Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.20/cwt on 49 head, up $7.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 26 comparable sales and sits −1.87 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$377.20

▲ 7.73 vs prior sale

49 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$27.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

vs AL average

−54.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	383.85	2,117	37
Medium and Large 2	542	356.70	1,932	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 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 sale49 hd

377.20

—

AL average13 barns · 334 hd

389.62

−12.42

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−54.34

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−1.87

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	1,678	179.03	3,005	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	167.43	2,468	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	156.51	1,866	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	130.89	1,447	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,558	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,238	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	383.74/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	362.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,179	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	474.58/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	427.39/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	355.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	417.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	490.74/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	625.00/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	303.77/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	438.70/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	354.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	459.90/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,607	180.39/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,899	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,907	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,558.33/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,237.50/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,238	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	156.85/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,161	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,496	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	160.31/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,961	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	156.72/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	518.68/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	375.39/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,806	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	449.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,116	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	428.31/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	393.31/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	483.14/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	488.02/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	555.37/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	595.16/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	467.49/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	476.62/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	427.58/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	520.75/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	463.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	454.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,325	7

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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 398Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 14Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	700.00	700.00
2	450–500	470	500.00–520.00	510.00
3	500–550	508	470.00–480.00	476.62
1	550–600	555	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	758	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	320	585.00–600.00	595.16
4	350–400	368	540.00–570.00	555.37
6	400–450	409	510.00–540.00	520.75
8	450–500	474	465.00–490.00	474.58
7	500–550	511	450.00–465.00	454.92
6	550–600	563	420.00–445.00	427.39
4	600–650	624	365.00–375.00	369.98
5	650–700	671	350.00–360.00	355.99
4	700–750	720	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	620.00–630.00	625.00
2	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	357	500.00–530.00	518.68
3	400–450	425	470.00–500.00	483.14
8	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	449.34
6	500–550	522	420.00–440.00	428.31
3	550–600	568	385.00–405.00	393.31
2	600–650	620	350.00–360.00	354.84
2	650–700	663	335.00–345.00	339.91
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	566	385.00	385.00
23	700–750	725	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	320	475.00–500.00	488.02
5	350–400	370	460.00–470.00	463.92
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	455	410.00–440.00	427.58
10	500–550	514	375.00–387.50	383.74
2	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	344.94
1	800–850	815	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	480.00–500.00	490.74
3	300–350	327	455.00–465.00	459.90
8	350–400	364	425.00–455.00	438.70
4	400–450	424	410.00–425.00	417.43
10	450–500	481	370.00–395.00	375.39
8	500–550	525	355.00–370.00	362.52
4	550–600	575	340.00–350.00	345.05
4	600–650	631	295.00–315.00	303.77
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	465.00–470.00	467.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	1,140	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,067	130.00–132.00	130.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	156.00–158.00	156.85
1	—	1,900	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,240	172.00	172.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	148.00–153.00	150.49
3	—	1,223	160.00–161.00	160.31
3	—	1,105	156.00–158.00	156.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	180.00–181.00	180.39
1	—	1,730	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,840	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,237.50

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

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

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