Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.69/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −126.38 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$252.69

27 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs AL average

−11.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	257.79	1,362	20
Medium and Large 1	575	250.00	1,438	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	236.14	1,293	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $69 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

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 sale27 hd

252.69

—

AL average14 barns · 341 hd

243.32

+9.37

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−11.27

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−126.38

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	1,853	148.92	2,759	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	126.20	1,400	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	123.00	1,651	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	105.16	1,060	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,106	7

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,798	152.23/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,737	3
Bulls	—	—	1,907	145.62/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,777	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	122.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,340	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	129.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,451	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,232	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	228.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	318.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	277.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	243.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	258.46/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,362	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	108.79/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	102.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	263.94/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	292.99/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,425	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,106.14/head	1,000.00–1,281.00	1,106	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 205Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 9Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	149.00–154.00	152.23
3	—	1,907	143.00–147.00	145.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	120.00–126.00	122.51
6	—	1,122	127.00–132.00	129.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,270	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	107.00–111.00	108.79
3	—	987	100.00–105.00	102.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	462	260.00–267.00	263.94
3	500–550	535	240.00–245.00	243.33
3	550–600	560	225.00–235.00	228.95
2	600–650	633	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	437	282.00	282.00
8	450–500	482	270.00–280.00	277.79
19	500–550	527	250.00–260.00	258.46
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	698	223.00	223.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	295.00–300.00	297.41
3	450–500	490	290.00–297.00	292.99
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	743	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	317.00–320.00	318.51
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	330.00	330.00

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	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,281.00	1,106.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle