Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady, with high yielding cows up to 200.00 cwt. 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 $387.86/cwt on 26 head, up $11.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 26 comparable sales and sits +8.80 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$387.86

▲ 11.70 vs prior sale

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$39.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.26

vs AL average

−40.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	410.43	2,217	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	371.31	1,991	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.12/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

387.86

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

409.12

−21.26

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−40.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+8.80

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	1,630	208.24	3,394	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	184.00	2,433	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	175.63	2,024	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	381.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	535.15/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	509.98/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	400.12/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	399.14/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	327.41/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	500.02/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	416.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,427	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	492.61/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	376.70/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	373.94/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,967	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	468.37/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,911	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	186.65/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,264	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	172.78/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,053	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	204.82/cwt	201.00–208.00	3,171	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,907	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,314.29/head	3,000.00–4,050.00	3,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	366.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	484.97/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,505	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	411.10/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	167.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	218.14/cwt	211.00–225.00	3,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	412.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,159	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	438.33/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	494.93/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	486.57/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	524.79/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,520	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 193Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	530.00–540.00	535.15
4	400–450	409	495.00–515.00	509.98
3	450–500	457	485.00–505.00	494.93
7	500–550	523	405.00–425.00	412.82
3	550–600	585	380.00–385.00	381.68
3	600–650	633	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	525	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	425	470.00–500.00	484.97
3	450–500	478	430.00–450.00	438.33
10	500–550	526	360.00–395.00	373.94
5	550–600	557	350.00–370.00	366.05
2	600–650	638	320.00–335.00	327.41
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	400–450	405	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	470	520.00	520.00
1	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	670	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	700	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
14	550–600	589	412.00	412.00
9	600–650	639	392.00	392.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	325	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	365	520.00–530.00	524.79
7	400–450	427	490.00–510.00	500.02
3	450–500	457	460.00–500.00	486.57
3	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	613	390.00–410.00	400.12
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	327	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	355	485.00–500.00	492.61
3	400–450	408	450.00–480.00	468.37
4	450–500	479	410.00–430.00	416.06
4	500–550	533	395.00–425.00	411.10
6	550–600	565	390.00–405.00	399.14
3	600–650	627	370.00–380.00	376.70
2	650–700	685	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,320	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	181.00–192.00	186.65
4	—	1,188	170.00–176.00	172.78
4	—	1,056	163.00–169.00	167.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	201.00–208.00	204.82
1	—	1,720	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,661	211.00–225.00	218.14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,000.00–4,050.00	3,314.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,400.00

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

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