Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $245.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.07 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$245.00

4 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs AL average

−25.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	1thin
Medium and Large 2	592	240.00	1,421	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale4 hd

245.00

—

AL average14 barns · 387 hd

248.06

−3.06

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−25.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−134.07

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	1,585	142.32	2,256	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	118.28	1,445	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	105.21	1,088	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,606	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,758	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,119	22

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	262.18/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	260.97/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	98.71/cwt	98.00–100.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	144.47/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,314	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	137.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,947	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,046.40/head	918.00–1,158.00	1,046	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.14/head	1,228.00–1,380.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,606.25/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,090	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	113.77/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	336.11/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	288.43/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	338.63/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	329.37/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,243	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 277Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 54

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	335.00–342.00	338.63
1	350–400	380	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	405	310.00–320.00	314.94
1	450–500	455	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	307.00	307.00
2	400–450	435	300.00–305.00	302.56
3	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	260.00–262.00	260.97
1	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	375	332.00–340.00	336.11
2	400–450	423	327.00–332.00	329.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	342.00	342.00
1	350–400	385	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	440	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	330.00–335.00	333.79
9	400–450	417	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	397	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	285.00–290.00	287.49
3	550–600	592	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	287.00–290.00	288.43
4	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	478	257.00–267.00	262.18
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	124.00–129.00	126.75
4	—	1,224	118.00–123.00	120.95
8	—	1,145	111.00–116.00	113.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	98.00–100.00	98.71
2	—	1,178	110.00–111.00	110.50
6	—	1,022	105.00–108.00	106.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	143.00–147.00	144.47
1	—	2,045	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,415	137.00–139.00	137.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,606.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	918.00–1,158.00	1,046.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,228.00–1,380.00	1,275.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 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	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50

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