Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $256.03/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −123.04 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$256.03

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$22.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs AL average

−8.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	262.82	1,422	13thin
Medium and Large 2	521	251.18	1,309	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	239.99	1,224	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.83/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd

256.03

—

AL average16 barns · 488 hd

245.21

+10.82

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−8.60

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−123.04

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	1,610	161.74	2,604	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	127.08	1,688	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	125.00	1,769	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	112.00	1,297	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,125	5

Every lot, as filed

52 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	550–600	565	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	269.69/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	271.68/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	296.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	309.20/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	307.00/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	282.41/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	292.25/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	262.48/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,260	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	116.90/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	131.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,894	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	126.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,581	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.28/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,115	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	165.57/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	239.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	253.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	251.18/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	264.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	323.70/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 570Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 76Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 44Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.00	322.00
1	350–400	380	312.00	312.00
3	400–450	437	295.00–300.00	296.62
3	450–500	470	280.00–287.00	282.28
6	500–550	513	267.00–275.00	269.69
1	550–600	565	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.53
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	337.00	337.00
3	350–400	367	322.00–327.00	323.70
7	400–450	424	307.00–315.00	309.20
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	277.00–280.00	278.50
2	550–600	550	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	322.59
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	280.00–287.00	282.41
5	500–550	521	247.00–255.00	251.18
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	382	290.00–295.00	292.25
4	400–450	414	267.00–275.00	271.68
7	450–500	480	255.00–265.00	262.48
4	500–550	510	235.00–245.00	239.99
6	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	277.00	277.00
5	750–800	768	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	260.00–270.00	264.45
3	550–600	574	250.00–260.00	253.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
6	750–800	791	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	302.00–312.00	307.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.56
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	530	302.50	302.50
3	600–650	613	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	711	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	112.00–116.00	114.00
1	—	1,050	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	115.00–119.00	116.90
7	—	1,442	129.00–135.00	131.33
9	—	1,254	123.00–128.00	126.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,180	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,645	163.00–168.00	165.57

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	5	—	—	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,125.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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