Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.74/cwt on 16 head, down $18.93 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.63 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$435.74

▼ 18.93 vs prior sale

16 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.25

vs AL average

−37.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	435.74	2,413	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale16 hd

435.74

—

AL average14 barns · 142 hd

448.98

−13.25

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−37.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

+1.63

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	—	Low	1,345	197.18	2,652	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	180.55	2,196	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	179.89	1,961	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	164.31	1,726	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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	186.34/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,057	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	177.03/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,919	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	175.96/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,191	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	186.68/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.39/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,745	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.36/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	575.27/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	341.35/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	424.71/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	423.44/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	511.05/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	439.95/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	456.67/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	342.51/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	476.10/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	444.82/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	357.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,264	189.20/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,461	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,951	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	2,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	369.28/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,917	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 271Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	183.00–192.00	186.34
9	—	1,084	173.00–180.00	177.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	171.00–179.00	175.96
3	—	1,178	181.00–190.00	186.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	152.00–167.00	160.39
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	186.00–191.00	189.20
4	—	1,461	200.00–204.00	201.99
2	—	1,315	207.00–208.00	207.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	420.36
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	718	290.00–300.00	295.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	421	450.00–490.00	476.10
2	450–500	458	430.00–450.00	439.95
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	328	570.00–580.00	575.27
5	400–450	423	435.00–460.00	444.82
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	519	360.00–390.00	369.28
2	550–600	583	350.00–365.00	357.47
4	600–650	633	335.00–350.00	341.35
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	750.00	750.00
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	330	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	370	610.00	610.00
5	400–450	414	490.00–530.00	511.05
3	450–500	450	440.00–470.00	456.67
3	500–550	517	405.00–440.00	423.44
1	550–600	560	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	480	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	509	460.00	460.00
11	550–600	574	410.00–450.00	424.71
12	600–650	640	407.00	407.00
1	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
8	700–750	739	340.00–350.00	342.51
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00

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	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00	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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle