Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cattle sold firm. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $362.85/cwt on 7 head, up $4.83 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −22.65 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$362.85

▲ 4.83 vs prior sale

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+28.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	362.85	1,987	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $385.50 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 sale7 hd

362.85

—

AL average15 barns · 416 hd

334.52

+28.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−22.65

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	1,727	183.52	3,169	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	158.12	1,968	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	157.55	2,280	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	146.99	1,465	3thin

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)	—	$2,388	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	328.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	385.14/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	351.28/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	378.28/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.10/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	434.41/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	331.21/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	285.10/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	420.28/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,009	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	155.69/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,256	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,936	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.25/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	398.20/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	355.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	414.73/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	301.88/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,860	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	183.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	302.55/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	389.90/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,462	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	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	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,091.67/head	3,975.00–4,150.00	4,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,388	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 122Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 10Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	328.53
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	275.00–295.00	285.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.41
1	450–500	498	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	525	290.00–317.50	302.55
3	550–600	585	287.50–292.50	289.99
3	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	655	260.00–270.00	265.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	377.50–400.00	385.14
17	600–650	616	295.00–302.50	301.88
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	411	427.50	427.50
7	450–500	486	397.50–402.50	398.20
2	600–650	603	322.50–340.00	331.21
5	650–700	682	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	317	430.00–455.00	434.41
6	400–450	414	405.00–427.50	420.28
9	450–500	463	375.00–405.00	392.25
3	500–550	527	375.00–380.00	378.28
4	550–600	563	345.00–360.00	351.28
2	600–650	638	310.00–320.00	314.94
6	650–700	680	295.00–310.00	300.10
2	700–750	713	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	410.00–420.00	414.73
4	350–400	375	385.00–400.00	389.90
3	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	355.16
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,449	151.00–159.00	155.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	150.00–155.00	151.62
1	—	1,310	171.00	171.00
5	—	1,212	157.00–162.00	159.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,043	150.00–151.00	150.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	180.00–185.00	183.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,975.00–4,150.00	4,091.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,387.50

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

Bulls · 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

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