Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2026-01-21

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 21
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 502▲ 125 vs year ago 273 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.96/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 15 of 24 comparable sales and sits +5.06 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.
Average price
$384.96
33 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564396.842,23716thin
Medium and Large 2551381.772,10411thin
Medium and Large 3550359.121,9756thin
One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $262 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
384.96
—
AL average13 barns · 361 hd
396.04
−11.08
This barn, trailing median24 sales
379.90
+5.06
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
454403352300median 379.9003/0405/0607/1509/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,933181.413,5072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,074156.621,6824thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1001thin

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,3452
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355615.00/cwt610.00–620.002,1832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528437.54/cwt435.00–440.002,3102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4346
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667359.49/cwt355.00–360.002,39810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685382.13/cwt370.00–385.002,6185
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5765
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3442
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282510.24/cwt500.00–520.001,4393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324488.76/cwt480.00–500.001,5847
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333460.18/cwt455.00–465.001,5323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360475.07/cwt470.00–480.001,7102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381441.99/cwt430.00–450.001,68410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419442.42/cwt440.00–450.001,8544
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423421.73/cwt415.00–425.001,7846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455423.26/cwt410.00–430.001,9263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476395.66/cwt380.00–400.001,8837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519363.76/cwt355.00–380.001,8888
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570346.70/cwt335.00–355.001,9766
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574382.48/cwt375.00–392.502,19514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621328.37/cwt325.00–330.002,0396
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665336.19/cwt330.00–350.002,2364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670320.04/cwt315.00–325.002,1442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288579.74/cwt570.00–590.001,6702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333600.20/cwt590.00–610.001,9993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343557.41/cwt545.00–570.001,9122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366527.58/cwt490.00–550.001,9314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367448.23/cwt445.00–450.001,6453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419403.91/cwt400.00–410.001,6925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424453.44/cwt450.00–470.001,9237
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443435.98/cwt430.00–445.001,9315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460438.48/cwt430.00–450.002,0177
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475417.34/cwt410.00–425.001,9824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480392.45/cwt390.00–395.001,8842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518371.62/cwt370.00–375.001,9253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520419.90/cwt410.00–430.002,1832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525393.91/cwt385.00–405.002,0685
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570393.54/cwt380.00–400.002,24314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573371.66/cwt365.00–375.002,1306
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582346.62/cwt340.00–350.002,0173
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605327.44/cwt320.00–335.001,9812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618349.15/cwt345.00–355.002,1586
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690317.50/cwt315.00–320.002,1912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,933181.41/cwt176.00–186.003,5072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074156.62/cwt155.00–160.001,6824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.