Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $264.07/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −115.00 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$264.07

80 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.58

vs AL average

−12.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	271.92	1,530	58
Medium and Large 2	543	245.56	1,333	17thin
Medium and Large 3	550	235.87	1,297	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $233 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 sale80 hd

264.07

—

AL average12 barns · 419 hd

254.49

+9.58

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−12.39

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−115.00

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	—	High	1,416	156.76	2,220	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	136.71	1,788	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	131.80	1,647	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	910	115.09	1,047	4thin

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)	—	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,740	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	239.05/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	245.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,333	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	319.01/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	328.52/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	204.68/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	134.30/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	134.38/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	127.23/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	264.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	231.10/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	303.49/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,320	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	272.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,542	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 261Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,420	155.00–156.00	155.52
1	—	1,085	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	117.00–122.00	119.45
1	—	925	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,312	133.00–135.00	134.30
3	—	1,167	126.00–128.00	127.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	137.00–140.00	138.26
2	—	1,413	133.00–136.00	134.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	332.00	332.00
1	250–300	255	322.00	322.00
1	350–400	350	302.00	302.00
17	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
17	500–550	543	245.00–250.00	245.56
4	600–650	613	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.00	302.00
1	350–400	360	287.00	287.00
8	400–450	424	275.00–280.00	277.49
6	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	264.51
3	500–550	530	237.00–240.00	239.05
2	550–600	580	227.00–235.00	231.10
3	650–700	685	202.00–210.00	204.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	403	300.00	300.00
13	450–500	459	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	502	260.00–265.00	261.66
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	778	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
55	550–600	566	265.00–275.00	272.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	385	317.00–320.00	319.01
2	500–550	523	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	388	302.00–305.00	303.49
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	332.00	332.00
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	327.00–330.00	328.52
1	450–500	495	317.00	317.00
5	500–550	521	292.50	292.50
6	600–650	616	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
18	500–550	534	311.00	311.00
11	600–650	608	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	757	230.00	230.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,366.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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