Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.55/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −121.52 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$257.55

14 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.56

vs AL average

−19.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	257.55	1,350	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

257.55

—

AL average13 barns · 261 hd

258.11

−0.56

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−121.52

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	1,593	136.48	2,174	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	126.11	1,441	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	125.50	1,879	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	108.04	1,122	15

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)	—	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	342.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	341.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	257.55/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,350	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.70/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	264.14/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	323.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	346.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	326.22/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	301.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	303.63/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	288.55/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	312.27/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	105.55/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,115	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	136.95/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.52/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,497	5
Bulls	—	—	1,235	134.72/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,081	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	98.61/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	114.09/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,106	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,336	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	288.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	306.33/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	239.76/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	313.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	331.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,202	4

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 229Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	335.00–345.00	341.12
4	350–400	363	325.00–335.00	331.14
3	400–450	430	310.00–320.00	313.22
2	600–650	628	260.00–270.00	264.90
1	650–700	665	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	342.90
2	400–450	413	335.00–340.00	337.48
2	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	610	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
7	300–350	315	320.00–330.00	323.59
4	350–400	373	315.00–320.00	316.68
3	400–450	430	297.00–307.00	303.63
2	450–500	475	287.00–290.00	288.55
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	568	260.00–270.00	264.14
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	360.00–370.00	365.05
3	300–350	317	340.00–350.00	345.05
2	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	317.59
3	450–500	450	305.00–307.00	306.33
11	600–650	639	237.50–242.50	239.76
6	650–700	658	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	346.85
4	300–350	324	325.00–330.00	326.22
4	350–400	375	310.00–317.00	312.27
3	400–450	415	300.00–302.00	300.70
1	450–500	480	287.00	287.00
14	500–550	524	257.00–265.00	257.55
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	332.00	332.00
1	300–350	335	307.00	307.00
5	350–400	369	295.00–305.00	301.02
3	400–450	417	285.00–295.00	288.94
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	713	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	533	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	103.00–108.00	105.55
2	—	1,185	97.00–100.00	98.61
6	—	969	111.00–116.00	114.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,550	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	136.00–138.00	136.95
5	—	1,165	125.00–131.00	128.52
6	—	1,109	119.00–122.00	120.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	133.00–136.00	134.72
1	—	1,665	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,915	143.00–145.00	143.99

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)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.50

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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