Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2025-01-29

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 29
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 421 vs last sale 273▲ 202 vs year ago 492 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 27 · −25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Slaughter cattle to few to trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.14/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.25 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$287.14
42 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.82
vs AL average
−17.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550294.661,62132
Medium and Large 2554267.481,4824thin
Medium and Large 3548260.141,4266thin
One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale42 hd
287.14
—
AL average15 barns · 462 hd
276.32
+10.82
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−17.50
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
−82.25
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
439389339289median 369.3903/0404/2907/1509/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $303.06, median $369.39 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,822159.332,9033thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655127.832,1162thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311125.441,6446thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,109110.271,2234thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4119

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420366.55/cwt360.00–370.001,5403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460351.59/cwt345.00–355.001,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529336.42/cwt330.00–340.001,7808
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573322.41/cwt312.50–327.501,8479
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,80422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654289.53/cwt282.50–292.501,89411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9904
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0246
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745257.74/cwt255.00–258.001,92011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3788230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328348.35/cwt345.00–350.001,1433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363312.55/cwt310.00–315.001,1352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376329.21/cwt325.00–330.001,2386
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390338.33/cwt335.00–340.001,3193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423294.95/cwt290.00–300.001,2485
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425329.91/cwt325.00–335.001,4025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430303.97/cwt302.00–305.001,3073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473283.03/cwt280.00–287.001,3393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481295.95/cwt292.00–300.001,4246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520288.68/cwt285.00–302.001,5018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,4302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531265.21/cwt262.00–267.001,4084
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562299.15/cwt297.50–300.001,68112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586272.12/cwt270.00–275.001,5957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6173
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628243.48/cwt242.00–245.001,5292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667241.19/cwt240.00–242.501,6096
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5362
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685254.57/cwt249.00–259.001,74413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724250.19/cwt246.00–252.001,81136
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728231.28/cwt222.00–242.001,6843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,87228
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378361.93/cwt355.00–365.001,3685
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378347.06/cwt345.00–350.001,3125
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380373.38/cwt370.00–380.001,4193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427358.32/cwt355.00–360.001,5303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435325.91/cwt322.00–330.001,4182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466343.28/cwt335.00–350.001,6009
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472328.88/cwt322.00–330.001,55212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525299.62/cwt295.00–307.001,5735
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3564277.48/cwt270.00–280.001,5657
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572286.30/cwt282.00–290.001,6387
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615274.66/cwt272.00–277.001,6893
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630257.46/cwt255.00–260.001,6222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658258.51/cwt257.00–260.001,7012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5801
Bulls——1,730160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7681
Bulls——2,015168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,3851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080104.04/cwt102.00–106.001,1242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138116.49/cwt116.00–117.001,3262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258124.33/cwt121.00–126.001,5645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,0631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655127.83/cwt126.00–130.002,1162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,411.33/head1,220.00–1,573.001,4119

This sale against other markets

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.