Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 $422.85/cwt on 5 head, up $48.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +45.65 against this barn's trailing median of $377.20.

Average price

$422.85

▲ 48.01 vs prior sale

5 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.07

vs AL average

+6.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	422.85	2,271	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $308.56, median $377.20 across 27 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 sale5 hd

422.85

—

AL average12 barns · 154 hd

398.78

+24.07

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+6.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

377.20

+45.65

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	—	High	1,838	208.70	3,835	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	166.60	2,056	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	160.00	2,232	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	155.00	1,690	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,833	217.88/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	194.92/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	154.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	184.97/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	489.81/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	496.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	491.76/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	404.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	595.34/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	422.85/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	518.31/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	539.85/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	547.50/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	527.86/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	526.69/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	469.22/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,553	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,825.00/head	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,825	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 92Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 26

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	215.00–222.00	217.88
2	—	1,845	189.00–199.00	194.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	150.00–156.00	154.22
1	—	1,360	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,325	177.00–190.00	184.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	515.00–520.00	518.31
13	450–500	466	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	537	420.00–435.00	422.85
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	480.00–500.00	489.81
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
4	400–450	408	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	496.57
3	450–500	468	485.00–495.00	491.76
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	576	400.00–415.00	404.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	385	540.00–555.00	547.50
2	400–450	420	520.00–535.00	527.86
1	450–500	475	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	518	465.00–475.00	469.95
2	550–600	560	440.00–445.00	442.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	390	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	419	530.00–550.00	539.85
1	500–550	515	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	655.00	655.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	423	520.00–530.00	526.69
12	500–550	544	460.00–470.00	469.22

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,825.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle