Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $214.48/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −164.59 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$214.48

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs AL average

−25.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	226.50	1,240	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	217.50	1,164	2thin
Medium and Large 3	543	206.74	1,122	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $118 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 sale13 hd

214.48

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

218.19

−3.71

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−25.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−164.59

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	1,544	144.94	2,238	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	110.52	1,719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	108.44	1,280	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	93.00	879	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,047	7

Every lot, as filed

59 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	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	267.74/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	252.32/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	246.00/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	201.82/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	224.18/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,652	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,046.86/head	910.00–1,264.00	1,047	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	226.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	105.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	283.83/cwt	280.00–287.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	259.30/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	271.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	300.67/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,119	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 469Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	287.00	287.00
5	400–450	420	262.00–275.00	267.74
1	550–600	575	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	292.00	292.00
3	400–450	442	250.00–257.00	252.32
5	500–550	513	220.00–227.00	224.18
3	550–600	563	210.00–215.00	212.39
3	600–650	612	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	650–700	653	190.00–200.00	195.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	312.00	312.00
2	300–350	328	307.00–310.00	308.51
3	350–400	365	300.00–302.00	300.67
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	378	262.00	262.00
6	400–450	422	242.00–252.00	246.00
5	450–500	471	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	280.00–287.00	283.83
3	350–400	368	265.00–280.00	271.52
4	400–450	430	255.00–265.00	259.30
2	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	563	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	755	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	373	245.00–250.00	246.23
7	400–450	422	230.00–240.00	233.35
5	450–500	475	220.00–230.00	226.42
3	500–550	522	210.00–215.00	213.31
4	550–600	558	200.00–207.00	201.82
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	765	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	1,180	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,101	104.00–107.00	105.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	109.00–112.00	110.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,330	140.00–142.00	140.89
2	—	1,738	145.00–146.00	145.49

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	910.00–1,264.00	1,046.86

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle