Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $224.01/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −155.05 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$224.01

21 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs AL average

−17.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	238.67	1,309	3thin
Medium and Large 2	544	227.13	1,236	9thin
Medium and Large 3	544	216.01	1,176	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

224.01

—

AL average13 barns · 600 hd

226.98

−2.96

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−17.87

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−155.05

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	1,776	157.71	2,801	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	131.49	1,659	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	127.59	1,985	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	109.05	1,252	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,317	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	265.24/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	239.46/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	230.18/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	239.43/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	263.35/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	214.68/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	233.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	274.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	232.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	219.63/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	211.48/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,813	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,266	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	152.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,605	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	120.67/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,507	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	139.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,797	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,648	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	101.53/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	110.67/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	239.59/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	253.45/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	284.55/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	315.92/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	286.88/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	211.89/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	281.34/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	263.50/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	273.48/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	224.19/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	280.67/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,423	19

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 328Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 52Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	310.00–322.00	315.92
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.51
19	500–550	507	275.00–284.00	280.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	430	280.00–282.00	280.98
6	450–500	458	270.00–277.00	274.51
4	500–550	508	260.00–267.00	265.24
6	550–600	558	250.00–252.00	250.99
2	600–650	615	237.00–242.00	239.46
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	730	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	515	250.00–257.00	253.45
1	550–600	550	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	507	232.00–235.00	233.02
6	550–600	563	222.00–227.00	224.19
3	600–650	603	212.00–217.00	214.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	262.00	262.00
2	400–450	425	237.00–242.00	239.59
13	450–500	471	227.00–235.00	232.58
5	500–550	523	217.00–222.00	219.63
4	550–600	571	210.00–212.00	211.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	280.00–292.00	286.88
2	400–450	403	270.00–277.00	273.48
1	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	568	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	605	227.00	227.00
5	650–700	672	210.00–212.50	211.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	292.00	292.00
3	400–450	427	277.00–287.00	281.34
2	450–500	455	260.00–267.00	263.50
2	500–550	508	247.00–250.00	248.51
1	550–600	550	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	282.00–287.00	284.55
2	400–450	418	260.00–267.00	263.35
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	520	237.00–242.00	239.43
5	550–600	568	227.00–235.00	230.18
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	122.00–125.00	124.02
1	—	1,850	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,730	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	119.00–124.00	120.67
5	—	1,288	136.00–141.00	139.51
6	—	1,248	129.00–134.00	132.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	101.00–102.00	101.53
1	—	1,125	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,185	109.00–113.00	110.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	150.00–155.00	152.81
1	—	2,015	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,820	164.00	164.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,316.67

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

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