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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 19

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 458▼ 114 vs year ago 469 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 11 vs year ago 40 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.83/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.56 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$286.83

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs AL average

−27.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	301.96	1,601	9thin
Medium and Large 2	538	282.48	1,520	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	269.93	1,483	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $118 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 sale23 hd

286.83

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

298.21

−11.38

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−27.75

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−82.56

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,485	163.52	2,428	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	140.15	1,855	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	139.19	2,020	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	118.49	1,137	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,698	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	356.88/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,809	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	334.44/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,960	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,678	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	284.28/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,902	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	382.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	822	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	976	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	364.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,167	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	383.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,276	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	365.80/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,375	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	342.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,297	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	340.44/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,433	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,376	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	288.72/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,351	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	331.94/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,557	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	309.57/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,588	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	286.98/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,472	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	286.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,620	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,529	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,595	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,710	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	252.99/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,599	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,695	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	244.51/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,621	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	258.07/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,734	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,866	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,047	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	447.98/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,478	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	409.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,365	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	368.39/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,374	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	388.70/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,454	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	383.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,599	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.32/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,396	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	361.26/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,528	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	317.33/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,469	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,568	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	342.72/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,772	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,588	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	325.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,724	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	303.28/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,795	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,872	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	282.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,916	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	266.28/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,984	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	167.69/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,018	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,240	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	119.10/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,349	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,780	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	142.08/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,000	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	141.31/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,021	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,017	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,087.50/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,791.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1

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.

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

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 458Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	390.00–400.00	394.83
8	500–550	507	340.00–375.00	356.88
17	550–600	586	332.50–350.00	334.44
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	669	275.00–287.50	284.28
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	608	275.00–277.00	276.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	333	380.00–390.00	383.20
6	350–400	376	360.00–380.00	365.80
9	400–450	421	330.00–355.00	340.44
5	450–500	469	325.00–345.00	331.94
6	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	309.57
3	550–600	565	285.00–290.00	286.74
9	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	278.00
3	650–700	672	252.00–270.00	258.07
10	700–750	739	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	375.00–390.00	382.33
2	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	364.69
6	350–400	379	330.00–350.00	342.33
3	400–450	430	315.00–325.00	320.06
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	286.98
3	550–600	580	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	600–650	635	267.00	267.00
2	650–700	663	242.00–247.00	244.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	355.09
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	288.72
3	500–550	522	270.00–280.00	274.92
3	550–600	577	260.00–270.00	264.93
3	600–650	632	250.00–257.00	252.99
1	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	745	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	333	405.00–415.00	409.89
4	350–400	374	385.00–395.00	388.70
4	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	361.26
2	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	335.08
5	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	325.94
6	550–600	592	300.00–310.00	303.28
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	373	365.00–370.00	368.39
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.32
3	450–500	463	312.00–325.00	317.33
2	500–550	525	300.00–305.00	302.55
1	600–650	625	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	330	425.00–460.00	447.98
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	417	370.00–390.00	383.52
7	500–550	517	335.00–355.00	342.72
1	600–650	620	302.00	302.00
13	650–700	678	280.00–285.00	282.65
6	700–750	745	260.00–267.50	266.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	505.00	505.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	1,133	118.00–120.00	119.10
6	—	888	112.00–117.00	114.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	141.00–142.00	141.31
2	—	1,483	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	141.00–143.00	142.08
4	—	1,309	133.00–139.00	135.97
1	—	1,215	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	166.00–169.00	167.69
1	—	1,650	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,791.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,087.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

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.