Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.74/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$230.74

213 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

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

$50.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	263.26	1,491	55
Medium and Large 2	658	232.66	1,531	54
Medium and Large 1-2	833	212.54	1,771	104

One grade step is worth $50.72/cwt here — about −$280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale213 hd

230.74

—

AL average15 barns · 953 hd

250.63

−19.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,806	124.14	2,242	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	106.00	1,882	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	103.16	1,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	94.00	1,001	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	238.39/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	246.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	248.23/cwt	242.00–252.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	233.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,074	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,503	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	212.65/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	289.53/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	293.55/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,740	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	243.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,520	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,720	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	284.82/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	241.87/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	264.76/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	232.10/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,302	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,074	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	103.16/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,415	7
Bulls	—	—	1,943	129.36/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	280.66/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	267.78/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	242.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	269.18/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	229.19/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,215	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	296.68/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	253.36/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	239.12/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	227.21/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,327	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	617	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	263.99/cwt	262.00–265.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	241.03/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,398	16

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 225Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 5

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	315.00	315.00
1	—	560	262.00	262.00
2	—	465	287.00–292.00	289.53
2	—	413	292.00–295.00	293.55
31	—	624	240.00–248.00	243.61
15	—	521	275.00–290.00	284.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	933	201.00	201.00
60	—	798	218.00	218.00
20	—	819	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	260.00	260.00
20	—	780	210.00–214.00	212.65
1	—	680	222.00	222.00
5	—	722	219.00	219.00
1	—	460	277.00	277.00
16	—	580	240.00–252.00	241.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	310.00	310.00
1	—	500	295.00	295.00
1	—	455	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	237.00–240.00	238.39
6	—	418	245.00–250.00	246.79
3	—	462	240.00–245.00	241.64
17	—	826	182.00	182.00
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
23	—	584	227.00–228.00	227.21
9	—	707	203.00	203.00
3	—	327	262.00–265.00	263.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	242.00–252.00	248.23
19	—	460	230.00–238.00	233.41
6	—	705	189.00	189.00
11	—	530	225.00–235.00	229.19
9	—	419	235.00–242.00	239.12
7	—	561	220.00–225.00	223.28
3	—	307	250.00–255.00	253.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	617	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	238.00–245.00	241.87
8	—	479	260.00–267.00	264.76
2	—	328	290.00–295.00	292.48
9	—	561	228.00–235.00	232.10
2	—	380	280.00–285.00	282.53
10	—	422	265.00–272.00	269.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	300.00–310.00	304.92
7	—	421	277.00–285.00	280.66
5	—	463	265.00–272.00	267.78
4	—	571	240.00–245.00	242.24
4	—	365	292.00–300.00	296.68
7	—	514	250.00–257.00	253.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	100.00–106.00	103.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	127.00–132.00	129.36
2	—	1,838	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	1,470	115.00	115.00

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)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle