Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $377.59/cwt on 33 head, up $1.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −7.92 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$377.59

▲ 1.38 vs prior sale

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	384.56	2,129	12thin
Medium and Large 2	529	373.60	1,975	21

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $154 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $346.43, median $385.50 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 sale33 hd

377.59

—

AL average15 barns · 396 hd

392.85

−15.26

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−7.92

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	1,507	178.25	2,685	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	157.04	2,209	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	154.08	1,800	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	127.78	1,310	11

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)	—	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	550–600	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	467.45/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.44/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,278	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	360.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,405	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	394.98/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	525.08/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	422.67/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,033	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	376.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	473.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	435.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	510.23/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	377.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	451.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	387.81/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	487.41/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	420.04/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,138	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,332	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	151.57/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	451.52/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,960	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	485.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	418.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	395.57/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	443.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	401.26/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	490.02/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	421.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,398	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	390.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	329.34/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	126.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,225	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	136.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	154.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.76/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	307.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,925	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,312.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,313	4

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 343Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 228Year ago 24

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.08
6	350–400	367	470.00–500.00	485.44
5	400–450	422	435.00–455.00	443.95
9	450–500	484	410.00–420.00	418.43
8	500–550	534	390.00–405.00	394.98
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	620	330.00–360.00	344.76
2	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	320.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	275	480.00–490.00	487.41
3	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	473.47
7	350–400	378	440.00–460.00	451.53
3	400–450	417	415.00–430.00	420.04
5	450–500	458	375.00–400.00	387.81
6	500–550	518	345.00–365.00	350.76
6	550–600	561	325.00–345.00	329.34
7	600–650	625	300.00–320.00	307.95
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	460.00–470.00	467.45
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
22	550–600	569	410.00–430.00	421.42
9	600–650	616	385.00–405.00	395.57
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	764	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	490.02
13	400–450	434	445.00–460.00	451.52
9	450–500	481	420.00–435.00	422.67
4	500–550	511	395.00–410.00	401.26
8	550–600	575	370.00–385.00	376.21
12	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	370.44
10	650–700	667	350.00–365.00	360.55
3	700–750	728	330.00–335.00	333.34
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	500.00–520.00	510.23
7	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	447.76
10	400–450	421	425.00–440.00	435.47
10	450–500	484	385.00–405.00	390.06
18	500–550	521	365.00–395.00	377.26
3	550–600	575	350.00–355.00	351.64
2	600–650	605	335.00–350.00	342.44
2	650–700	655	330.00–335.00	332.48
2	700–750	743	320.00–325.00	322.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	—	1,230	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,280	166.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,543	151.00–152.00	151.57
1	—	1,160	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	124.00–130.00	126.04
3	—	1,145	135.00–140.00	136.78
2	—	1,003	119.00–120.00	119.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	151.00–157.00	154.08

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,312.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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