Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2025-04-09

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Apr 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 348▼ 87 vs year ago 277 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 25▼ 29 vs year ago 36 · −80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $351.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −79.48 against this barn's trailing median of $431.02.
Average price
$351.54
13 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.69
vs AL average
−2.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544351.541,91113thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale13 hd
351.54
—
AL average14 barns · 184 hd
338.85
+12.69
National average175 barns · 9,187 hd
354.30
−2.76
This barn, trailing median12 sales
431.02
−79.48
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

12 sales
486436385334median 431.0203/0404/2905/2707/2210/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $348.13, median $431.02 across 12 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—Average2,063170.503,5172thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385133.501,8492thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,055127.001,3401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060114.001,2081thin

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)—$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322452.14/cwt440.00–460.001,4565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415396.63/cwt395.00–400.001,6463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,90112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617325.93/cwt325.00–326.002,01114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9266
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0793
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330435.23/cwt430.00–440.001,4362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy358402.87/cwt385.00–420.001,4422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375348.18/cwt340.00–355.001,3063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376370.04/cwt365.00–375.001,3915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3041
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy403377.52/cwt375.00–380.001,5212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428352.02/cwt350.00–355.001,5075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510321.37/cwt310.00–330.001,6395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535302.45/cwt300.00–305.001,6182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6221
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2787229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280442.37/cwt440.00–445.001,2392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307429.86/cwt420.00–435.001,3203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358407.45/cwt405.00–410.001,4592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468367.92/cwt360.00–380.001,7225
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480344.95/cwt340.00–350.001,6562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568347.42/cwt345.00–350.001,9732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607321.69/cwt310.00–330.001,9533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7923
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0402
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,020173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,4951
Bulls——2,105168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0601
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 3—1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.