Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2025-07-23

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 23
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 430▼ 58 vs year ago 339 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 20▼ 2 vs year ago 34 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.76/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.13 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.
Average price
$337.76
31 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531345.001,83013thin
Medium and Large 2538334.701,80015thin
Medium and Large 3538321.691,7313thin
One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $100 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 sale31 hd
337.76
—
AL average16 barns · 533 hd
330.95
+6.81
This barn, trailing median24 sales
379.90
−42.13
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

24 sales
454403352300median 379.9003/0405/0607/1509/0210/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $379.90 across 24 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—Average1,550178.002,7592thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392164.012,2838thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196153.961,84112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000150.601,5075thin

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)—$2,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0001thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369450.91/cwt440.00–455.001,6649
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415434.42/cwt430.00–440.001,8038
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369333.64/cwt330.00–340.001,2314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410353.29/cwt350.00–360.001,4486
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425372.15/cwt365.00–380.001,5822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3762
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470327.42/cwt320.00–335.001,5394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521333.97/cwt325.00–340.001,7405
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525309.98/cwt305.00–315.001,6274
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525292.48/cwt290.00–295.001,5362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550327.50/cwt320.00–335.001,8012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572308.41/cwt300.00–315.001,7643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,7852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618265.06/cwt260.00–270.001,6382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625314.96/cwt310.00–320.001,9693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325421.82/cwt415.00–425.001,3713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363387.55/cwt385.00–390.001,4072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376402.91/cwt395.00–410.001,5155
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377420.14/cwt415.00–426.001,58417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431391.28/cwt385.00–400.001,6864
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469375.61/cwt370.00–385.001,76215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479356.72/cwt350.00–365.001,7096
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3486331.34/cwt330.00–340.001,6107
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507353.54/cwt350.00–365.001,7927
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523338.98/cwt330.00–345.001,7739
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538321.69/cwt320.00–325.001,7313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558335.04/cwt330.00–345.001,8706
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560328.29/cwt320.00–335.001,8386
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605262.48/cwt260.00–265.001,5882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622306.73/cwt305.00–310.001,9083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626281.38/cwt280.00–290.001,7617
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668264.91/cwt260.00–270.001,7702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,7822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,7862
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805232.47/cwt227.50–237.501,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3311
Bulls——1,745184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%868156.52/cwt156.00–157.001,3592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053149.99/cwt149.00–151.001,5792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188154.51/cwt150.00–158.001,8369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220160.48/cwt160.00–161.001,9582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392164.01/cwt161.00–167.002,2838
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,425.00/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.