Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.60/cwt on 24 head, up $8.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +14.53 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$393.60

▲ 8.67 vs prior sale

24 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$30.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs AL average

−36.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	410.23	2,142	11thin
Medium and Large 2	524	379.52	1,990	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.72/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

393.60

—

AL average16 barns · 345 hd

401.60

−8.01

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−36.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+14.53

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	1,940	189.44	3,675	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	170.00	2,241	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	159.26	1,686	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	154.00	1,779	1thin

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)	—	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,413	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,000	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	283.30/cwt	265.00–295.00	2,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	568.58/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	550.15/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	411.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	444.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	346.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	471.44/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	493.16/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	508.39/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	462.49/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	307.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	358.68/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	377.89/cwt	372.00–415.00	2,562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	419.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	189.44/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	585.47/cwt	575.00–595.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	333.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	331.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	486.65/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	554.81/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	547.27/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	470.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,001	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	447.77/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	467.40/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	451.20/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	382.61/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,970	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	358.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	414.73/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,123	9

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 381Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	330	475.00–505.00	493.16
3	350–400	360	455.00–480.00	471.44
4	400–450	416	440.00–450.00	444.86
4	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	411.44
11	500–550	515	370.00–390.00	382.61
2	550–600	575	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	728	265.00–295.00	283.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	555.00–580.00	568.58
2	300–350	343	530.00–570.00	550.15
3	350–400	378	505.00–510.00	508.39
13	400–450	425	470.00–480.00	470.77
4	450–500	453	435.00–460.00	451.20
9	500–550	512	410.00–450.00	414.73
2	550–600	568	390.00	390.00
4	600–650	618	350.00–380.00	358.68
5	650–700	677	350.00–370.00	358.13
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	768	295.00–320.00	307.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	530.00	530.00
4	500–550	516	460.00–470.00	462.49
6	600–650	635	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	678	372.00–415.00	377.89
3	700–750	707	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	605	365.00–375.00	370.03
4	650–700	665	340.00–350.00	346.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	550.00–560.00	554.81
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	440	480.00–495.00	486.65
4	450–500	465	435.00–445.00	440.05
2	550–600	588	380.00–390.00	384.94
3	600–650	627	320.00–350.00	331.40
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	575.00–595.00	585.47
4	350–400	378	540.00–560.00	547.27
1	400–450	400	540.00	540.00
8	450–500	473	460.00–485.00	467.40
9	500–550	541	440.00–455.00	447.77
4	550–600	559	410.00–430.00	419.98
4	600–650	625	360.00–370.00	364.94
3	700–750	710	325.00–345.00	333.46
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,200	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,045	151.00–153.00	152.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	188.00–191.00	189.44

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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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