Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.71/cwt on 45 head, up $11.78 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −37.36 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$341.71

▲ 11.78 vs prior sale

45 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$46.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs AL average

−24.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	350.02	1,981	37
Medium and Large 2	531	303.24	1,609	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.78/cwt here — about $373 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale45 hd

341.71

—

AL average16 barns · 584 hd

348.62

−6.91

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−24.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−37.36

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	1,606	200.82	3,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	175.00	2,494	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	171.79	2,069	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	170.00	1,454	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	340.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	451.67/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	504.94/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	434.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,055	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	370.14/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	287.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	282.59/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	366.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,999	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	310.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	288.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	308.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	420.07/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	373.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	194.71/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,350	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	354.03/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	374.58/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	666	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,318	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	327.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	374.21/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	175.48/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	198.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,288	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	161.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,951	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 269Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00–375.00	373.43
2	450–500	483	325.00–355.00	340.39
6	500–550	519	300.00–320.00	308.60
2	550–600	565	275.00–300.00	287.17
2	600–650	633	275.00–290.00	282.59
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	380.00–395.00	387.40
9	400–450	414	370.00–395.00	374.58
9	450–500	461	360.00–390.00	374.21
8	500–550	541	352.50–365.00	354.03
29	550–600	573	320.00–350.00	348.92
4	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	319.98
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	666	348.00	348.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	335	500.00–520.00	510.00
4	350–400	359	500.00–520.00	504.94
3	400–450	427	460.00–470.00	463.48
6	450–500	460	440.00–460.00	451.67
2	500–550	508	415.00–430.00	422.39
5	550–600	557	355.00–385.00	366.87
2	600–650	628	340.00–345.00	342.47
4	650–700	681	315.00–340.00	327.46
6	700–750	722	300.00–335.00	310.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	435	445.00–455.00	450.02
2	500–550	533	360.00–380.00	370.14
3	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	288.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	635	340.00–345.00	341.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
9	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	434.51
2	500–550	544	410.00–430.00	420.07
35	600–650	612	384.00	384.00
34	700–750	725	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	187.50–200.00	194.71
4	—	1,193	170.00–182.00	175.48
6	—	1,308	155.00–165.00	161.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	195.00–200.00	198.53
1	—	1,405	210.00	210.00

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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