Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $233.46/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.60 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$233.46

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AL average

−31.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	244.74	1,269	14thin
Medium and Large 2	532	228.21	1,214	6thin
Medium and Large 3	557	217.66	1,212	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $57 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 sale28 hd

233.46

—

AL average15 barns · 710 hd

232.37

+1.09

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−31.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−145.60

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	1,503	136.70	2,055	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	105.24	1,345	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	104.47	1,570	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	86.69	974	8thin

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)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,145	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.97/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	265.92/cwt	262.00–270.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	229.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	257.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	280.93/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	255.46/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,198	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	277.99/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	203.00/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	252.95/cwt	250.00–257.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	214.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,235	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	104.47/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,307	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	83.74/cwt	82.00–85.00	891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	137.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,145.00/head	1,040.00–1,250.00	1,145	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	238.06/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	89.64/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,061	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	295.21/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	247.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	223.03/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	240.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	272.85/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	228.21/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	247.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,285	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 311Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	292.00	292.00
2	400–450	428	277.00–285.00	280.93
1	450–500	455	262.00	262.00
4	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	247.98
2	550–600	558	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	620	227.00–235.00	230.97
1	650–700	675	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	713	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	378	277.00–280.00	277.99
2	400–450	413	265.00–270.00	267.55
10	450–500	469	252.00–260.00	255.46
3	500–550	530	235.00–242.00	238.06
3	550–600	553	227.00–230.00	229.01
2	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	292.00–297.00	295.21
2	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	285.08
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	242.45
2	650–700	663	225.00–227.00	225.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	262.00–270.00	265.92
6	400–450	438	250.00–260.00	257.03
12	450–500	491	240.00–245.00	240.81
6	500–550	532	227.50–232.00	228.21
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	250.00–257.00	252.95
2	400–450	440	240.00–245.00	242.53
4	450–500	454	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	525	222.00–225.00	223.03
5	550–600	576	210.00–217.00	214.43
3	600–650	617	200.00–207.00	203.00
2	750–800	763	175.00–180.00	177.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	262.00–275.00	272.85
2	450–500	463	255.00–257.00	256.03
12	500–550	511	240.00–250.00	247.45
2	550–600	563	227.00–230.00	228.51
6	650–700	668	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	768	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
5	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	743	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	210.00–215.00	212.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	297.00	297.00
5	500–550	545	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	103.00–106.00	104.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	101.00–106.00	103.49
2	—	1,323	110.00–111.00	110.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	82.00–85.00	83.74
4	—	1,184	88.00–92.00	89.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,525	135.00–142.00	137.16
1	—	1,330	127.00	127.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,040.00–1,250.00	1,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50

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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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