Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.96/cwt on 33 head, down $0.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −0.55 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$384.96

▼ 0.14 vs prior sale

33 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	396.84	2,237	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	381.77	2,104	11thin
Medium and Large 3	550	359.12	1,975	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $262 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

384.96

—

AL average13 barns · 361 hd

396.04

−11.08

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−0.55

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	1,933	181.41	3,507	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	156.62	1,682	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	327.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	371.66/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	441.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	359.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,398	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	435.98/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	557.41/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	403.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	460.18/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	393.91/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	328.37/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	395.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	346.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	421.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	448.23/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	393.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,243	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	438.48/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	527.58/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	156.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	181.41/cwt	176.00–186.00	3,507	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	336.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	442.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	510.24/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	475.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	371.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	488.76/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	423.26/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	382.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	349.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	419.90/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	382.48/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,195	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	453.44/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	579.74/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	600.20/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	363.76/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	417.34/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,191	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 502Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	570.00–590.00	579.74
2	300–350	343	545.00–570.00	557.41
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	443	430.00–445.00	435.98
4	450–500	475	410.00–425.00	417.34
5	500–550	525	385.00–405.00	393.91
6	550–600	573	365.00–375.00	371.66
2	600–650	605	320.00–335.00	327.44
2	650–700	690	315.00–320.00	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	367	445.00–450.00	448.23
5	400–450	419	400.00–410.00	403.91
2	450–500	480	390.00–395.00	392.45
3	500–550	518	370.00–375.00	371.62
3	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	346.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	333	590.00–610.00	600.20
4	350–400	366	490.00–550.00	527.58
7	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	453.44
7	450–500	460	430.00–450.00	438.48
2	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	419.90
14	550–600	570	380.00–400.00	393.54
6	600–650	618	345.00–355.00	349.15
2	650–700	678	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	333	455.00–465.00	460.18
10	350–400	381	430.00–450.00	441.99
6	400–450	423	415.00–425.00	421.73
7	450–500	476	380.00–400.00	395.66
8	500–550	519	355.00–380.00	363.76
6	550–600	570	335.00–355.00	346.70
6	600–650	621	325.00–330.00	328.37
2	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	320.04
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	500.00–520.00	510.24
7	300–350	324	480.00–500.00	488.76
2	350–400	360	470.00–480.00	475.07
4	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	442.42
3	450–500	455	410.00–430.00	423.26
14	550–600	574	375.00–392.50	382.48
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	336.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	667	355.00–360.00	359.49
5	700–750	736	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	700.00	700.00
2	350–400	355	610.00–620.00	615.00
2	500–550	528	435.00–440.00	437.54
6	550–600	566	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	617	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	685	370.00–385.00	382.13
2	700–750	723	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	155.00–160.00	156.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	176.00–186.00	181.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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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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