Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $229.66/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.40 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$229.66

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

vs AL average

−8.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	234.60	1,261	19thin
Medium and Large 2	520	222.00	1,154	1thin
Medium and Large 3	544	212.41	1,156	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $105 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 sale25 hd

229.66

—

AL average13 barns · 455 hd

217.19

+12.47

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−8.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−149.40

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	1,764	157.70	2,781	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	119.12	1,339	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	118.43	1,686	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	104.89	1,129	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	600–650	633	203.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	204.82/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,657	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,448	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	245.97/cwt	242.00–250.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,425	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	224.67/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	214.02/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	207.08/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	240.89/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,005	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	119.85/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	215.22/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,222	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	116.02/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,179	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,468	9
Bulls	—	—	1,900	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	104.33/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	253.74/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	229.71/cwt	225.00–232.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,599	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	738	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	235.89/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	233.01/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	223.01/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,242	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 259Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	432	265.00–267.00	266.32
2	450–500	455	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	540	220.00–227.00	224.67
4	550–600	568	212.00–220.00	215.22
4	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	203.00
2	700–750	735	180.00–182.00	180.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.00	302.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	408	275.00–277.00	276.02
3	500–550	503	230.00–237.00	233.01
3	550–600	557	222.00–225.00	223.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	230.00–247.00	240.89
1	500–550	520	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	620	202.00–212.00	207.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	700–750	710	225.25	225.25
18	800–850	809	203.00–206.00	204.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	358	242.00–250.00	245.97
3	400–450	423	225.00–232.00	229.71
3	500–550	537	212.50–217.00	214.02
2	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	625	195.00–200.00	197.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	738	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	524	230.00–245.00	235.89
5	550–600	576	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	292.00	292.00
8	500–550	544	262.00	262.00
5	600–650	639	239.00	239.00
3	700–750	700	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
14	500–550	517	280.00	280.00
17	600–650	610	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	267.50	267.50
4	450–500	484	250.00–257.50	253.74
1	600–650	600	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	758	236.50	236.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,100	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,140	103.00–107.00	104.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,485	118.00–121.00	119.85
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	113.00–118.00	116.02
9	—	1,208	119.00–124.00	121.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,535	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,900	150.00–151.00	150.40

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,240.00

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

Replacement Cattle