Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $255.45/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$255.45

65 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	261.05	1,347	33
Medium and Large 2	497	249.67	1,242	32

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about $105 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 sale65 hd

255.45

—

AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd

253.19

+2.26

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	—	Low	1,592	125.28	1,994	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	111.00	1,843	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	105.55	1,265	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	104.84	1,199	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	717	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	232.85/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	263.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	324.44/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	313.34/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	299.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	268.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	244.49/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	248.03/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	289.37/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,250	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	106.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,356	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	104.84/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,788	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	131.59/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,211	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	261.44/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	252.99/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	256.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	279.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	342.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	291.32/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	243.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	233.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	313.79/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	238.44/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	263.46/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	272.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	255.88/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,215	6

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 543Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	247.00	247.00
3	—	605	285.00	285.00
2	—	410	322.00–327.00	324.44
6	—	503	312.00–317.00	313.34
6	—	675	260.00	260.00
9	—	586	295.00–300.00	299.48
3	—	792	230.00	230.00
4	—	801	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	642	270.00	270.00
7	—	705	230.00–234.00	232.85
2	—	595	275.00–280.00	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	330.00	330.00
1	—	410	347.00	347.00
9	—	599	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	232.00	232.00
6	—	514	250.00–257.00	252.99
2	—	470	260.00–267.00	263.46
10	—	427	270.00–280.00	272.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	260.00–265.00	263.14
3	—	372	275.00–277.00	276.33
10	—	533	240.00–247.00	243.03
1	—	635	225.00	225.00
5	—	571	230.00–237.00	233.82
1	—	655	222.00	222.00
6	—	475	250.00–257.00	255.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	261.00	261.00
5	—	513	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	265.00–270.00	268.73
2	—	613	242.00–247.00	244.49
4	—	571	255.00–267.00	261.44
2	—	380	335.00–350.00	342.60
5	—	465	287.00–300.00	291.32
4	—	409	305.00–320.00	313.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	245.00–250.00	248.03
9	—	432	285.00–295.00	289.37
8	—	510	250.00–260.00	256.25
7	—	462	270.00–285.00	279.23
5	—	615	236.00–240.00	238.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	267.00	267.00
1	—	435	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,270	105.00–110.00	106.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	103.00–106.00	104.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	118.00–120.00	118.96
2	—	1,680	131.00–132.00	131.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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