Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady. 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 $393.73/cwt on 12 head, up $5.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +14.67 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$393.73

▲ 5.87 vs prior sale

12 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$45.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.59

vs AL average

−33.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	408.74	2,212	8thin
Medium and Large 2	565	363.72	2,056	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale12 hd

393.73

—

AL average16 barns · 526 hd

414.33

−20.59

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−33.66

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+14.67

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	1,372	198.67	2,725	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	179.75	2,481	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	175.34	2,018	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	166.07	1,559	5thin

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)	—	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	379.09/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	197.65/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	162.09/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,566	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	309.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	433.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	495.09/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	502.68/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	442.31/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,340	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	594.81/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	460.97/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	539.63/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	416.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,225	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	592.47/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	356.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	451.52/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	483.68/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	534.94/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	349.95/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	479.42/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	462.49/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,007	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	179.75/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	162.40/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	186.03/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,327	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,945	9
Bulls	—	—	1,075	190.53/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,048	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,371	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 201Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 28Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	434	460.00–465.00	462.49
7	450–500	487	425.00–445.00	433.60
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	566	360.00–390.00	379.09
5	600–650	626	335.00–370.00	349.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	690.00	690.00
2	550–600	570	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	610.00–620.00	615.00
1	300–350	345	605.00	605.00
4	350–400	365	580.00–600.00	592.47
2	400–450	403	480.00–510.00	495.09
4	450–500	465	440.00–470.00	460.97
9	500–550	529	430.00–450.00	442.31
1	550–600	560	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	630	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	339	520.00–550.00	534.94
11	350–400	377	475.00–490.00	479.42
3	400–450	427	440.00–460.00	451.52
4	450–500	484	410.00–420.00	415.04
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	572	350.00–365.00	356.63
3	650–700	660	300.00–320.00	309.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	590.00–600.00	594.81
2	300–350	320	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	363	510.00–560.00	539.63
4	400–450	418	475.00–500.00	483.68
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	534	415.00–425.00	416.64
2	550–600	563	380.00–390.00	385.02
1	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	485.00–520.00	502.68
1	600–650	610	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	196.00–201.00	197.65
2	—	1,075	190.00–191.00	190.53
1	—	2,005	218.00	218.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	158.00–165.00	162.09
1	—	830	182.00	182.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	177.00–181.00	179.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	161.00–165.00	162.40
4	—	1,251	183.00–190.00	186.03
9	—	1,112	170.00–180.00	174.90

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle