Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $318.20/cwt on 17 head, up $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −59.00 against this barn's trailing median of $377.20.

Average price

$318.20

▲ 1.08 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$60.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.75

vs AL average

−36.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	368.41	1,890	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	307.44	1,696	14thin

One grade step is worth $60.97/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $377.20 across 27 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 sale17 hd

318.20

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−14.75

National average162 barns · 8,982 hd

355.16

−36.96

This barn, trailing median27 sales

377.20

−59.00

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	1,550	179.71	2,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	144.98	1,740	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	138.12	1,561	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	15

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	138.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	183.65/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	173.81/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	425.90/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	284.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	497.38/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	342.32/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	368.41/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	448.89/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	328.62/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	323.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	300.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	370.23/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	402.50/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	312.41/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.15/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	511.91/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	363.26/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,960.00/head	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,960	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,633.33/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,633	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 122Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 6

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	144.00–146.00	144.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	136.00–140.00	138.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	181.00–186.00	183.65
2	—	1,455	171.00–176.00	173.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	473	355.00–380.00	370.91
3	500–550	513	345.00–380.00	368.41
3	600–650	612	290.00–310.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	284.77
2	700–750	735	250.00–267.50	258.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	355.00–385.00	370.23
9	450–500	473	310.00–345.00	328.62
8	500–550	531	300.00–335.00	312.41
6	550–600	579	280.00–310.00	300.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	505.00–520.00	511.91
2	350–400	378	495.00–500.00	497.38
5	400–450	425	445.00–460.00	448.89
5	450–500	456	410.00–445.00	425.90
4	500–550	500	395.00–425.00	402.50
3	550–600	555	355.00–380.00	363.26
2	600–650	615	320.00–365.00	342.32
4	650–700	669	315.00–335.00	323.79
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	340.00–370.00	355.15
6	550–600	574	320.00–340.00	329.94
3	650–700	690	280.00–295.00	290.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	498	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	612	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,633.33

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