Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.56/cwt on 13 head, up $0.63 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +2.49 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$381.56

▲ 0.63 vs prior sale

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$34.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.91

vs AL average

−25.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	408.43	2,240	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	373.50	2,062	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.93/cwt here — about $177 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 sale13 hd

381.56

—

AL average10 barns · 243 hd

394.47

−12.91

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−25.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+2.49

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	1,653	199.71	3,302	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	186.33	2,771	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	185.70	2,117	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	166.07	1,597	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,563	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	600–650	620	331.60/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	520.02/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	559.84/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	451.06/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	477.52/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	357.92/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	501.82/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	585.36/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	433.05/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	425.14/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	449.97/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	590.32/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	178.99/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,044	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	163.11/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	189.49/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	208.06/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	387.71/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	491.39/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	191.30/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	515.26/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	435.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	543.13/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	489.78/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	430.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	401.74/cwt	397.50–430.00	1,936	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	323.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	458.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 214Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	480.00–500.00	489.78
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	335	530.00–550.00	543.13
4	400–450	418	430.00–470.00	451.06
5	450–500	474	420.00–440.00	433.05
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	620	315.00–340.00	331.60
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
6	400–450	423	480.00–505.00	491.39
1	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	500.00–520.00	515.26
10	450–500	457	430.00–435.00	430.49
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	590	380.00–410.00	387.71
2	600–650	615	350.00–370.00	359.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	417	515.00–535.00	520.02
12	450–500	485	450.00–480.00	477.52
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
8	550–600	568	435.00–465.00	449.97
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	580.00–600.00	590.32
2	250–300	275	580.00–590.00	585.36
2	300–350	305	550.00–570.00	559.84
5	350–400	362	470.00–510.00	501.82
7	450–500	487	450.00–460.00	458.65
2	500–550	535	410.00–440.00	425.14
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	614	340.00–370.00	357.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	425.00–440.00	435.91
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
18	450–500	482	397.50–430.00	401.74
7	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	583	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	637	320.00–325.00	323.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	173.00–183.00	178.99
6	—	1,138	185.00–200.00	191.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	162.00–165.00	163.11
1	—	985	172.00	172.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	188.00–191.00	189.49
1	—	1,565	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,740	206.00–210.00	208.06

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,562.50

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