Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $226.05/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −153.01 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$226.05

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs AL average

−31.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	235.00	1,311	2thin
Medium and Large 2	531	229.84	1,220	7thin
Medium and Large 3	541	220.50	1,193	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

226.05

—

AL average16 barns · 549 hd

227.75

−1.70

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−31.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−153.01

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	2,155	147.50	3,179	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	117.02	1,802	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	116.31	1,467	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	96.67	1,006	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,095	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	239.43/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	264.68/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	266.10/cwt	262.00–270.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	330.70/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	220.50/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	233.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.72/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	313.75/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	275.95/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	296.21/cwt	295.00–300.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	219.47/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	93.76/cwt	92.00–95.00	940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	118.92/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,487	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	111.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	—	2,335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,095.33/head	1,009.00–1,247.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	228.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	270.70/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	216.13/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	253.38/cwt	250.00–257.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	239.65/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	304.44/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	232.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	243.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	252.72/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	264.50/cwt	262.00–267.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 364Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	262.00–267.00	264.50
2	350–400	378	250.00–257.00	253.38
16	400–450	422	237.00–240.00	239.43
5	450–500	462	230.00–237.00	233.37
8	500–550	541	220.00–222.00	220.50
3	600–650	622	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	370	262.00–270.00	266.10
9	400–450	440	252.00–255.00	252.72
3	450–500	477	245.00	245.00
5	500–550	518	230.00–237.00	232.75
2	550–600	563	220.00–225.00	222.56
1	700–750	745	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	368	272.00	272.00
9	400–450	442	262.00–265.00	264.68
10	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	307.00	307.00
2	500–550	530	265.00–267.00	265.97
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	335.00–352.00	345.72
3	350–400	378	327.00–335.00	330.70
4	400–450	419	305.00–320.00	313.75
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	295.00–300.00	296.21
2	350–400	370	272.00–280.00	275.95
1	400–450	420	262.00	262.00
4	450–500	473	250.00–257.00	253.51
3	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	243.35
3	550–600	563	225.00–235.00	228.37
2	600–650	628	217.00–222.00	219.47
2	650–700	663	200.00–205.00	202.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	620	237.00–242.00	239.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	317.00	317.00
2	300–350	338	302.00–307.00	304.44
2	350–400	380	285.00–287.00	286.01
3	400–450	427	270.00–272.00	270.70
2	450–500	455	265.00–267.00	266.01
2	650–700	673	212.00–220.00	216.13
1	700–750	730	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	123.00–125.00	123.98
5	—	1,250	116.00–121.00	118.92
6	—	1,228	110.00–115.00	111.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,003	92.00–95.00	93.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	117.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	1,900	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,335	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,975	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,009.00–1,247.00	1,095.33

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

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