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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
← Oct 14Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 160▲ 47 vs year ago 173 · +27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▲ 8 vs year ago 23 · +34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 37▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.05/cwt on 11 head, up $24.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.14.
Average price
$368.05
▲ 24.34 vs prior sale
11 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+24.45
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547368.052,01311thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
368.05
—
AL average13 barns · 360 hd
343.60
+24.45
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.14
−14.09
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

25 sales
454403352300median 382.1402/2504/2906/2408/1910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $382.14 across 25 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—Average1,445161.792,3382thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256141.991,78416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,360141.741,92710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,124125.461,4104thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,5004thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,9672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573357.37/cwt350.00–365.002,0484
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637344.94/cwt325.00–350.002,1975
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205380.00/cwt380.00–380.007791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285362.63/cwt355.00–370.001,0332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390392.50/cwt385.00–400.001,5312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513331.66/cwt330.00–335.001,7013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561297.58/cwt285.00–305.001,6694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581316.44/cwt315.00–320.001,8397
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666307.94/cwt300.00–310.002,0515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708298.01/cwt290.00–300.002,1105
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284451.14/cwt450.00–455.001,2814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363402.55/cwt400.00–405.001,4612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420423.33/cwt405.00–440.001,7782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483400.57/cwt390.00–415.001,9356
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512398.64/cwt380.00–410.002,0414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567350.57/cwt340.00–370.001,9887
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2684289.86/cwt275.00–300.001,9834
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2771256.12/cwt245.00–265.001,9754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,445161.79/cwt160.00–165.002,3382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124125.46/cwt122.00–129.001,4104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154151.27/cwt145.00–158.001,7464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,223127.05/cwt125.00–129.001,5542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281139.89/cwt135.00–143.001,79211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354150.01/cwt146.00–155.002,0315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460137.75/cwt135.00–141.002,0113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004

How this sale compares

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.