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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 269▲ 123 vs year ago 248 · +49.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 36▼ 10 vs year ago 34 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

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 $341.71/cwt on 45 head, up $11.78 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −27.68 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$341.71

▲ 11.78 vs prior sale

45 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$46.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs AL average

−24.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	350.02	1,981	37
Medium and Large 2	531	303.24	1,609	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.78/cwt here — about $373 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale45 hd

341.71

—

AL average16 barns · 584 hd

348.62

−6.91

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−24.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−27.68

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	1,606	200.82	3,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	175.00	2,494	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	171.79	2,069	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	170.00	1,454	1thin

Every lot

45 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	434.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,055	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	420.07/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,285	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,350	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,169	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	373.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,251	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,453	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	374.58/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,551	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	374.21/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,725	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	340.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,644	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	308.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,602	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	354.03/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,915	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	287.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,623	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	348.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,999	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,003	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	282.59/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,789	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,318	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,709	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	504.94/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,813	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	463.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,979	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	450.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,958	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	451.67/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,078	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,146	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	370.14/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,973	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	366.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,043	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,151	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	288.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,932	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	327.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,230	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	310.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,242	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	198.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,288	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	194.71/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,782	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	175.48/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,093	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	161.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,115	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 269Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	435	445.00–455.00	450.02
2	500–550	533	360.00–380.00	370.14
3	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	288.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	335	500.00–520.00	510.00
4	350–400	359	500.00–520.00	504.94
3	400–450	427	460.00–470.00	463.48
6	450–500	460	440.00–460.00	451.67
2	500–550	508	415.00–430.00	422.39
5	550–600	557	355.00–385.00	366.87
2	600–650	628	340.00–345.00	342.47
4	650–700	681	315.00–340.00	327.46
6	700–750	722	300.00–335.00	310.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	380.00–395.00	387.40
9	400–450	414	370.00–395.00	374.58
9	450–500	461	360.00–390.00	374.21
8	500–550	541	352.50–365.00	354.03
29	550–600	573	320.00–350.00	348.92
4	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	319.98
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00–375.00	373.43
2	450–500	483	325.00–355.00	340.39
6	500–550	519	300.00–320.00	308.60
2	550–600	565	275.00–300.00	287.17
2	600–650	633	275.00–290.00	282.59
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	666	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
9	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	434.51
2	500–550	544	410.00–430.00	420.07
35	600–650	612	384.00	384.00
34	700–750	725	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	635	340.00–345.00	341.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	170.00–182.00	175.48
6	—	1,308	155.00–165.00	161.69
2	—	915	187.50–200.00	194.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	195.00–200.00	198.53
1	—	1,405	210.00	210.00

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.