Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.02/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −156.10 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$278.02

72 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

vs AL average

−47.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	290.30	1,590	34
Medium and Large 2	568	272.39	1,548	23
Medium and Large 3	559	258.80	1,447	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale72 hd

278.02

—

AL average15 barns · 369 hd

289.03

−11.01

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−47.35

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−156.10

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	1,909	138.81	2,649	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	115.23	1,794	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	110.69	1,359	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	91.97	978	7thin

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)	—	$1,203	17

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	247.58/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,840	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	226.13/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	357.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	228.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	328.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	219.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	241.62/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,355	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	219.44/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	214.46/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	248.32/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	216.66/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	283.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,531	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	267.75/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	232.83/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,383	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	291.10/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	260.67/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,314	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,452	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	99.66/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,126	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	118.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	133.21/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,985	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,202.94/head	1,023.00–1,393.00	1,203	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	280.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	105.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	86.20/cwt	85.00–88.00	874	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	110.79/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	350.31/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	287.80/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,615	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	258.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,480	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	266.25/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	313.49/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	230.45/cwt	227.00–231.50	1,546	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	281.34/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	299.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	752	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	220.73/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,686	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	331.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	293.47/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	252.54/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,702	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	228.14/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	295.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	330.85/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,529	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	229.84/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	265.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 193Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 17

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	409	337.00–360.00	350.31
17	450–500	462	315.00–335.00	330.85
15	500–550	531	292.50–305.00	293.47
19	550–600	561	277.00–295.00	287.80
3	600–650	620	262.00–272.00	266.25
34	650–700	674	252.00–260.00	252.54
38	700–750	743	240.00–248.00	247.58
8	750–800	785	225.00–232.00	228.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	543	282.00	282.00
13	550–600	588	264.00–270.00	265.00
2	600–650	623	257.00–260.00	258.48
8	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	718	227.00–232.50	229.84
2	750–800	783	212.00–217.00	214.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	504	260.00–262.00	260.67
12	550–600	573	258.00–260.00	258.33
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	696	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	718	215.00–217.50	216.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	335.00–345.00	339.95
3	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	334.95
7	400–450	418	305.00–320.00	313.49
4	450–500	461	290.00–305.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
49	650–700	671	227.00–231.50	230.45
8	700–750	723	220.00–231.00	226.13
27	750–800	764	220.00–221.00	220.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–335.00	328.49
2	350–400	355	310.00–320.00	314.93
2	400–450	425	295.00–297.00	296.00
8	450–500	485	275.00–285.00	283.73
2	500–550	530	250.00–255.00	252.48
11	550–600	561	237.00–246.00	241.62
4	600–650	624	225.00–235.00	228.43
4	650–700	669	215.00–222.00	219.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	426	275.00–285.00	280.10
5	450–500	477	262.00–270.00	267.75
5	500–550	518	242.00–255.00	248.32
17	550–600	594	227.50–235.00	232.83
2	600–650	630	217.00–222.00	219.44
1	650–700	675	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–335.00	332.53
15	750–800	752	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	285.00–290.00	287.43
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	350.00–365.00	357.55
2	350–400	383	340.00–350.00	345.16
6	400–450	429	320.00–340.00	331.63
4	450–500	475	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	500–550	518	295.00–305.00	299.88
3	550–600	557	280.00–282.00	281.34
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	483	287.00–295.00	291.10
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	623	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	330.00–335.00	331.63
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	110.00–115.00	112.67
1	—	1,315	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,118	103.00–108.00	105.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	98.00–101.00	99.66
4	—	1,014	85.00–88.00	86.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	116.00–120.00	118.19
2	—	1,613	109.00–113.00	110.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	131.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	1,990	150.00	150.00

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	17	—	—	1,023.00–1,393.00	1,202.94

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

Steers · 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