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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 15

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 368▼ 50 vs year ago 430 · −11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 71▲ 18 vs year ago 20 · +90.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 6▲ 24 vs year ago 5 · +480.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.49/cwt on 26 head, down $11.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +1.47 against this barn's trailing median of $431.02.

Average price

$432.49

▼ 11.56 vs prior sale

26 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs AL average

−6.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	462.42	2,432	12thin
Medium and Large 2	535	406.83	2,176	14thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

432.49

—

AL average15 barns · 331 hd

423.41

+9.08

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−6.66

This barn, trailing median12 sales

431.02

+1.47

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $348.13, median $431.02 across 12 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	—	Low	1,424	198.82	2,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	183.32	2,124	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	181.07	2,499	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	165.79	1,719	9thin

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)	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,140	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	472.54/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,975	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	435.24/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,898	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	462.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,187	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	428.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,127	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	462.42/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,432	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	408.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,177	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	408.66/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,546	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	351.72/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,339	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	379.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,781	73
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	320.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,475	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	487.30/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,579	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	481.90/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,749	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	421.71/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,636	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	439.88/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,861	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	389.20/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,658	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,942	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	359.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,735	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	379.03/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,952	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	343.45/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,786	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,878	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	571	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,370	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	381.71/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,202	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	343.56/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,106	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,994	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	348.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,347	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	536.91/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,707	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	493.33/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,727	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	463.13/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,727	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,753	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,989	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	456.63/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,123	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	413.72/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,994	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	404.86/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,117	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	402.34/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,305	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	336.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,971	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,174	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	321.16/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,036	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	182.83/cwt	174.00–192.00	1,883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	210.59/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	203.03/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	172.58/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,753	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	157.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,672	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	196.28/cwt	187.00–204.00	2,194	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	174.06/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,068	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	181.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,499	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,140.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,140	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,205.00/head	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	3

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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 368Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 71Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
10	350–400	388	410.00–455.00	421.71
6	400–450	426	380.00–415.00	389.20
5	450–500	482	350.00–370.00	359.96
3	500–550	520	335.00–355.00	343.45
8	550–600	569	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	317.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	324	475.00–520.00	487.30
2	350–400	363	465.00–500.00	481.90
2	400–450	423	420.00–460.00	439.88
2	450–500	465	415.00–420.00	417.53
5	500–550	515	365.00–395.00	379.03
3	550–600	577	365.00–405.00	381.71
3	600–650	613	330.00–355.00	343.56
3	650–700	673	330.00–370.00	348.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	373	445.00–475.00	463.13
2	400–450	403	430.00–440.00	435.03
7	450–500	482	395.00–425.00	413.72
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	586	330.00–355.00	336.38
4	600–650	634	315.00–330.00	321.16
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	318	530.00–550.00	536.91
3	350–400	350	480.00–510.00	493.33
2	400–450	410	480.00–490.00	485.00
3	450–500	465	440.00–470.00	456.63
2	500–550	523	395.00–415.00	404.86
2	550–600	573	395.00–410.00	402.34
2	600–650	608	355.00–360.00	357.49
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	418	465.00–480.00	472.54
2	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	462.30
12	500–550	526	447.50–475.00	462.42
25	600–650	623	407.50–412.50	408.66
73	700–750	732	370.00–380.00	379.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	420.00–445.00	435.24
22	450–500	497	400.00–430.00	428.01
13	500–550	533	400.00–415.00	408.51
1	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	665	325.00–375.00	351.72
2	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	320.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	174.00–192.00	182.83
2	—	1,543	209.00–212.00	210.59
2	—	1,698	202.00–204.00	203.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	177.00–185.00	181.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	187.00–204.00	196.28
7	—	1,188	170.00–181.00	174.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	166.00–179.00	172.58
4	—	1,063	150.00–164.00	157.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,375.00

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	5	—	—	2,875.00–3,700.00	3,205.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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.