Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $244.44/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.63 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$244.44

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs AL average

−28.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	258.00	1,389	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	244.90	1,357	9thin
Medium and Large 3	542	239.45	1,298	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $91 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 sale21 hd

244.44

—

AL average12 barns · 327 hd

249.72

−5.28

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−28.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−134.63

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	1,457	156.67	2,282	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	133.00	1,849	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	131.39	1,487	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	115.82	1,204	9thin

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)	—	$1,908	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	240.68/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	252.73/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	218.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	299.76/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	290.20/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	245.23/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,273	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	112.65/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	119.49/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,341	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	132.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,501	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,908.33/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	126.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,358	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	196.01/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	232.22/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	277.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	309.67/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	262.98/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	211.76/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	231.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	290.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,242	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 175Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	295.00–302.00	299.76
2	400–450	428	285.00–295.00	290.09
2	450–500	468	270.00–275.00	272.43
3	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	253.35
6	550–600	571	240.00–242.00	240.68
4	700–750	739	210.00–217.00	211.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	325.00–335.00	329.96
1	350–400	370	312.00	312.00
1	400–450	415	307.00	307.00
2	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	372	287.00–292.00	290.20
3	400–450	427	275.00–280.00	277.32
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	519	242.00–247.00	245.23
4	550–600	571	230.00–237.00	232.22
3	650–700	682	210.00–215.00	213.35
2	700–750	733	192.00–200.00	196.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	317.00	317.00
1	350–400	360	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	416	295.00–297.00	295.99
2	450–500	470	280.00–287.00	283.39
2	500–550	508	260.00–262.00	261.01
4	550–600	574	250.00–257.00	252.73
4	600–650	613	230.00–232.00	231.51
2	650–700	680	215.00–225.00	219.96
3	700–750	727	200.00–205.00	201.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	400	307.00–312.00	309.67
4	550–600	568	260.00–265.00	262.98
4	700–750	723	215.00–220.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	112.00–113.00	112.65
5	—	1,122	117.00–121.00	119.49
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,470	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	131.00–135.00	132.81
4	—	1,075	125.00–128.00	126.30
2	—	1,250	137.00–139.00	138.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,375	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,255	158.00	158.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,908.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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

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