Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −69.84 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$315.67

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	328.50	1,799	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	290.00	1,552	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $346.43, median $385.50 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 sale3 hd

315.67

—

AL average13 barns · 219 hd

279.36

+36.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−69.84

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	1,630	138.50	2,258	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	131.00	2,273	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	128.86	1,523	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	108.76	1,226	7thin

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)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,457	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,381	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	450–500	450	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	335.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	266.88/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	318.76/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	353.11/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	304.23/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	258.44/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	295.57/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	283.45/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	132.77/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,492	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	121.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	107.44/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,381.25/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,456.67/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,457	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	325.32/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,049	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	113.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	250.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	348.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	334.56/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	333.98/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	337.97/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,325	3

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 469Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 40Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 24Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–357.00	353.11
1	400–450	410	342.00	342.00
1	450–500	450	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	367.00	367.00
3	400–450	405	347.00–350.00	348.99
3	450–500	457	330.00–340.00	335.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	357.00	357.00
1	350–400	395	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–330.00	327.38
2	450–500	480	310.00–315.00	312.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	332.00–337.00	334.56
2	500–550	518	262.00–272.00	266.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	358	305.00–310.00	307.52
2	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	363	292.00–300.00	295.57
4	400–450	420	280.00–287.00	283.45
5	500–550	517	245.00–255.00	250.39
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	392	332.00–342.00	337.97
8	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	318.76
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	332.00	332.00
4	350–400	364	322.00–330.00	325.32
4	400–450	421	302.00–305.00	304.23
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	330.00–337.00	333.98
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	131.00–135.00	132.77
5	—	1,165	125.00–130.00	128.11
4	—	1,041	119.00–124.00	121.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	106.00–109.00	107.44
1	—	1,070	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,155	110.00–116.00	113.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,745	149.00	149.00

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	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,456.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

Bulls · 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

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