Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.75/cwt on 9 head, down $19.81 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −17.31 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$361.75

▼ 19.81 vs prior sale

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$72.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.65

vs AL average

−43.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	410.00	2,243	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	337.63	1,841	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.37/cwt here — about $402 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

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 sale9 hd

361.75

—

AL average16 barns · 335 hd

382.40

−20.65

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−43.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−17.31

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	1,448	197.00	2,852	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	174.22	2,611	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	170.87	2,224	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	158.16	1,654	4thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,165	178.40/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	165.85/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,310	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	166.94/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	158.16/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	403.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	466.80/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	463.43/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	492.91/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	451.97/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	350.20/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	472.93/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	324.01/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	325.17/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	406.38/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	316.69/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	479.61/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	437.57/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,829	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	449.12/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. 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
2	—	1,165	177.00–180.00	178.40
3	—	1,393	164.00–168.00	165.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	166.00–168.00	166.94
1	—	1,345	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,570	187.00	187.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	153.00–163.00	158.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,245	189.00	189.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	373	470.00–480.00	474.97
7	450–500	481	445.00–485.00	463.43
2	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	569	400.00–415.00	403.66
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	388	440.00–445.00	442.52
2	400–450	418	425.00–450.00	437.57
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	561	340.00–360.00	350.20
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	675	300.00–330.00	316.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	422	460.00–480.00	466.80
3	450–500	462	430.00–465.00	451.97
3	500–550	547	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	460.00–500.00	479.61
2	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	444.89
3	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	406.38
3	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	395.00
2	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	362.54
4	550–600	564	315.00–340.00	325.17
5	600–650	622	320.00–340.00	324.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
9	350–400	369	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	421	470.00–510.00	492.91
5	450–500	468	430.00–475.00	449.12
2	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	584	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	460.00–485.00	472.93
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle