Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.01/cwt on 23 head, down $41.73 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −40.11 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$394.01

▼ 41.73 vs prior sale

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$61.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.10

vs AL average

−80.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	442.04	2,374	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	380.66	2,083	18thin

One grade step is worth $61.37/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale23 hd

394.01

—

AL average14 barns · 186 hd

440.11

−46.10

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−80.47

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−40.11

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	1,593	197.00	3,137	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	189.41	2,919	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	189.28	2,342	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	161.50	1,631	2thin

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)	—	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,340	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,801	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	194.55/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	177.95/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	408.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	341.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	562.01/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	358.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	393.77/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	456.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	431.30/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	358.63/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,216	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	392.92/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	516.73/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	576.67/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,514	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	192.77/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,333	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	442.58/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	351.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	412.23/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	522.12/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	400.25/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	504.90/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	470.78/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	370.87/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,084	12

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,845	206.00	206.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	189.00–199.00	194.55
1	—	1,445	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,025	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	174.00–179.00	177.95
13	—	1,210	181.00–201.00	192.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	385	620.00	620.00
3	500–550	525	450.00–470.00	456.73
2	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	520.00–535.00	522.12
6	500–550	518	390.00–425.00	400.25
12	550–600	562	370.00–375.00	370.87
6	600–650	610	340.00–360.00	351.59
5	650–700	673	330.00–350.00	341.99
3	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	430	450.00–490.00	470.78
2	450–500	478	440.00–445.00	442.46
2	550–600	578	400.00–425.00	412.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	378	430.00–455.00	442.58
4	400–450	414	425.00–435.00	431.30
10	450–500	466	405.00–425.00	408.07
2	500–550	515	380.00–385.00	382.43
6	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	618	350.00–370.00	358.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	335	570.00–580.00	576.67
5	350–400	353	560.00–570.00	562.01
3	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	516.73
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
4	500–550	539	390.00–395.00	393.77
5	550–600	562	380.00–415.00	392.92
3	600–650	617	350.00–370.00	358.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	490.00–520.00	504.90
2	400–450	415	470.00–480.00	474.94
2	500–550	530	370.00–380.00	374.86
2	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	609	325.00–335.00	329.95

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	4	—	—	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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