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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 168▼ 123 vs year ago 382 · −32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 6 vs year ago 17 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.40/cwt on 27 head, down $13.91 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −36.73 against this barn's trailing median of $382.14.

Average price

$345.40

▼ 13.91 vs prior sale

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

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	366.28	1,971	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	336.62	1,876	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

345.40

—

AL average15 barns · 471 hd

355.23

−9.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.14

−36.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $382.14 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,830	182.00	3,331	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	148.78	1,607	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	141.60	1,978	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	123.00	1,415	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	441.55/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,062	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,070	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	347.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,044	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	330.29/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,058	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,241	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	347.40/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,282	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	400.13/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,512	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	337.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,600	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,489	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	325.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,718	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	291.58/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,642	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.01/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,879	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	313.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,920	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	281.84/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,756	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	726	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,214	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,881	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	406.51/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,907	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	377.64/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,790	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	386.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,945	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	341.79/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,818	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	354.07/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,979	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	331.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,925	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	311.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,926	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	342.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,168	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	327.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,224	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	301.03/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,198	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	280.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,169	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	148.78/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,607	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,415	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	141.60/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,978	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 168Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
3	—	1,080	146.00–151.00	148.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	140.00–144.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	726	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	385.00–420.00	400.13
6	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	337.62
5	500–550	527	320.00–335.00	325.99
5	550–600	578	310.00–340.00	325.01
3	600–650	613	305.00–325.00	313.27
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–370.00	364.93
5	350–400	369	325.00–375.00	347.40
3	450–500	483	305.00–310.00	308.34
5	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	563	280.00–300.00	291.58
3	600–650	623	265.00–295.00	281.84
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	430	430.00–445.00	437.50
6	450–500	469	395.00–425.00	406.51
3	500–550	503	380.00–400.00	386.62
5	550–600	559	345.00–370.00	354.07
8	600–650	633	330.00–355.00	342.50
9	650–700	680	320.00–337.50	327.05
5	700–750	730	290.00–305.00	301.03
9	750–800	773	280.00–285.00	280.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	474	365.00–390.00	377.64
9	500–550	532	330.00–360.00	341.79
10	550–600	580	330.00–340.00	331.96
3	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	311.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
10	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	467	410.00–450.00	441.55
4	500–550	508	405.00–410.00	407.51
2	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	340.00–350.00	347.02
5	600–650	623	315.00–340.00	330.29

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.