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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Nov 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 337▲ 24 vs year ago 385 · +6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 39▼ 2 vs year ago 31 · −6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $329.07/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 10 of 26 comparable sales and sits −40.31 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$329.07

68 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs AL average

−34.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	345.02	1,867	9thin
Medium and Large 2	567	326.64	1,851	59

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale68 hd

329.07

—

AL average14 barns · 482 hd

329.41

−0.34

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−34.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−40.31

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	—	Average	1,505	166.81	2,510	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	154.19	1,802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	153.00	2,137	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	119.56	1,390	3thin

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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin

Every lot

61 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,095	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,280	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	407.83/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,565	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	321.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,177	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	322.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,523	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,715	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,397	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	355.87/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,523	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	362.10/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,684	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,607	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	329.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,685	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	348.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,843	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	338.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,912	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	325.20/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,928	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,978	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,185	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,243	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,086	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,984	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	399.79/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,459	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	378.24/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,399	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,627	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	338.03/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,558	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	349.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,837	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,706	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	312.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,775	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,907	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	318.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,992	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,020	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,146	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	169.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,923	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	159.28/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,787	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	154.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,785	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	119.56/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,390	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,986	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,918	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,925	4

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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 337Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 39Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	375.00–380.00	377.53
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	465	355.00–365.00	362.10
6	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	348.36
3	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	338.33
3	600–650	638	305.00–315.00	310.01
3	700–750	703	290.00–300.00	296.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	700–750	701	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	428	350.00–360.00	355.87
6	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	338.32
19	500–550	511	320.00–335.00	329.68
40	550–600	593	315.00–326.00	325.20
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	735	265.00–275.00	269.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	662	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
10	600–650	629	395.00–420.00	407.83
2	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
10	750–800	783	320.00–322.50	322.26
5	850–900	883	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	555	377.50	377.50
4	600–650	608	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	677	320.00–325.00	321.60
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	365	395.00–410.00	399.79
2	400–450	428	375.00–385.00	380.03
2	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	349.95
4	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	329.95
8	600–650	626	310.00–320.00	318.16
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	830	245.00–255.00	249.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	370	375.00–380.00	378.24
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	461	335.00–340.00	338.03
4	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.98
5	550–600	567	310.00–320.00	312.97
5	600–650	609	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	677	295.00–300.00	298.35
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
2	750–800	760	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	117.00–121.00	119.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,670	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,255	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	150.00–156.00	154.32
1	—	1,390	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,122	158.00–160.00	159.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	166.00–172.00	169.01
1	—	1,615	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,470	146.00	146.00

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.