Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold slightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough Replacement cattle to report.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $387.50/cwt on 2 head, down $26.76 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +2.00 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$387.50

▼ 26.76 vs prior sale

2 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	405.00	2,228	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	370.00	2,091	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale2 hd

387.50

—

AL average15 barns · 242 hd

410.10

−22.60

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

+2.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	157.29	1,859	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1Fancy	300–350	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	376.68/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	452.54/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	459.96/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	376.70/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,147	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,082	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	154.93/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	482.64/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	452.12/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	467.46/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	415.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	510.87/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	506.60/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	372.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,608	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 391Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold slightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough Replacement cattle to report.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	388	495.00–530.00	510.87
8	400–450	421	460.00–490.00	467.46
7	450–500	469	440.00–465.00	452.12
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	632	375.00–380.00	376.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	370	440.00–450.00	444.93
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	485.00–490.00	487.42
2	350–400	370	480.00–485.00	482.64
2	400–450	423	450.00–455.00	452.54
2	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	415.16
2	600–650	613	365.00–380.00	372.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	506.60
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	428	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	462	450.00–470.00	459.96
3	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	376.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,130	152.00–157.00	154.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle