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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 92▼ 230 vs year ago 355 · −64.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 29 · −34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 19 vs year ago 26 · −73.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.85/cwt on 5 head, up $48.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +53.46 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$422.85

▲ 48.01 vs prior sale

5 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.07

vs AL average

+6.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	422.85	2,271	5thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

422.85

—

AL average12 barns · 154 hd

398.78

+24.07

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+6.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

+53.46

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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $303.06, median $369.39 across 26 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	—	High	1,838	208.70	3,835	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	166.60	2,056	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	160.00	2,232	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	155.00	1,690	1thin

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)	—	$3,825	2thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,096	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,223	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	539.85/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,262	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	526.69/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,228	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,627	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	469.22/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,553	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	328	595.34/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,953	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	518.31/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,995	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	489.81/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,900	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,203	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,330	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	422.85/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,271	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	547.50/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,108	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	527.86/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,217	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	496.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,100	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	491.76/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,301	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,423	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,434	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,478	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	404.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,333	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	217.88/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	194.92/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	154.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,750	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	184.97/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,451	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,190	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,825.00/head	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,825	2

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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 92Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 26

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	215.00–222.00	217.88
2	—	1,845	189.00–199.00	194.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	150.00–156.00	154.22
1	—	1,360	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,325	177.00–190.00	184.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	515.00–520.00	518.31
13	450–500	466	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	537	420.00–435.00	422.85
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	480.00–500.00	489.81
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
4	400–450	408	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	496.57
3	450–500	468	485.00–495.00	491.76
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	576	400.00–415.00	404.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	385	540.00–555.00	547.50
2	400–450	420	520.00–535.00	527.86
1	450–500	475	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	518	465.00–475.00	469.95
2	550–600	560	440.00–445.00	442.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	390	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	419	530.00–550.00	539.85
1	500–550	515	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	655.00	655.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	423	520.00–530.00	526.69
12	500–550	544	460.00–470.00	469.22

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	—	—	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,825.00

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.