Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2025-02-26

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Feb 26
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 312 vs last sale 91▼ 97 vs year ago 500 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 9▼ 16 vs year ago 38 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.95/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −85.44 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$283.95
26 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.82
vs AL average
−23.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523294.601,54014thin
Medium and Large 2514283.791,4595thin
Medium and Large 3542262.761,4237thin
One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd
283.95
—
AL average16 barns · 371 hd
273.13
+10.82
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−23.06
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
−85.44
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—High1,604170.642,7375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,169134.631,5745thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,319134.371,7723thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004118.451,1897thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9944thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added290460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3362366.68/cwt365.00–370.001,3273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408389.96/cwt380.00–400.001,5913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440335.06/cwt330.00–340.001,4742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,69218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,8462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,02520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553338.31/cwt335.00–340.001,8713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612298.98/cwt297.00–300.001,8303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,7342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270355.00/cwt355.00–355.009591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323349.41/cwt347.00–350.001,1295
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy332386.73/cwt380.00–390.001,2843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,2233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,3312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368352.96/cwt345.00–360.001,2995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370331.42/cwt325.00–340.001,2264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383305.99/cwt305.00–307.001,1722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419334.31/cwt325.00–340.001,4018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426311.37/cwt305.00–320.001,32611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440298.98/cwt295.00–302.001,3163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466299.25/cwt295.00–305.001,3956
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467315.05/cwt310.00–320.001,4716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468284.62/cwt280.00–290.001,3328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513297.73/cwt295.00–307.001,52710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514283.79/cwt280.00–287.001,4595
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527270.85/cwt265.00–275.001,4275
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560277.38/cwt272.00–280.001,5533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578242.55/cwt240.00–245.001,4022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630244.65/cwt242.00–250.001,5413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3643237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4991
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3713216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,5402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280402.54/cwt400.00–405.001,1272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323378.30/cwt375.00–380.001,2223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330407.54/cwt405.00–410.001,3452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375356.71/cwt350.00–360.001,3383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377391.35/cwt385.00–400.001,4753
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418378.29/cwt375.00–380.001,5813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423350.58/cwt347.00–355.001,4833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,3901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465332.58/cwt330.00–335.001,5464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470346.68/cwt340.00–355.001,6296
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471316.06/cwt312.00–322.001,4894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520305.98/cwt305.00–307.001,5912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526334.30/cwt325.00–345.001,7588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563283.47/cwt282.00–285.001,5962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463167.56/cwt165.00–169.002,4513
Bulls——1,815175.25/cwt173.00–178.003,1812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943109.54/cwt108.00–111.001,0332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028123.72/cwt122.00–127.001,2723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028119.46/cwt119.00–120.001,2282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169134.63/cwt133.00–137.001,5745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258132.56/cwt131.00–134.001,6682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,9871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,875.00/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.