Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.32/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.18 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$240.32

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	263.38	1,383	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	250.19	1,313	2thin
Medium and Large 3	557	227.62	1,268	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $114 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $346.43, median $385.50 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

240.32

—

AL average13 barns · 332 hd

237.34

+2.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−145.18

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	1,597	140.07	2,236	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,995	121.00	2,414	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	113.15	1,313	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	95.46	1,091	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,139	6

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	400–450	426	284.23/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.30/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	283.53/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	217.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	262.22/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	296.02/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	290.78/cwt	287.00–295.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	208.25/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	220.31/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	263.52/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	237.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	89.93/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,009	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,081	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,138.50/head	1,014.00–1,269.00	1,139	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	258.39/cwt	255.00–262.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	139.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,099	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	212.18/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	278.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,313	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 297Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	282.00–290.00	284.23
2	450–500	458	277.00–280.00	278.48
2	500–550	510	260.00–275.00	267.57
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	272.00	272.00
4	450–500	470	260.00–267.00	262.22
2	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	250.19
2	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	287.00–295.00	290.78
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	413	257.00–267.00	263.52
2	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	527	235.00–240.00	237.36
4	550–600	580	217.00–227.00	220.31
3	600–650	615	205.00–215.00	208.25
2	650–700	660	190.00–200.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	240.00–247.00	244.03
1	500–550	525	232.00	232.00
4	550–600	570	217.00–225.00	220.30
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	255.00–262.00	258.39
7	500–550	521	215.00–225.00	217.42
4	550–600	570	207.00–215.00	212.18
1	600–650	620	202.00	202.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	223.51
3	700–750	712	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	295.00–297.00	296.02
2	450–500	480	282.00–285.00	283.53
2	550–600	578	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–277.00	276.02
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.44
2	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	105.00–110.00	107.73
1	—	1,115	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	88.00–91.00	89.93
2	—	1,060	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,370	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	136.00–141.00	139.28
1	—	2,045	144.00	144.00

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,014.00–1,269.00	1,138.50

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

Bulls · 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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