Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $281.59/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$281.59

215 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$57.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	295.69	1,595	160
Medium and Large 2	517	285.00	1,473	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	685	238.00	1,630	52

One grade step is worth $57.69/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale215 hd

281.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,083 hd

280.91

+0.68

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	—	Average	1,961	125.87	2,469	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	106.93	1,746	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	104.74	1,349	3thin

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)	—	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	226.32/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	259.43/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	248.59/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	274.25/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	251.79/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	310.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,519	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	331.60/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,373	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,700	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	272.39/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	106.93/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,746	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	104.74/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	283.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	240.48/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	264.78/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	282.95/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	242.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	233.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	252.47/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,315	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	241.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	298.12/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	274.57/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	242.17/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	265.08/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 492Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	345.00	345.00
66	—	489	310.00–325.00	310.59
1	—	515	290.00	290.00
23	—	414	325.00–332.00	331.60
65	—	639	266.00	266.00
1	—	325	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	685	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	225.00–227.00	226.32
4	—	473	257.00–262.00	259.43
7	—	573	245.00–250.00	248.59
9	—	416	272.00–282.00	274.25
5	—	504	250.00–255.00	251.79
2	—	600	238.00–240.00	239.00
3	—	378	290.00	290.00
1	—	325	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	287.00	287.00
3	—	615	230.00	230.00
11	—	473	240.00–245.00	241.93
2	—	365	272.00–277.00	274.57
6	—	535	238.00–245.00	242.17
9	—	418	260.00–267.00	265.08
6	—	568	235.00–240.00	237.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	300.00	300.00
5	—	462	265.00–277.00	272.39
1	—	335	312.00	312.00
4	—	574	237.00–245.00	240.48
10	—	435	275.00–287.00	282.95
4	—	610	230.00–235.00	233.69
10	—	521	245.00–262.00	252.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	235.00–240.00	237.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	310.00–312.00	311.02
1	—	660	230.00	230.00
4	—	574	250.00–260.00	254.99
5	—	473	280.00–290.00	283.81
5	—	527	260.00–267.00	264.78
3	—	620	240.00–245.00	242.36
8	—	421	290.00–305.00	298.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	105.00–108.00	106.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	103.00–106.00	104.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,090	120.00–126.00	122.83
1	—	1,575	135.00	135.00

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	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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