Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2025-09-24

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 204▲ 39 vs year ago 343 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 6 vs year ago 23 · −26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −20.13 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.
Average price
$359.76
27 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531371.891,97413thin
Medium and Large 2539348.501,87714thin
One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd
359.76
—
AL average16 barns · 479 hd
357.67
+2.09
This barn, trailing median24 sales
379.90
−20.13
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—Low1,446175.922,5445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,162164.291,9093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,110156.001,7322thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070145.371,5555thin

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)—$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8647

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5931
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405457.35/cwt445.00–470.001,8522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428443.74/cwt440.00–450.001,8994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478418.47/cwt410.00–425.002,0003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508433.28/cwt425.00–445.002,2013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524399.93/cwt390.00–410.002,0966
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1472
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587397.59/cwt390.00–400.002,3344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4483
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682339.36/cwt335.00–340.002,3148
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782306.61/cwt305.00–310.002,3983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230452.55/cwt450.00–455.001,0412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280424.46/cwt415.00–435.001,1882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325426.56/cwt420.00–435.001,3863
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373414.78/cwt405.00–425.001,5473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373393.56/cwt385.00–400.001,4684
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5604
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417401.92/cwt390.00–415.001,6763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462358.39/cwt350.00–365.001,6563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523355.14/cwt345.00–365.001,8572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523326.62/cwt320.00–330.001,7086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560311.95/cwt300.00–315.001,74715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570330.00/cwt325.00–340.001,8813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy583350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607287.06/cwt280.00–300.001,7425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635316.25/cwt310.00–320.002,0088
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1571
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326491.26/cwt490.00–495.001,6024
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376433.03/cwt430.00–445.001,62810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386421.23/cwt415.00–425.001,6264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433401.21/cwt390.00–405.001,7378
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437414.81/cwt410.00–430.001,8138
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466388.50/cwt385.00–400.001,81010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525373.59/cwt370.00–380.001,96111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526355.40/cwt350.00–365.001,86910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563362.53/cwt360.00–365.002,0412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570331.26/cwt325.00–340.001,8884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609334.97/cwt325.00–345.002,0406
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620313.31/cwt310.00–320.001,9433
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672307.45/cwt305.00–320.002,0668
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2681290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9754
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720283.72/cwt280.00–287.502,0432
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723294.91/cwt290.00–300.002,1322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1774285.69/cwt280.00–297.502,2114
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1301
Bulls——1,427166.54/cwt164.00–172.002,3773
Bulls——1,805194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,5021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098146.29/cwt145.00–149.001,6063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110156.00/cwt155.00–157.001,7322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,162164.29/cwt161.00–167.001,9093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,864.29/head1,650.00–2,300.001,8647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,116.67/head1,800.00–2,350.002,1176
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.