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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $411.42/cwt on 7 head, up $63.29 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −24.32 against this barn's trailing median of $435.74.

Average price

$411.42

▲ 63.29 vs prior sale

7 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+55.45

vs AL average

+20.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	411.42	2,069	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $348.13, median $435.74 across 13 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 sale7 hd

411.42

—

AL average7 barns · 131 hd

355.97

+55.45

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

+20.83

This barn, trailing median13 sales

435.74

−24.32

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	1,737	178.97	3,108	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	144.16	1,973	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	117.87	1,240	5thin

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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,940	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	347.55/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	330.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	338.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	342.68/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	411.42/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	371.77/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	402.44/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	126.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,925	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	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	328.18/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	308.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	300.10/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	427.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	306.63/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	145.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,063	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	112.20/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,187	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,594	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 214Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
7	500–550	503	410.00–412.50	411.42
7	600–650	622	355.00–377.50	371.77
6	650–700	678	332.50–347.50	342.68
6	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	400.00–405.00	402.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	392.49
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	408	420.00–435.00	427.45
2	450–500	465	400.00–405.00	402.50
2	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	352.56
5	550–600	572	305.00–355.00	328.18
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	664	300.00–320.00	308.82
2	700–750	738	290.00–310.00	300.10
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	340.00–355.00	347.55
8	400–450	439	330.00–350.00	338.04
2	450–500	465	325.00–335.00	330.05
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	670	310.00–315.00	313.32
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	520	305.00–310.00	306.63
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	123.00–130.00	126.37
3	—	1,058	106.00–119.00	112.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,418	144.00–148.00	145.49
1	—	1,255	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	180.00–182.00	180.96
1	—	1,450	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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