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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 29

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 203▲ 1 vs year ago 128 · +0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 38▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $331.85/cwt on 12 head, up $19.49 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −37.54 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$331.85

▲ 19.49 vs prior sale

12 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$29.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

vs AL average

−28.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	346.38	1,872	6thin
Medium and Large 2	512	317.32	1,625	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $248 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 sale12 hd

331.85

—

AL average14 barns · 386 hd

347.84

−15.99

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−28.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−37.54

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	—	Average	1,655	212.00	3,509	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	187.58	2,031	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	177.87	2,513	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	164.80	1,510	4thin

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)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,950	6

Every lot

39 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 · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	390.89/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,630	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	368.40/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,731	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	327.81/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,583	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	317.32/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,625	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	356.18/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,838	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	545	2,314.56/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,315	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	336.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,938	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	627	2,475.06/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	575.60/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,802	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	449.80/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,655	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	437.35/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,815	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	403.81/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,696	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,810	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	417.62/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,975	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	414.18/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,108	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	331.90/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,862	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,208	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	327.58/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,172	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	159.03/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,404	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	170.56/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	181.73/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,855	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	193.43/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,213	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	177.87/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,513	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 203Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 38Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	170.00–171.00	170.56
2	—	883	156.00–162.00	159.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	177.00–185.00	181.73
4	—	1,144	187.00–200.00	193.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	175.00–181.00	177.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	211.00	211.00
1	—	1,425	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,565	195.00	195.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	550.00–600.00	575.60
2	350–400	368	440.00–460.00	449.80
2	400–450	415	425.00–450.00	437.35
2	450–500	473	410.00–425.00	417.62
6	500–550	509	410.00–415.00	414.18
2	600–650	605	360.00–370.00	364.96
2	650–700	663	320.00–335.00	327.58
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	403.81
2	450–500	470	380.00–390.00	385.05
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.46
5	550–600	561	315.00–345.00	331.90
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	417	375.00–405.00	390.89
3	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	368.40
3	500–550	516	350.00–363.00	356.18
3	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	336.58
3	600–650	612	315.00–320.00	316.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
7	500–550	545	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,314.56
4	600–650	627	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	483	315.00–350.00	327.81
6	500–550	512	300.00–330.00	317.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	400.00	400.00

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)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.