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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 343▼ 210 vs year ago 651 · −32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 21▲ 8 vs year ago 25 · +32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 228▼ 8 vs year ago 24 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $377.59/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −2.31 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.

Average price

$377.59

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.26

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	384.56	2,129	12thin
Medium and Large 2	529	373.60	1,975	21

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

377.59

—

AL average15 barns · 396 hd

392.85

−15.26

This barn, trailing median24 sales

379.90

−2.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $379.90 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,507	178.25	2,685	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	157.04	2,209	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	154.08	1,800	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	127.78	1,310	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	467.45/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,174	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	421.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,398	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	395.57/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,437	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,521	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	487.41/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,340	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	525.08/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,654	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	473.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,572	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	485.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,782	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	451.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,707	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	420.04/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,752	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	443.95/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,873	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	387.81/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,776	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	418.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,025	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	350.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,817	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	394.98/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,109	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	329.34/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,848	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	344.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,138	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	307.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,925	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,138	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,873	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	510.23/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,699	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	490.02/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,803	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	447.76/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,701	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	435.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,833	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	451.52/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,960	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	422.67/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,033	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	390.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,888	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	401.26/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,050	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	377.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,966	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	376.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,163	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,022	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,072	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.44/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,278	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,178	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	360.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,405	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,427	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,396	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,138	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	126.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,225	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,199	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	136.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,810	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	154.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,800	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,332	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	151.57/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,339	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,312.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 343Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 228Year ago 24

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	520.00–530.00	525.08
6	350–400	367	470.00–500.00	485.44
5	400–450	422	435.00–455.00	443.95
9	450–500	484	410.00–420.00	418.43
8	500–550	534	390.00–405.00	394.98
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	620	330.00–360.00	344.76
2	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	320.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	275	480.00–490.00	487.41
3	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	473.47
7	350–400	378	440.00–460.00	451.53
3	400–450	417	415.00–430.00	420.04
5	450–500	458	375.00–400.00	387.81
6	500–550	518	345.00–365.00	350.76
6	550–600	561	325.00–345.00	329.34
7	600–650	625	300.00–320.00	307.95
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	460.00–470.00	467.45
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
22	550–600	569	410.00–430.00	421.42
9	600–650	616	385.00–405.00	395.57
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	764	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	490.02
13	400–450	434	445.00–460.00	451.52
9	450–500	481	420.00–435.00	422.67
4	500–550	511	395.00–410.00	401.26
8	550–600	575	370.00–385.00	376.21
12	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	370.44
10	650–700	667	350.00–365.00	360.55
3	700–750	728	330.00–335.00	333.34
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	500.00–520.00	510.23
7	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	447.76
10	400–450	421	425.00–440.00	435.47
10	450–500	484	385.00–405.00	390.06
18	500–550	521	365.00–395.00	377.26
3	550–600	575	350.00–355.00	351.64
2	600–650	605	335.00–350.00	342.44
2	650–700	655	330.00–335.00	332.48
2	700–750	743	320.00–325.00	322.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	—	1,230	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,280	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,543	151.00–152.00	151.57
1	—	1,160	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	124.00–130.00	126.04
3	—	1,145	135.00–140.00	136.78
2	—	1,003	119.00–120.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	151.00–157.00	154.08

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	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,312.50

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.