Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower, with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 230.00 cwt. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $413.49/cwt on 15 head, up $15.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +34.43 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$413.49

▲ 15.42 vs prior sale

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$54.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.40

vs AL average

−2.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	424.36	2,309	12thin
Medium and Large 2	561	370.02	2,076	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.34/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

413.49

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

389.10

+24.40

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−2.34

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

+34.43

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	1,532	201.77	3,090	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	181.54	2,669	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	171.21	2,066	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	160.34	1,621	8thin

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)	—	$2,544	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,881	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,523	194.76/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,652	203.24/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	214.31/cwt	212.50–215.00	3,060	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	181.54/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	168.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	151.75/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,724	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	522.16/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	482.53/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	498.54/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	582.13/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	363.98/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	424.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,730	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	453.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	376.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	324.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	482.58/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	553.64/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	596.75/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	397.16/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	424.05/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	422.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,093	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	417.79/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	459.85/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	369.74/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	370.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	170.98/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,120	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	178.57/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	164.52/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	441.80/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,739	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	398.51/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	386.73/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,829	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,533.33/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,543.75/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,544	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,881.25/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,881	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,366.67/head	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 326Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 13Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	185.00–198.00	194.76
3	—	1,652	200.00–206.00	203.24
3	—	1,428	212.50–215.00	214.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	179.00–184.00	181.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	165.00–175.00	168.93
4	—	1,023	146.00–156.00	151.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	169.00–174.00	170.98
2	—	1,170	178.00–179.00	178.57
2	—	1,145	163.00–166.00	164.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	490.00	490.00
20	650–700	650	419.00	419.00
22	750–800	769	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	800.00	800.00
3	250–300	262	590.00–610.00	596.75
5	300–350	315	560.00–590.00	582.13
2	350–400	383	505.00–540.00	522.16
3	400–450	410	490.00–515.00	498.54
2	450–500	465	480.00–485.00	482.53
7	500–550	524	390.00–435.00	398.51
6	550–600	571	360.00–385.00	376.66
5	600–650	608	340.00–370.00	363.98
2	650–700	667	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	378	470.00–495.00	482.58
5	400–450	423	435.00–470.00	459.85
6	450–500	475	400.00–445.00	417.79
2	500–550	517	360.00–380.00	369.74
6	600–650	635	310.00–330.00	324.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	540.00–570.00	553.64
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	390	460.00–475.00	467.50
3	400–450	412	450.00–455.00	453.36
48	450–500	495	420.00–435.00	422.78
4	500–550	518	410.00–430.00	424.98
8	550–600	557	400.00–427.50	424.05
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	431	390.00–415.00	397.16
5	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	386.73
3	550–600	561	360.00–380.00	370.02
2	650–700	675	305.00–330.00	317.50
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	620	435.00–442.50	441.80

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,533.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,543.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,881.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,366.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575.00

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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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

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