Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.16/cwt on 22 head, down $6.52 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −2.90 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$376.16

▼ 6.52 vs prior sale

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.26

vs AL average

−47.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	408.33	2,098	9thin
Medium and Large 2	554	357.06	1,977	10thin
Medium and Large 3	544	343.33	1,867	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

376.16

—

AL average14 barns · 349 hd

403.42

−27.26

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−47.03

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−2.90

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	1,513	203.69	3,083	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	195.96	2,736	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	176.45	1,931	6thin

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)	—	$3,444	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	450	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	352.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	459.16/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	365.01/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	457.97/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	493.49/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	338.32/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	363.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	480.08/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	347.52/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	434.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	655.48/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	462.49/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	409.92/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	438.37/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	201.38/cwt	201.00–202.00	2,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	169.53/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,616	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	177.77/cwt	177.50–178.00	2,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,103	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	199.93/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,766.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	458.41/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	213.13/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	410.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	498.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,056	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	428.21/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	485.16/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	330.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	534.82/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	382.56/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	519.09/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.49/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	463.74/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	486.73/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	493.30/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,560	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	450	540.00	540.00
1	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	358	480.00–500.00	493.49
7	400–450	435	455.00–470.00	459.16
2	450–500	468	430.00–440.00	434.92
4	500–550	520	360.00–375.00	363.82
6	550–600	576	350.00–365.00	352.56
3	600–650	612	330.00–350.00	338.32
2	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	325	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	373	530.00–555.00	534.82
9	400–450	428	485.00–510.00	493.30
2	450–500	468	450.00–455.00	452.49
8	500–550	505	400.00–420.00	410.62
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	679	340.00–350.00	344.92
3	700–750	719	325.00–340.00	330.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	372	455.00–465.00	458.41
3	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	409.92
2	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	310	640.00–670.00	655.48
3	350–400	377	480.00–500.00	486.73
3	400–450	437	475.00–485.00	480.08
4	450–500	470	450.00–475.00	463.74
3	500–550	542	435.00–440.00	438.37
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	609	355.00–380.00	365.01
6	650–700	681	335.00–360.00	347.52
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	700.00	700.00
5	350–400	374	515.00–525.00	519.09
10	400–450	412	495.00–500.00	498.98
2	450–500	470	480.00–490.00	485.16
8	500–550	519	450.00–465.00	457.97
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
2	650–700	670	375.00–390.00	382.56
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	443	460.00–465.00	462.49
3	450–500	478	420.00–435.00	428.21
2	500–550	535	385.00–395.00	390.05
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	201.00–202.00	201.38
1	—	1,390	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,680	210.00–218.00	213.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	168.00–171.00	169.53
2	—	1,175	177.50–178.00	177.77
2	—	1,155	180.00–184.00	182.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	198.00–202.00	199.93
2	—	1,613	190.00	190.00

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	3	—	—	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,450.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle