Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $331.85/cwt on 12 head, up $19.49 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −47.22 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$331.85

▲ 19.49 vs prior sale

12 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$29.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

vs AL average

−28.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	346.38	1,872	6thin
Medium and Large 2	512	317.32	1,625	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

331.85

—

AL average14 barns · 386 hd

347.84

−15.99

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−28.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−47.22

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	—	Average	1,655	212.00	3,509	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	187.58	2,031	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	177.87	2,513	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	164.80	1,510	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,950	6

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	170.56/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	159.03/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	181.73/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	193.43/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	177.87/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	449.80/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	390.89/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	368.40/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	356.18/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	327.58/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	500–550	545	2,314.56/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	437.35/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	417.62/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	317.32/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	403.81/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	414.18/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	331.90/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	627	2,475.06/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	575.60/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	327.81/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 203Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 38Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	170.00–171.00	170.56
2	—	883	156.00–162.00	159.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	177.00–185.00	181.73
4	—	1,144	187.00–200.00	193.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	175.00–181.00	177.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	211.00	211.00
1	—	1,425	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,565	195.00	195.00

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	313	550.00–600.00	575.60
2	350–400	368	440.00–460.00	449.80
2	400–450	415	425.00–450.00	437.35
2	450–500	473	410.00–425.00	417.62
6	500–550	509	410.00–415.00	414.18
2	600–650	605	360.00–370.00	364.96
2	650–700	663	320.00–335.00	327.58
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	403.81
2	450–500	470	380.00–390.00	385.05
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.46
5	550–600	561	315.00–345.00	331.90
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	417	375.00–405.00	390.89
3	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	368.40
3	500–550	516	350.00–363.00	356.18
3	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	336.58
3	600–650	612	315.00–320.00	316.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
7	500–550	545	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,314.56
4	600–650	627	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	483	315.00–350.00	327.81
6	500–550	512	300.00–330.00	317.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	400.00	400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle