Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $234.06/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.00 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$234.06

5 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.14

vs AL average

−33.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	552	234.06	1,292	5thin

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

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 sale5 hd

234.06

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

−16.14

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−33.53

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−145.00

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	2,180	151.00	3,292	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	121.84	1,411	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	119.31	1,585	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	104.41	1,022	10

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)	—	$1,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	2,450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	3,577	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	103.76/cwt	100.00–106.00	937	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	110.95/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,190	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	96.34/cwt	92.00–99.00	894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	230.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	288.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	209.93/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	264.52/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	274.45/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	252.94/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	284.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	323.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	264.82/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,242	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,191	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	270.33/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	337.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	321.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,220	5

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 296Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,450	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,910	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	123.00–125.00	123.89
4	—	1,303	116.00–118.00	117.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	100.00–106.00	103.76
4	—	1,073	108.00–113.00	110.95
3	—	928	92.00–99.00	96.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	122.00–126.00	123.98
6	—	1,018	114.00–120.00	116.99
2	—	1,223	128.00–132.00	130.00

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	340	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	390	280.00–290.00	288.03
7	400–450	427	270.00–277.00	274.45
4	450–500	469	260.00–267.00	264.82
2	500–550	530	235.00–245.00	240.14
3	550–600	567	225.00–235.00	230.01
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	667	205.00–215.00	209.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	411	280.00–290.00	284.05
6	450–500	477	270.00–272.00	270.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00–340.00	337.30
1	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	475	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	460	287.00	287.00
2	500–550	510	262.00–267.00	264.52
4	550–600	576	250.00–255.00	252.94
2	600–650	640	235.00–240.00	237.50
3	650–700	685	220.00–225.00	223.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	350–400	370	310.00–315.00	312.50
2	400–450	433	300.00–305.00	302.54
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	321.03
2	400–450	410	310.00–315.00	312.47
3	450–500	488	300.00–305.00	301.67
2	500–550	523	285.00–287.00	285.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	323.23
2	450–500	455	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00

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

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