Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2026-06-10

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
19 vs last sale 175 217 vs year ago 373 · 58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
13 vs last sale 20 14 vs year ago 19 · +73.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
4 vs last sale 20 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%
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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 $352.80/cwt on 7 head, down $28.76 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits 26.27 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.
Average price
$352.80
28.76 vs prior sale
7 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$72.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
30.47
vs AL average
47.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540415.002,2411thin
Medium and Large 2575342.431,9696thin
One grade step is worth $72.57/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
439392345298median 379.0712/1702/1804/2206/2408/12
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 sale7 hd
352.80
AL average16 barns · 447 hd
383.27
−30.47
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−47.72
This barn, trailing median26 sales
379.07
−26.27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,765205.593,6295thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210185.292,2428thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479183.142,7094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,013161.061,63211

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,1752thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%978146.88/cwt145.00–150.001,4364
Bulls1,710211.99/cwt209.00–215.003,6253
CowsLean 85-90%993173.93/cwt173.00–175.001,7272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209193.66/cwt189.00–200.002,3415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,060162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418186.35/cwt184.00–189.002,6422
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363552.14/cwt535.00–570.002,0042
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3011
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315519.52/cwt510.00–530.001,6362
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450411468.66/cwt460.00–485.001,92610
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9521
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488467.46/cwt465.00–470.002,2812
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700679323.48/cwt317.50–330.002,1965
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630301.59/cwt300.00–305.001,9003
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1142
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750738342.63/cwt330.00–355.002,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376485.93/cwt480.00–500.001,8275
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575362.12/cwt340.00–375.002,0827
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450411422.55/cwt410.00–445.001,7374
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575317.04/cwt300.00–335.001,8232
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,48213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,116.67/head2,750.00–3,500.003,1173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,175.00/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1752
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416490.88/cwt480.00–515.002,0427
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600587383.03/cwt370.00–405.002,2483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288175.99/cwt171.00–181.002,2672
Bulls1,848196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,6222
CowsLean 85-90%1,049167.25/cwt162.00–170.001,7545
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540179.94/cwt179.00–181.002,7712
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350507.50/cwt500.00–515.001,7764
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575342.43/cwt325.00–355.001,9696
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325462.00/cwt450.00–480.001,5025
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470424.57/cwt405.00–445.001,9952
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622338.76/cwt330.00–365.002,1078
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400362486.64/cwt475.00–500.001,7623
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435437.47/cwt435.00–440.001,9032
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713295.09/cwt280.00–305.002,1043
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285474.82/cwt470.00–485.001,3533
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625329.92/cwt320.00–340.002,0622
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2411
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2551

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.