Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2026-04-01

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Apr 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 235▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.16/cwt on 22 head, down $6.52 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 26 comparable sales and sits +6.77 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$376.16
▼ 6.52 vs prior sale
22 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.26
vs AL average
−47.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514408.332,0989thin
Medium and Large 2554357.061,97710thin
Medium and Large 3544343.331,8673thin
One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $232 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
376.16
—
AL average14 barns · 349 hd
403.42
−27.26
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−47.03
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
+6.77
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
439389339289median 369.3903/0404/2907/1509/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,513203.693,0836thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,396195.962,7365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,094176.451,9316thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4448

Every lot

64 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358493.49/cwt480.00–500.001,7676
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372458.41/cwt455.00–465.001,7053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373534.82/cwt530.00–555.001,9955
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422409.92/cwt400.00–420.001,7303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428493.30/cwt485.00–510.002,1119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435459.16/cwt455.00–470.001,9977
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468452.49/cwt450.00–455.002,1182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468434.92/cwt430.00–440.002,0352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505410.62/cwt400.00–420.002,0748
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520363.82/cwt360.00–375.001,8924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576352.56/cwt350.00–365.002,0316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612338.32/cwt330.00–350.002,0713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663332.49/cwt330.00–335.002,2042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679344.92/cwt340.00–350.002,3424
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719330.01/cwt325.00–340.002,3733
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2683
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310655.48/cwt640.00–670.002,0322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,2403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374519.09/cwt515.00–525.001,9415
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377486.73/cwt480.00–500.001,8353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412498.98/cwt495.00–500.002,05610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437480.08/cwt475.00–485.002,0983
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443462.49/cwt460.00–465.002,0492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470485.16/cwt480.00–490.002,2802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470463.74/cwt450.00–475.002,1804
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478428.21/cwt420.00–435.002,0473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519457.97/cwt450.00–465.002,3778
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535390.05/cwt385.00–395.002,0872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542438.37/cwt435.00–440.002,3763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609365.01/cwt355.00–380.002,2235
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670382.56/cwt375.00–390.002,5632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2681347.52/cwt335.00–360.002,3676
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325201.38/cwt201.00–202.002,6682
Bulls——1,390180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5021
Bulls——1,680213.13/cwt210.00–218.003,5813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%953169.53/cwt168.00–171.001,6162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155182.04/cwt180.00–184.002,1032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175177.77/cwt177.50–178.002,0892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,252199.93/cwt198.00–202.002,5033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,0652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,450.00/head4,200.00–4,700.004,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,450.00/head3,300.00–3,550.003,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,766.67/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7673

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.