Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.36/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −108.14 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$277.36

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	297.50	1,577	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	270.00	1,539	1thin
Medium and Large 3	549	266.39	1,462	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale6 hd

277.36

—

AL average14 barns · 179 hd

279.10

−1.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−108.14

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	1,750	146.00	2,555	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,860	134.00	2,492	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	134.00	1,645	2thin

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)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	306.34/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	305.63/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	250.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	261.09/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	331.80/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	344.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	296.01/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	274.68/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	315.50/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	2,245	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	326.33/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	299.27/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	336.03/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	314.21/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	327.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	287.21/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	306.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	318.01/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	233.00/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,458.33/head	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,458	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 187Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	457	297.50–300.00	299.27
2	500–550	513	272.00–275.00	273.51
1	550–600	570	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	325.00–327.00	326.33
3	350–400	383	305.00–307.00	305.63
2	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	543	250.00–252.00	250.67
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	282.00–292.00	287.21
3	450–500	468	272.00–277.00	274.68
3	550–600	562	230.00–237.00	233.00
2	600–650	613	227.00–230.00	228.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	352.00	352.00
2	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	344.73
2	350–400	358	332.00–340.00	336.03
6	400–450	421	312.00–322.00	314.21
3	450–500	463	302.00–310.00	306.34
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00–335.00	331.80
3	350–400	370	317.00–320.00	318.01
4	400–450	416	300.00–310.00	306.70
2	450–500	483	295.00–297.00	296.01
1	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	573	257.00–265.00	261.09
1	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	325.00–335.00	327.51
2	450–500	460	315.00–320.00	317.55
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	421	315.00–317.00	315.50
3	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	637	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	503	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,075	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	140.00	140.00
1	—	2,245	152.00	152.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,458.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle