Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.84/cwt on 26 head, down $18.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −4.23 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$374.84

▼ 18.76 vs prior sale

26 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.25

vs AL average

−46.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	388.48	2,075	11thin
Medium and Large 2	516	364.83	1,883	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $192 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

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 sale26 hd

374.84

—

AL average16 barns · 370 hd

391.09

−16.25

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−46.12

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−4.23

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	—	Low	1,890	197.00	3,723	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	168.65	1,798	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	163.00	1,386	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	400–450	405	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	382.43/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	445.43/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,893	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	452.79/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.21/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,234	9
Bulls	—	—	2,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	175.75/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	417.44/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,434	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	499.12/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,892	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	473.46/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	465.51/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,360	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	479.06/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	344.08/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	465.28/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	448.34/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	511.56/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,985	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	424.87/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	446.22/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	412.22/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	454.76/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	613.44/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	528.02/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	515.81/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,222	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	4,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	364.83/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,883	15

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 266Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	405	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	467	500.00	500.00
9	550–600	572	470.00	470.00
5	750–800	761	330.00–350.00	344.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	477	470.00–480.00	473.46
10	500–550	507	460.00–470.00	465.51
10	550–600	583	405.00–430.00	417.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	485.00–510.00	499.12
11	400–450	425	430.00–470.00	445.43
3	500–550	522	430.00–440.00	435.06
6	550–600	565	365.00–395.00	382.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	610.00–620.00	613.44
2	300–350	313	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	387	515.00–550.00	528.02
4	450–500	461	435.00–465.00	454.76
2	500–550	525	445.00–460.00	452.79
2	550–600	563	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	660.00	660.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	515.81
20	350–400	388	480.00–530.00	511.56
10	400–450	420	465.00–510.00	479.06
9	450–500	473	460.00–490.00	472.21
6	500–550	515	395.00–420.00	412.22
5	550–600	557	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	440.00–490.00	465.28
4	350–400	373	435.00–460.00	446.22
6	400–450	415	435.00–460.00	448.34
9	450–500	481	420.00–450.00	424.87
15	500–550	516	355.00–375.00	364.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,705	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,925	222.00	222.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	172.00–179.00	175.75
1	—	1,140	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	177.00	177.00
1	—	885	149.00	149.00

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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