Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $260.29/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −125.21 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$260.29

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	270.00	1,476	7thin
Medium and Large 2	551	256.42	1,413	7thin
Medium and Large 3	552	246.67	1,361	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $115 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

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 sale17 hd

260.29

—

AL average15 barns · 307 hd

256.00

+4.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−125.21

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	1,675	135.50	2,270	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	113.00	1,593	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,497	107.45	1,608	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	91.88	961	5thin

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)	—	$1,542	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	350–400	388	293.33/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	263.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	234.63/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	246.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	314.47/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	324.63/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	278.51/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,328	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	284.65/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	215.90/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	94.08/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	109.17/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	283.44/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,185	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	88.57/cwt	88.00–89.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	267.30/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	326.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	268.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	258.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	278.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	313.47/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	249.22/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,523	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 385Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00–305.00	302.56
3	350–400	388	290.00–295.00	293.33
3	400–450	423	265.00–270.00	268.41
2	450–500	463	260.00–265.00	262.54
2	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	282.00–287.00	284.65
2	500–550	515	242.00–245.00	243.49
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	503	230.00–232.00	231.00
7	550–600	569	212.00–222.00	215.90
2	650–700	670	200.00–202.00	201.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	290.00–300.00	294.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	322.00–327.00	324.63
2	350–400	370	312.00–317.00	314.47
1	400–450	400	302.00	302.00
9	450–500	477	275.00–285.00	278.51
4	500–550	533	260.00–265.00	263.72
3	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	246.68
3	600–650	613	232.00–240.00	234.63
4	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	297.00	297.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–287.00	283.44
3	450–500	467	265.00–272.00	267.30
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	605	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	326.72
4	400–450	420	305.00–320.00	313.47
2	450–500	485	290.00–300.00	294.90
4	500–550	524	275.00–290.00	278.79
3	550–600	577	255.00–265.00	258.29
4	600–650	611	245.00–252.00	249.22
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	93.00–95.00	94.08
2	—	898	88.00–89.00	88.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	107.00–111.00	109.17
1	—	1,475	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle