Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $247.30/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −131.76 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$247.30

16 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs AL average

−4.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	262.01	1,377	8thin
Medium and Large 2	502	242.33	1,216	3thin
Medium and Large 3	551	226.76	1,250	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $127 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 sale16 hd

247.30

—

AL average16 barns · 583 hd

235.59

+11.72

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−4.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−131.76

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	1,657	171.21	2,838	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	146.52	1,895	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	141.62	1,658	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	125.01	1,199	8thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,323	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	550–600	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	229.40/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	264.01/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,641	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	259.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	251.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	221.78/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	279.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	129.01/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,299	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	146.52/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	141.04/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,557	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	165.93/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	173.85/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,035	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,167.25/head	1,047.00–1,231.00	1,167	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,635.50/head	1,515.00–1,756.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	289.58/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	323.53/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	276.34/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	264.75/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	277.82/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	244.83/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	271.02/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	271.31/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	326.48/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	265.27/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	242.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,216	3

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 125Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–327.00	323.53
5	400–450	414	287.00–292.00	289.58
3	450–500	490	275.00–277.00	276.34
5	500–550	518	262.00–270.00	264.75
1	550–600	550	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	272.00–282.00	277.82
4	450–500	474	262.00–272.00	265.27
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
5	650–700	660	217.00–225.00	221.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	320.00–332.00	326.48
2	450–500	495	287.00–290.00	288.50
3	500–550	523	275.00–285.00	279.01
1	550–600	550	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	290.00–292.00	290.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	267.00–275.00	271.02
3	400–450	433	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	468	240.00–247.00	244.83
2	500–550	520	227.00–232.00	229.40
3	550–600	572	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	603	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	302.52
2	450–500	490	265.00–270.00	267.50
4	500–550	521	255.00–265.00	259.28
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	408	262.00–265.00	264.01
4	450–500	464	250.00–255.00	251.27
3	500–550	502	240.00–245.00	242.33
1	600–650	610	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	515	270.00–272.00	271.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	526	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	126.00–131.00	129.01
2	—	848	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	945	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	146.00–147.00	146.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	151.00–152.00	151.49
5	—	1,104	140.00–143.00	141.04
3	—	1,190	135.00–137.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	165.00–167.00	165.93
4	—	1,746	172.00–176.00	173.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,047.00–1,231.00	1,167.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,515.00–1,756.00	1,635.50

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