Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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 $382.68/cwt on 11 head, up $7.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 26 comparable sales and sits +3.62 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$382.68

▲ 7.85 vs prior sale

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$37.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.03

vs AL average

−42.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	402.90	2,167	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	365.84	1,990	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.06/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

382.68

—

AL average16 barns · 385 hd

396.72

−14.03

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−42.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+3.62

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	1,645	185.66	3,054	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	170.00	1,539	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	988	169.31	1,673	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	164.00	2,452	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)	—	$3,243	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,383	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,044	9

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	600–650	621	382.02/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	397.19/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	546.25/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	531.69/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	457.82/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	656.80/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	572.39/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	595.03/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	461.27/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	594.64/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	460.88/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	487.84/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,278	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	503.77/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,884	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	534.88/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,054	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	188.44/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,974	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,242.86/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,243	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,383.33/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,044.44/head	3,400.00–4,500.00	4,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	632.90/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	545.84/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	409.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	510.82/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,140	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	406.70/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	406.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	376.26/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	643.80/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	522.50/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	485.99/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	601.59/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,925	5

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 125Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 7Year ago 25

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	690.00	690.00
3	300–350	323	650.00–660.00	656.80
4	350–400	355	560.00–600.00	572.39
3	400–450	425	530.00–535.00	531.69
2	450–500	460	520.00–525.00	522.50
1	500–550	520	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	560	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	621	375.00–395.00	382.02
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	620.00–650.00	632.90
3	300–350	330	590.00–600.00	595.03
10	350–400	384	525.00–550.00	534.88
6	400–450	419	500.00–515.00	510.82
15	450–500	467	465.00–500.00	487.84
3	500–550	527	440.00–475.00	461.27
2	550–600	575	380.00–390.00	385.09
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	677	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	630.00–650.00	643.80
5	300–350	320	590.00–620.00	601.59
3	350–400	381	530.00–570.00	546.25
6	400–450	418	475.00–510.00	485.99
7	450–500	460	445.00–470.00	457.82
3	500–550	523	385.00–425.00	406.70
2	550–600	560	380.00–415.00	397.19
6	600–650	606	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	590.00–600.00	594.64
5	300–350	329	540.00–570.00	545.84
9	350–400	374	480.00–515.00	503.77
5	400–450	422	445.00–470.00	460.88
7	450–500	487	400.00–420.00	409.45
4	500–550	531	370.00–380.00	376.26
2	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	705.00	705.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	420.00–430.00	425.06
3	600–650	622	400.00–410.00	406.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	187.00	187.00
2	—	955	160.00–161.00	160.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	180.00–196.00	188.44
1	—	1,690	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,800	207.00	207.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,242.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,366.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,400.00–4,500.00	4,044.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle