Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.12/cwt on 27 head, up $3.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −61.95 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$317.12

▲ 3.70 vs prior sale

27 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs AL average

−14.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	332.75	1,855	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	294.38	1,619	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about $237 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 sale27 hd

317.12

—

AL average16 barns · 411 hd

314.57

+2.55

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−14.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−61.95

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	1,798	177.31	3,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	154.33	1,703	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	141.78	1,438	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	400–450	415	308.11/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	281.36/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.58/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	346.62/cwt	339.00–375.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	324.30/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.38/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	153.75/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,688	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	145.77/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	177.31/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,188	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	163.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,874	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	302.24/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	319.59/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	305.06/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	468.74/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	308.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	259.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	403.37/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	355.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	292.54/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	273.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	358.85/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	326.26/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.05/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	345.09/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	332.52/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	277.50/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,956	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 199Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 27Year ago 5

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

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	325	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	378	295.00–335.00	319.59
5	400–450	415	295.00–320.00	308.11
6	450–500	464	297.50–312.50	305.06
8	500–550	534	280.00–312.50	302.24
3	550–600	592	260.00–280.00	273.41
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	428	330.00–360.00	345.09
4	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	343.58
8	500–550	546	315.00–355.00	332.52
7	550–600	577	305.00–345.00	326.26
2	600–650	610	290.00–310.00	300.16
4	650–700	679	265.00–300.00	281.36
2	700–750	705	260.00–295.00	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	390.00–420.00	403.37
5	400–450	421	345.00–370.00	358.85
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	543	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	569	285.00–295.00	292.54
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	673	265.00–270.00	267.53
2	700–750	728	250.00–270.00	259.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	450.00–490.00	468.74
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	415	385.00–420.00	402.50
8	450–500	493	339.00–375.00	346.62
3	500–550	520	310.00–345.00	330.38
7	550–600	556	320.00–330.00	324.30
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	718	290.00–310.00	299.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	532	350.00–370.00	355.06
6	550–600	570	330.00–360.00	340.05
4	600–650	601	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
3	700–750	730	305.00–315.00	308.22

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)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	135.00–140.00	137.56
2	—	1,053	145.00–147.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	150.00–156.00	153.75
4	—	1,070	143.00–148.00	145.77
4	—	1,144	160.00–168.00	163.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	173.00–180.00	177.31

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle