Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.49/cwt on 26 head, down $11.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits −1.63 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$432.49

▼ 11.56 vs prior sale

26 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs AL average

−6.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	462.42	2,432	12thin
Medium and Large 2	535	406.83	2,176	14thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $256 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale26 hd

432.49

—

AL average15 barns · 331 hd

423.41

+9.08

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−6.66

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−1.63

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	1,424	198.82	2,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	183.32	2,124	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	181.07	2,499	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	165.79	1,719	9thin

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)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,140	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	421.71/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	462.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	481.90/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	493.33/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	379.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,781	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	487.30/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	348.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	402.34/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	343.56/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	408.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	439.88/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	536.91/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	379.03/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	456.63/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	381.71/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	462.42/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,432	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	182.83/cwt	174.00–192.00	1,883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	210.59/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,249	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	181.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	196.28/cwt	187.00–204.00	2,194	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	172.58/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	203.03/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	472.54/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	428.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,127	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	336.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	435.24/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	463.13/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	571	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	408.66/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,546	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	389.20/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	343.45/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	320.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	321.16/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	413.72/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,994	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	157.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	174.06/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,068	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	404.86/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	359.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	351.72/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,339	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,140.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,205.00/head	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,375	2

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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 368Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 71Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
10	350–400	388	410.00–455.00	421.71
6	400–450	426	380.00–415.00	389.20
5	450–500	482	350.00–370.00	359.96
3	500–550	520	335.00–355.00	343.45
8	550–600	569	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	317.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	324	475.00–520.00	487.30
2	350–400	363	465.00–500.00	481.90
2	400–450	423	420.00–460.00	439.88
2	450–500	465	415.00–420.00	417.53
5	500–550	515	365.00–395.00	379.03
3	550–600	577	365.00–405.00	381.71
3	600–650	613	330.00–355.00	343.56
3	650–700	673	330.00–370.00	348.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	373	445.00–475.00	463.13
2	400–450	403	430.00–440.00	435.03
7	450–500	482	395.00–425.00	413.72
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	586	330.00–355.00	336.38
4	600–650	634	315.00–330.00	321.16
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	318	530.00–550.00	536.91
3	350–400	350	480.00–510.00	493.33
2	400–450	410	480.00–490.00	485.00
3	450–500	465	440.00–470.00	456.63
2	500–550	523	395.00–415.00	404.86
2	550–600	573	395.00–410.00	402.34
2	600–650	608	355.00–360.00	357.49
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	418	465.00–480.00	472.54
2	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	462.30
12	500–550	526	447.50–475.00	462.42
25	600–650	623	407.50–412.50	408.66
73	700–750	732	370.00–380.00	379.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	420.00–445.00	435.24
22	450–500	497	400.00–430.00	428.01
13	500–550	533	400.00–415.00	408.51
1	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	665	325.00–375.00	351.72
2	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	320.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	174.00–192.00	182.83
2	—	1,543	209.00–212.00	210.59
2	—	1,698	202.00–204.00	203.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	177.00–185.00	181.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	187.00–204.00	196.28
7	—	1,188	170.00–181.00	174.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	166.00–179.00	172.58
4	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	157.31

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,205.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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.

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Steers · 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

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