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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 16

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 122▼ 36 vs year ago 204 · −17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 20 · −55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 18 vs year ago 6 · +300.0%

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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 sharply 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 $318.20/cwt on 17 head, up $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −51.19 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$318.20

▲ 1.08 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$60.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.75

vs AL average

−36.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	368.41	1,890	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	307.44	1,696	14thin

One grade step is worth $60.97/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

318.20

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−14.75

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−36.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−51.19

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	—	Low	1,550	179.71	2,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	144.98	1,740	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	138.12	1,561	2thin

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)	—	$3,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	15

Every lot

43 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,266	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,958	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	370.23/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,385	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	370.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,754	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	328.62/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,554	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	368.41/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,890	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	312.41/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,659	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	300.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,742	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,836	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	284.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,879	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,902	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,335	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	511.91/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,674	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	497.38/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,880	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	448.89/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,908	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	425.90/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,942	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	402.50/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,013	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	355.15/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,829	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	363.26/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,016	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,894	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	342.32/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,105	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	323.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,166	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	290.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,001	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	173.81/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,529	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	183.65/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,962	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	138.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,740	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,960.00/head	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,960	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,633.33/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 122Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 6

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	612	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	498	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	505.00–520.00	511.91
2	350–400	378	495.00–500.00	497.38
5	400–450	425	445.00–460.00	448.89
5	450–500	456	410.00–445.00	425.90
4	500–550	500	395.00–425.00	402.50
3	550–600	555	355.00–380.00	363.26
2	600–650	615	320.00–365.00	342.32
4	650–700	669	315.00–335.00	323.79
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	340.00–370.00	355.15
6	550–600	574	320.00–340.00	329.94
3	650–700	690	280.00–295.00	290.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	473	355.00–380.00	370.91
3	500–550	513	345.00–380.00	368.41
3	600–650	612	290.00–310.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	284.77
2	700–750	735	250.00–267.50	258.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	355.00–385.00	370.23
9	450–500	473	310.00–345.00	328.62
8	500–550	531	300.00–335.00	312.41
6	550–600	579	280.00–310.00	300.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	171.00–176.00	173.81
3	—	1,613	181.00–186.00	183.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	136.00–140.00	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	144.00–146.00	144.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,633.33

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.