Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $247.25/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −131.81 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$247.25

15 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs AL average

−18.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	262.00	1,402	1thin
Medium and Large 2	531	251.62	1,336	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	238.97	1,255	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $146 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 sale15 hd

247.25

—

AL average14 barns · 363 hd

251.92

−4.66

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−18.12

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−131.81

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	1,643	153.41	2,521	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	134.49	1,627	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	130.39	2,029	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	116.73	1,185	15

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)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$991	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	400–450	424	299.58/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	274.49/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	243.46/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	226.49/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	315.95/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	298.49/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	255.66/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	238.45/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	261.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	116.19/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,148	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,897	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	129.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,499	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	142.32/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,944	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	135.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,624	15
Bulls	—	—	1,643	153.41/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,113	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.91/head	903.00–1,073.00	991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	303.40/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	110.16/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,075	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	122.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,305	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	269.03/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	287.96/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	263.50/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 312Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 27Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	322.00	322.00
2	350–400	370	315.00–317.00	315.95
5	400–450	424	292.00–302.00	299.58
2	600–650	623	237.00–240.00	238.45
4	650–700	669	222.00–230.00	226.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	307.00–310.00	308.51
1	450–500	450	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	508	272.00–277.00	274.49
2	550–600	550	262.00–265.00	263.50
1	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00–312.00	311.03
4	350–400	381	297.00–300.00	298.49
4	400–450	424	285.00–287.00	285.97
1	450–500	465	267.00	267.00
7	500–550	522	250.00–255.00	252.28
1	550–600	595	247.00	247.00
2	600–650	618	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00–307.00	303.40
3	350–400	368	287.00–290.00	287.96
3	400–450	423	265.00–272.00	269.03
3	450–500	470	255.00–257.00	255.66
4	500–550	513	240.00–247.00	243.46
2	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	305	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	535	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	307.00	307.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	576	260.00–270.00	261.66
2	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	114.00–118.00	116.19
5	—	976	107.00–111.00	110.16
6	—	1,065	120.00–126.00	122.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	125.00–128.00	126.32
1	—	1,785	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,490	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,160	126.00–131.00	129.23
4	—	1,366	139.00–145.00	142.32
15	—	1,198	132.00–138.00	135.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	151.00–156.00	153.41

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)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,112.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	903.00–1,073.00	990.91

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