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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 30

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 259▲ 7 vs year ago 374 · +1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 11▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $342.98/cwt on 53 head, down $2.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −39.15 against this barn's trailing median of $382.14.

Average price

$342.98

▼ 2.42 vs prior sale

53 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	343.05	1,974	31
Medium and Large 2	542	342.88	1,859	22

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd

342.98

—

AL average16 barns · 685 hd

343.90

−0.91

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.14

−39.15

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	1,947	190.00	3,699	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	144.22	1,782	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	131.96	1,937	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	125.85	1,410	10

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)	—	$3,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,675	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	395.10/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,074	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	357.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,091	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,132	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	348.78/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,308	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	354.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,540	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	319.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,494	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	350.72/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,701	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	332.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	304.69/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,633	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	327.44/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,876	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	294.54/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,723	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	325.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,990	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	271.26/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,839	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,151	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	495.09/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,312	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	497.52/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,682	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,540	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	481.90/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,773	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	449.34/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,914	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	436.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,042	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	394.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,852	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	390.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,040	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	356.70/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,873	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	313.28/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,814	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	338.01/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,964	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	326.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	287.44/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,957	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	299.87/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,156	13
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	277.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,151	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,264	2
Bulls	—	—	2,330	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,336	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	133.91/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,591	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,860	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	138.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,740	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	131.96/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,937	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	6

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 259Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	185.00–187.00	186.00
1	—	2,330	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	135.00–141.00	138.39
3	—	1,193	152.00–160.00	155.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	131.00–133.00	131.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	132.00–135.00	133.91
7	—	1,092	120.00–125.00	122.39

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	445	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	395.10
2	550–600	585	345.00–370.00	357.39
3	600–650	627	335.00–345.00	340.07
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
7	750–800	790	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	338	495.00–500.00	497.52
2	350–400	368	465.00–500.00	481.90
17	400–450	426	435.00–465.00	449.34
8	450–500	468	425.00–455.00	436.25
3	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	390.13
28	550–600	581	330.00–370.00	338.01
14	600–650	617	320.00–330.00	326.58
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
13	700–750	719	285.00–315.00	299.87
5	750–800	774	270.00–285.00	277.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	490.00–500.00	495.09
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	350	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	394.02
15	500–550	525	330.00–365.00	356.70
7	550–600	579	290.00–322.50	313.28
4	650–700	681	280.00–305.00	287.44
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	435	350.00–380.00	354.04
6	450–500	485	345.00–365.00	350.72
2	500–550	520	320.00–345.00	332.74
3	550–600	573	310.00–340.00	327.44
5	600–650	612	310.00–335.00	325.15
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	711	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	348.78
7	450–500	468	315.00–320.00	319.24
9	500–550	536	300.00–307.50	304.69
5	550–600	585	280.00–305.00	294.54
4	650–700	678	260.00–290.00	271.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

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	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	—	2,675.00	2,675.00

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.