Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.66/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.41 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$229.66

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs AL average

−7.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	242.50	1,259	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	228.84	1,277	11thin
Medium and Large 3	548	224.26	1,229	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

229.66

—

AL average12 barns · 558 hd

228.55

+1.11

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−7.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−149.41

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	1,823	154.13	2,809	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	113.00	1,593	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	109.60	1,265	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	97.89	1,105	7thin

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)	—	$1,390	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	350–400	370	298.45/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	224.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	208.65/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	246.82/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,303	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	273.84/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	232.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	274.31/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	726	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	225.14/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,232	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	91.12/cwt	90.00–92.00	934	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,511	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,446	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	160.24/cwt	160.00–161.00	3,221	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,390.00/head	1,320.00–1,460.00	1,390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	112.73/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,225	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	101.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	235.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,384	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	208.65/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	274.73/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	835	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	279.50/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,731	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	323.64/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	242.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,250	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	253.87/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	231.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	227.43/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	234.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,494	11

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 436Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	320.00–327.00	323.64
2	350–400	370	295.00–302.00	298.45
8	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	450	277.00–282.00	279.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	282.00	282.00
4	400–450	424	270.00–277.00	274.31
1	450–500	450	262.00	262.00
10	500–550	516	240.00–242.50	242.24
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	657	207.00–212.00	208.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
6	500–550	522	230.00–237.00	233.52
3	550–600	577	220.00–227.00	224.65
3	600–650	620	207.00–212.00	208.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	433	285.00–290.00	287.41
7	600–650	646	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	270.00–275.00	273.84
14	500–550	528	245.00–250.00	246.82
12	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	235.39
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	835	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	424	250.00–257.00	253.87
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	511	230.00–235.00	231.31
7	550–600	585	227.00–227.50	227.43
4	600–650	615	210.00–215.00	212.47
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	252.00	252.00
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	476	230.00–237.00	232.40
14	500–550	547	225.00–227.00	225.14
1	550–600	560	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	690	197.00	197.00
2	700–750	726	185.00–187.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	272.00–280.00	274.73
3	400–450	432	260.00–265.00	262.40
16	450–500	454	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	519	242.50	242.50
11	600–650	637	230.00–235.00	234.57
1	650–700	650	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	861	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	90.00–92.00	91.12
4	—	1,243	100.00–103.00	101.74
1	—	880	96.00	96.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,480	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,325	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,147	111.00–114.00	112.73
10	—	1,140	105.00–110.00	107.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,675	145.00–147.00	146.05
4	—	2,010	160.00–161.00	160.24

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)	2	—	—	1,320.00–1,460.00	1,390.00

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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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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