Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with high demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.77/cwt on 9 head, down $71.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −61.34 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$372.77

▼ 71.28 vs prior sale

9 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$31.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.04

vs AL average

−86.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	397.56	2,099	2thin
Medium and Large 2	512	365.69	1,872	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.87/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

372.77

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

430.81

−58.04

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−86.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−61.34

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	1,663	196.61	3,270	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	182.82	2,324	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	178.71	2,620	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	159.62	1,565	9thin

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,633	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	362.40/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	394.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	529.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	394.50/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	447.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	544.22/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	331.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	410.22/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	441.57/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	403.74/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	485.44/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	469.73/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	154.46/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,463	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	169.94/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	188.35/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,232	20
Bulls	—	—	1,465	190.55/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,792	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	604.77/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	359.75/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	175.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,567	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	192.11/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,574	10
Bulls	—	—	2,073	200.03/cwt	199.00–201.00	4,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	365.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	392.62/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	429.85/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	397.56/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	438.41/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,096	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	450.43/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,730	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	378.44/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	565.24/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	565.56/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,925	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.25/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,806	8

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 350Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 41Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 39Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with high demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	550.00–580.00	565.24
2	350–400	368	520.00–540.00	529.93
2	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	429.85
3	450–500	460	395.00–425.00	410.22
2	500–550	510	380.00–405.00	392.62
2	550–600	568	355.00–370.00	362.40
4	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	331.21
5	650–700	663	317.00–325.00	320.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	630.00	630.00
6	300–350	322	590.00–630.00	604.77
3	350–400	360	550.00–585.00	565.56
2	450–500	468	445.00–455.00	449.92
2	500–550	525	415.00–435.00	425.10
3	650–700	662	340.00–375.00	359.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
5	250–300	277	530.00–560.00	544.22
3	300–350	308	460.00–490.00	469.73
22	350–400	384	450.00–460.00	450.43
2	400–450	418	445.00–450.00	447.51
3	450–500	462	435.00–450.00	441.57
8	500–550	539	395.00–405.00	403.74
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	614	370.00–400.00	394.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	425	375.00–405.00	378.44
9	450–500	456	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	700.00	700.00
4	300–350	324	650.00	650.00
13	350–400	387	475.00–510.00	485.44
14	400–450	414	465.00	465.00
15	450–500	478	425.00–450.00	438.41
2	500–550	528	385.00–410.00	397.56
5	600–650	604	390.00–412.50	394.50
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	397	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	512	340.00–370.00	365.69
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	150.00–159.00	154.46
3	—	1,048	167.00–174.00	169.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	185.00–192.00	188.35
7	—	1,459	170.00–180.00	175.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,239	175.00–185.00	180.15
2	—	1,250	163.00	163.00
10	—	1,340	186.00–200.00	192.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	180.00–196.00	190.55
1	—	1,635	214.00	214.00
2	—	2,073	199.00–201.00	200.03

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	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle