Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $345.40/cwt on 27 head, down $13.91 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −40.10 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$345.40

▼ 13.91 vs prior sale

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	366.28	1,971	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	336.62	1,876	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $95 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

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 sale27 hd

345.40

—

AL average15 barns · 471 hd

355.23

−9.83

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−40.10

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	1,830	182.00	3,331	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	148.78	1,607	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	141.60	1,978	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	123.00	1,415	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	600–650	618	311.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	377.64/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	342.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	327.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	301.03/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	337.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	281.84/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	341.79/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	291.58/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	441.55/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	331.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	148.78/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	141.60/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,978	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	726	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	386.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	354.07/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	325.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	325.01/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	406.51/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	313.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	330.29/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	400.13/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	347.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	347.40/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,282	5

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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 168Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good 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	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	474	365.00–390.00	377.64
9	500–550	532	330.00–360.00	341.79
10	550–600	580	330.00–340.00	331.96
3	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	311.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	430	430.00–445.00	437.50
6	450–500	469	395.00–425.00	406.51
3	500–550	503	380.00–400.00	386.62
5	550–600	559	345.00–370.00	354.07
8	600–650	633	330.00–355.00	342.50
9	650–700	680	320.00–337.50	327.05
5	700–750	730	290.00–305.00	301.03
9	750–800	773	280.00–285.00	280.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	385.00–420.00	400.13
6	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	337.62
5	500–550	527	320.00–335.00	325.99
5	550–600	578	310.00–340.00	325.01
3	600–650	613	305.00–325.00	313.27
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00–370.00	364.93
5	350–400	369	325.00–375.00	347.40
3	450–500	483	305.00–310.00	308.34
5	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	563	280.00–300.00	291.58
3	600–650	623	265.00–295.00	281.84
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	726	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
10	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
6	450–500	467	410.00–450.00	441.55
4	500–550	508	405.00–410.00	407.51
2	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	340.00–350.00	347.02
5	600–650	623	315.00–340.00	330.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	146.00–151.00	148.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	140.00–144.00	141.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	182.00	182.00

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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