Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.28/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −170.83 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$263.28

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs AL average

−31.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	268.66	1,529	6thin
Medium and Large 2	532	259.01	1,377	3thin
Medium and Large 3	510	253.53	1,293	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $236 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale11 hd

263.28

—

AL average12 barns · 248 hd

262.84

+0.43

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−31.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−170.83

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	1,758	156.00	2,742	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	116.94	1,444	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	113.50	1,609	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	101.45	1,062	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,093	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	450–500	463	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	245.98/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	231.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	300.47/cwt	297.00–307.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	254.40/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.74/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	281.02/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	225.75/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	93.57/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	117.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,509	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,313	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,092.50/head	1,032.00–1,134.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	124.38/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	112.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	253.53/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	214.51/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	268.66/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	226.66/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	237.99/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	228.43/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	270.93/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	238.38/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	233.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 310Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	297.00–307.00	300.47
2	450–500	463	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	500–550	533	245.00–247.00	245.98
3	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	233.33
3	600–650	622	220.00–225.00	223.31
2	700–750	710	200.00–205.00	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	292.00	292.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	525	222.00–237.00	230.74
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	608	237.00–240.00	237.99
2	650–700	663	225.00–232.00	228.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	520	260.00–262.00	261.02
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	280.00–282.00	281.02
1	400–450	405	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	455	260.00–265.00	262.53
2	500–550	510	252.00–255.00	253.53
1	600–650	630	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	569	265.00–272.50	268.66
17	700–750	714	237.50–242.50	238.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	633	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	267.00–275.00	270.93
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	231.62
2	600–650	608	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	385	260.00–265.00	262.47
2	400–450	428	252.00–257.00	254.40
1	500–550	500	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	628	210.00–215.00	212.45
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	428	240.00–245.00	242.57
3	450–500	485	230.00–235.00	231.68
4	500–550	514	222.00–227.00	225.75
2	550–600	573	212.00–217.00	214.51
2	600–650	613	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	680	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	662	225.00–227.50	226.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	93.00–94.00	93.57
2	—	1,005	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,060	105.00–108.00	106.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	1,720	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,105	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,287	115.00–120.00	117.23
2	—	1,278	123.00–126.00	124.38
4	—	1,136	110.00–114.00	112.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,785	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,312.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,032.00–1,134.00	1,092.50

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

Steers · 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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