Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $342.98/cwt on 53 head, down $2.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.52 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$342.98

▼ 2.42 vs prior sale

53 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	343.05	1,974	31
Medium and Large 2	542	342.88	1,859	22

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd

342.98

—

AL average16 barns · 685 hd

343.90

−0.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−42.52

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	—	High	1,947	190.00	3,699	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	144.22	1,782	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	131.96	1,937	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	125.85	1,410	10

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,675	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	304.69/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Bulls	—	—	2,330	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	495.09/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	319.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	294.54/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	287.44/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	271.26/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.78/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	313.28/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	394.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	356.70/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,873	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	350.72/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.44/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	332.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	449.34/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,914	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	326.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	354.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	338.01/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,964	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	481.90/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	325.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	436.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,042	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	277.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	497.52/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	299.87/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	357.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.10/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,336	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	133.91/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,591	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	131.96/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,937	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	138.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,264	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 259Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	—	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	490.00–500.00	495.09
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	350	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	394.02
15	500–550	525	330.00–365.00	356.70
7	550–600	579	290.00–322.50	313.28
4	650–700	681	280.00–305.00	287.44
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	338	495.00–500.00	497.52
2	350–400	368	465.00–500.00	481.90
17	400–450	426	435.00–465.00	449.34
8	450–500	468	425.00–455.00	436.25
3	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	390.13
28	550–600	581	330.00–370.00	338.01
14	600–650	617	320.00–330.00	326.58
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
13	700–750	719	285.00–315.00	299.87
5	750–800	774	270.00–285.00	277.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	348.78
7	450–500	468	315.00–320.00	319.24
9	500–550	536	300.00–307.50	304.69
5	550–600	585	280.00–305.00	294.54
4	650–700	678	260.00–290.00	271.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	435	350.00–380.00	354.04
6	450–500	485	345.00–365.00	350.72
2	500–550	520	320.00–345.00	332.74
3	550–600	573	310.00–340.00	327.44
5	600–650	612	310.00–335.00	325.15
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	711	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	395.10
2	550–600	585	345.00–370.00	357.39
3	600–650	627	335.00–345.00	340.07
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
7	750–800	790	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,755	185.00–187.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,092	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	1,188	132.00–135.00	133.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	131.00–133.00	131.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	152.00–160.00	155.88
6	—	1,257	135.00–141.00	138.39

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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