Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm, lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −169.11 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$265.00

3 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.41

vs AL average

−43.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	548	265.00	1,452	3thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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

265.00

—

AL average12 barns · 235 hd

286.41

−21.41

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−43.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−169.11

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	1,533	143.61	2,202	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	120.04	1,307	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	112.50	1,659	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	99.15	969	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,350	135.41/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,554	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	115.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,237	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	303.47/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	249.65/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	257.91/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	238.47/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	93.92/cwt	91.00–95.00	859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	548	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 216Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 38Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 49Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	134.00–137.00	135.41
1	—	1,900	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	126.00–128.00	127.05
6	—	1,073	112.00–118.00	115.24
3	—	987	120.00–124.00	122.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	112.00–113.00	112.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00
3	—	915	91.00–95.00	93.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
10	600–650	608	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	277.50	277.50
8	500–550	534	247.00–250.00	249.65
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	648	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	335.00	335.00
11	600–650	604	257.50–262.00	257.91
16	700–750	743	230.00–239.00	238.47
10	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	302.50–305.00	303.47
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
4	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	652	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Steers · 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

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