
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,628.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	76	—	—	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,668.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,357.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,278.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

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