Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.76/cwt on 25 head, down $28.89 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −36.74 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$348.76

▼ 28.89 vs prior sale

25 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$41.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	371.80	2,002	11thin
Medium and Large 2	565	330.66	1,868	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.14/cwt here — about $134 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $346.43, median $385.50 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 sale25 hd

348.76

—

AL average16 barns · 469 hd

369.77

−21.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−36.74

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	1,733	201.06	3,484	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	175.94	2,518	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	174.67	2,043	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	161.81	1,668	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	1thin

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 2	400–450	422	399.23/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,685	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	320.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	291.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	443.53/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	364.37/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,709	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	379.22/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	363.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	334.15/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	319.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	328.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	443.41/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.23/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.29/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	448.20/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	273.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	190.39/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	213.67/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	159.32/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,898	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	178.58/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	408.21/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.48/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	312.00/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	354.86/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	397.46/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	174.74/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,924	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	203.48/cwt	203.00–204.00	3,734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	184.10/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	493	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	403.18/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,068	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 129Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
6	350–400	372	385.00–425.00	408.21
14	400–450	422	385.00–415.00	399.23
8	450–500	480	370.00–405.00	380.48
4	500–550	530	345.00–365.00	354.86
10	550–600	579	315.00–325.00	320.98
9	600–650	626	280.00–310.00	291.85
2	650–700	673	275.00–285.00	279.91
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	280	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	383	430.00–465.00	448.20
4	400–450	425	430.00–455.00	443.41
3	450–500	463	435.00–455.00	443.53
6	500–550	513	390.00–415.00	403.18
5	550–600	569	330.00–345.00	334.15
3	600–650	620	325.00–340.00	333.23
4	650–700	666	320.00–340.00	328.69
5	700–750	712	300.00–325.00	319.06
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	318	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	374	360.00–390.00	379.22
2	400–450	413	370.00–380.00	375.09
21	450–500	469	350.00–380.00	364.37
2	500–550	525	345.00–375.00	360.29
3	550–600	567	350.00–370.00	363.41
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	757	270.00–285.00	273.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
9	550–600	567	297.50–335.00	312.00
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
3	650–700	662	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	390.00–405.00	397.46
3	600–650	612	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	185.00–196.00	190.39
3	—	1,868	210.00–216.00	213.67
2	—	1,835	203.00–204.00	203.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	155.00–169.00	159.32
2	—	1,113	170.00–171.00	170.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,463	177.00–181.00	178.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	160.00–170.00	165.15
4	—	1,101	173.00–176.00	174.74
3	—	1,292	180.00–188.00	184.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00

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

Bulls · 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