Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $237.18/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −141.89 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$237.18

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$28.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs AL average

−22.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	249.69	1,385	17thin
Medium and Large 2	552	230.89	1,275	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	220.70	1,202	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

237.18

—

AL average13 barns · 612 hd

232.50

+4.68

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−22.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−141.89

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	—	Low	1,808	145.63	2,632	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	115.27	1,390	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	115.15	1,651	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	97.19	1,138	9thin

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)	—	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	750–800	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,564	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	275.97/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.04/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	238.65/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	234.67/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	254.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	279.59/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	225.72/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	268.95/cwt	267.00–272.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	231.20/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	269.07/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	294.79/cwt	292.00–300.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	243.37/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	92.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	109.80/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,559	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	260.25/cwt	257.00–262.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	244.54/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	115.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	246.64/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,416	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	265.21/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	215.40/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	214.67/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.68/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	219.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	258.96/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	255.23/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	266.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	244.75/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,405	4

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 386Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–277.00	275.97
3	450–500	472	265.00–270.00	266.59
5	500–550	521	252.00–257.00	255.23
4	550–600	574	242.00–247.00	244.75
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	292.00–300.00	294.79
4	350–400	374	272.00–282.00	279.59
3	400–450	430	265.00–272.00	269.07
3	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	254.08
2	500–550	533	242.00–247.00	244.54
3	550–600	575	230.00–237.00	234.67
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	662	212.00–217.00	214.67
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	262.00–267.00	265.21
5	550–600	569	250.00–260.00	254.21
3	600–650	630	240.00–242.00	240.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
14	600–650	604	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	267.00	267.00
3	400–450	412	257.00–260.00	258.96
3	450–500	468	240.00–247.00	244.04
2	500–550	523	235.00–242.00	238.65
3	550–600	572	222.00–230.00	225.72
3	600–650	625	215.00–222.00	219.09
1	650–700	660	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	770	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	292.00	292.00
4	300–350	329	267.00–272.00	268.95
3	350–400	367	257.00–262.00	260.25
2	400–450	415	240.00–247.00	243.37
5	450–500	467	230.00–232.00	231.20
6	500–550	517	220.00–230.00	225.12
5	550–600	578	212.00–220.00	215.40
2	650–700	663	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	257.00	257.00
12	550–600	574	244.00–248.00	246.64
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,117	90.00–95.00	92.14
2	—	1,243	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	108.00–112.00	109.80
1	—	1,375	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,520	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	112.00–117.00	115.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	140.00–142.00	141.26
2	—	1,885	150.00	150.00

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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

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