Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $220.57/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −158.50 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$220.57

12 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs AL average

−26.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	232.00	1,311	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	224.13	1,233	5thin
Medium and Large 3	514	215.69	1,109	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $202 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 sale12 hd

220.57

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

223.21

−2.64

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−26.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−158.50

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	1,965	150.00	2,948	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	112.13	1,558	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	109.95	1,388	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	94.28	994	16

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)	—	$1,475	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	500–550	533	250.23/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,334	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.44/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	239.18/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	219.97/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	194.57/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	215.69/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	238.51/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	250.35/cwt	247.00–252.00	959	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	105.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,337	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	106.93/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	233.50/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	89.08/cwt	84.00–110.00	888	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	107.68/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	92.03/cwt	91.00–94.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	234.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	210.75/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	254.50/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	311.74/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	269.46/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	299.50/cwt	297.00–302.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	311.04/cwt	310.00–312.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.93/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	241.00/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,265	2

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 343Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	533	249.00–255.00	250.23
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.41
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	637	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	311.74
2	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	307.47
1	500–550	510	267.00	267.00
4	600–650	631	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
4	450–500	465	235.00–242.00	239.18
2	500–550	520	232.00–235.00	233.44
3	550–600	570	215.00–222.00	217.93
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	668	200.00–205.00	202.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	272.00	272.00
3	350–400	383	247.00–252.00	250.35
4	400–450	423	232.00–242.00	238.51
2	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
6	500–550	514	215.00–217.00	215.69
1	600–650	605	207.00	207.00
2	650–700	668	192.00–197.00	194.57
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	255.00–260.00	257.46
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	650	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	360	272.00	272.00
2	400–450	415	252.00–257.00	254.50
1	450–500	455	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	530	232.00–235.00	233.50
6	550–600	566	217.00–225.00	219.97
4	600–650	619	207.00–212.00	210.75
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	232.00–240.00	234.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	310.00–312.00	311.04
2	300–350	310	297.00–302.00	299.50
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	423	267.00–272.00	269.46
2	500–550	525	237.00–245.00	241.00
1	550–600	565	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	103.00–108.00	105.46
3	—	1,425	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	1,458	112.00–114.00	112.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	106.00–110.00	106.93
1	—	1,395	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,245	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	84.00–110.00	89.08
4	—	1,255	101.00–118.00	107.68
3	—	958	91.00–94.00	92.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	150.00	150.00

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)	3	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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