Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $381.50/cwt on 17 head, down $43.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +2.44 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$381.50

▼ 43.12 vs prior sale

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs AL average

−42.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	396.16	2,164	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	365.02	1,975	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

381.50

—

AL average15 barns · 439 hd

400.78

−19.28

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−42.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+2.44

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	1,507	188.29	2,838	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	179.00	2,945	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	165.37	1,913	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	161.98	1,603	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	350–400	375	501.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	405.10/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	471.36/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	474.92/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	595.16/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	438.65/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	479.59/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,014	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	604.87/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	490.08/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	441.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	375.02/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	186.44/cwt	186.00–187.00	3,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	162.04/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,766	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	497.45/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	446.65/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	339.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	348.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,031	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	412.13/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	540.10/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	543.39/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	368.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,531	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	383.37/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	508.32/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	403.81/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	389.01/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,435	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	358.13/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	463.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,308	4

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 258Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	343	520.00–550.00	540.10
10	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	501.88
22	400–450	420	470.00–485.00	479.59
4	450–500	468	470.00–480.00	474.92
4	500–550	513	395.00–425.00	405.10
5	550–600	573	385.00–390.00	389.01
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
44	700–750	717	353.00	353.00
38	750–800	773	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	490.08
3	350–400	373	430.00–460.00	446.65
3	400–450	425	435.00–450.00	441.53
12	450–500	469	420.00–455.00	438.65
5	500–550	516	360.00–390.00	375.02
3	550–600	583	345.00–350.00	348.34
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
2	450–500	460	485.00–500.00	492.50
13	500–550	543	460.00	460.00
14	600–650	637	410.00–415.00	412.13
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	370.00	370.00
8	750–800	777	345.00–360.00	358.13
1	800–850	800	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	490.00–510.00	497.45
1	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	634	360.00–375.00	368.00
2	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	339.74
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	580.00–610.00	595.16
3	350–400	380	460.00–485.00	471.36
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	519	365.00–370.00	367.55
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	331	600.00–610.00	604.87
3	350–400	368	520.00–560.00	543.39
6	400–450	421	500.00–510.00	508.32
5	450–500	468	450.00–475.00	463.02
5	500–550	518	390.00–420.00	403.81
6	550–600	574	370.00–400.00	383.37
4	600–650	641	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,703	186.00–187.00	186.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,090	159.00–167.00	162.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,043	155.00–165.00	159.97

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	—	—	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle