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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, May 14

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Apr 30May 14May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 321▲ 322 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 22▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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 $347.76/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 13 of 26 comparable sales and sits −21.63 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$347.76

98 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$48.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.96

vs AL average

+7.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	357.00	2,056	76
Medium and Large 1	535	321.06	1,716	13thin
Medium and Large 2	544	308.31	1,677	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.69/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale98 hd

347.76

—

AL average10 barns · 310 hd

329.80

+17.96

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+7.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−21.63

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	—	High	1,780	189.00	3,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	156.14	2,014	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	431.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,329	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	405.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,297	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	373.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,410	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	354.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,345	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	337.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,429	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,517	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	337.94/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,588	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	313.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,637	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	323.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,704	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	313.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,755	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,724	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,056	76
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,762	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,856	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	424.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,603	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	442.01/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,675	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	424.97/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,781	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	402.41/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,690	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	350.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,653	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	374.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,778	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,658	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	333.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,736	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,834	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,797	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,890	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,364	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,031	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	154.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,061	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,335	153.00–156.00	154.40
2	—	1,250	160.00–165.00	162.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	189.00	189.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	379	435.00–450.00	442.01
6	400–450	419	420.00–440.00	424.97
7	450–500	475	360.00–390.00	374.39
4	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	333.88
2	550–600	560	325.00–330.00	327.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	410.00–430.00	424.06
8	400–450	420	395.00–410.00	402.41
5	450–500	472	345.00–355.00	350.15
5	500–550	518	315.00–325.00	320.06
2	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	312.46
2	600–650	625	300.00–305.00	302.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	308	425.00–445.00	431.59
5	350–400	377	370.00–380.00	373.93
7	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	359.91
5	450–500	470	335.00–340.00	337.94
10	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	323.38
3	550–600	560	310.00–315.00	313.33
3	600–650	622	295.00–300.00	298.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	550–600	576	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	400.00–410.00	405.31
6	350–400	379	350.00–360.00	354.76
7	400–450	424	330.00–340.00	337.14
6	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	324.91
5	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	313.01
4	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	302.43
4	600–650	613	285.00–290.00	287.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	490	390.00	390.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.