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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 383▼ 207 vs year ago 380 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 30 · −23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 19 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.89/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −63.01 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.

Average price

$316.89

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	324.92	1,808	11thin
Medium and Large 2	546	304.27	1,663	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $145 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 sale18 hd

316.89

—

AL average14 barns · 423 hd

335.52

−18.63

This barn, trailing median24 sales

379.90

−63.01

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,402	180.21	2,527	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,170	162.00	1,895	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	158.08	1,868	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,006	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,831	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	360.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,865	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	381.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,983	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	352.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,003	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	338.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,928	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,994	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	303.70/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,053	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	345.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	915	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	333.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,092	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,418	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,585	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,650	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,661	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	300.09/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,756	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	202	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	909	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	426.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,160	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	394.76/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,117	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	374.26/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,220	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,496	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,389	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	339.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,437	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	356.51/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,686	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	325.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,557	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	334.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,741	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	321.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,831	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,710	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	301.20/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,879	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	186.64/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,742	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,699	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,907	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	164.22/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,913	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	155.24/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,875	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,006.25/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,006	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2

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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 383Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.Replacement cattle sold weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	202	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	272	420.00–430.00	426.50
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	382	390.00–395.00	391.64
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	473	345.00–365.00	356.51
3	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	334.81
8	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	321.21
4	600–650	624	295.00–310.00	301.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	283	390.00–405.00	394.76
5	300–350	326	360.00–385.00	374.26
4	350–400	386	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	400–450	423	335.00–345.00	339.79
4	450–500	479	320.00–335.00	325.10
3	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	570	295.00–305.00	299.97
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.56
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	520	375.00–390.00	381.27
5	550–600	569	350.00–360.00	352.02
5	600–650	623	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	676	302.50–310.00	303.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	485	375.00–380.00	377.47
3	500–550	518	355.00–370.00	360.06
6	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	338.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	405	345.00–355.00	350.06
2	450–500	473	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	528	312.50	312.50
3	550–600	585	295.00–310.00	300.09
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	335.00–355.00	345.38
3	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	333.05
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	583	280.00–290.00	284.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,165	163.00–166.00	164.22
4	—	1,208	153.00–157.00	155.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	185.00–188.00	186.64
3	—	1,532	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,130	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,006.25

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.