Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.99/cwt on 22 head, up $14.49 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 26 comparable sales and sits +16.93 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$395.99

▲ 14.49 vs prior sale

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs AL average

−31.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	412.22	2,329	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	384.76	2,082	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

395.99

—

AL average15 barns · 458 hd

412.78

−16.79

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−31.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+16.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,347	200.16	2,695	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	178.38	2,074	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	178.33	2,320	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	163.06	1,697	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,279	7

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	562.09/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	438.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	352.04/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	587.85/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	402.48/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	517.33/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	517.68/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	363.84/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	525.27/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	397.83/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	438.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,085	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	187.11/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,333	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	173.65/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	166.59/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	183.82/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,130	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	177.17/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,288	184.64/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,278.57/head	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	461.41/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	492.37/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	215.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	163.06/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,697	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	372.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	461.33/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	494.72/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	362.81/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	445.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	620.14/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	640.44/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	326.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	380.57/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	402.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	472.66/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,193	7

How this sale compares

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 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	620.00–660.00	640.44
2	350–400	353	600.00–640.00	620.14
7	400–450	426	505.00–540.00	517.68
4	500–550	516	445.00–470.00	461.33
4	600–650	628	360.00–385.00	372.70
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	705	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	330	570.00–600.00	587.85
4	400–450	433	480.00–500.00	492.37
9	450–500	464	425.00–450.00	438.93
4	500–550	530	390.00–420.00	402.48
5	550–600	577	340.00–370.00	352.04
2	600–650	635	335.00–340.00	337.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	545.00–580.00	562.09
2	350–400	365	505.00–530.00	517.33
2	400–450	428	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	464	460.00–490.00	472.66
2	500–550	523	435.00–455.00	445.14
7	550–600	577	400.00–420.00	402.82
8	600–650	624	365.00–400.00	380.57
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
6	700–750	723	315.00–340.00	326.50
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	322	480.00–520.00	494.72
7	350–400	371	450.00–475.00	461.41
8	450–500	476	420.00–450.00	438.00
8	500–550	525	385.00–420.00	397.83
5	550–600	567	350.00–390.00	363.84
2	600–650	635	330.00–340.00	335.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	700.00	700.00
1	350–400	355	650.00	650.00
1	500–550	535	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	563	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	665	380.00	380.00
7	700–750	716	340.00–375.00	362.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	590.00	590.00
2	400–450	418	510.00–540.00	525.27
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	180.00–191.00	187.11
3	—	1,307	172.00–176.00	173.65
1	—	1,445	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	166.00–167.00	166.59
5	—	1,159	181.00–186.00	183.82
3	—	1,165	175.00–179.00	177.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	155.00–167.00	163.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	178.00–190.00	184.64
2	—	1,405	210.00–220.00	215.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,278.57

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.

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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle