Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.60/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.46 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$241.60

10 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs AL average

−43.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	252.00	1,499	1thin
Medium and Large 2	557	246.78	1,373	4thin
Medium and Large 3	566	235.38	1,333	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $167 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

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 sale10 hd

241.60

—

AL average15 barns · 618 hd

255.70

−14.09

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−43.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−137.46

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	1,714	126.99	2,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	112.00	1,641	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	110.00	1,423	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	89.66	999	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)	—	$1,737	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,225	8

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,652	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	234.23/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	288.01/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	313.69/cwt	310.00–317.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	244.04/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	286.68/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	273.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,608.33/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,224.63/head	1,144.00–1,323.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	275.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,425	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	97.15/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,054	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	800	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	301.05/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	291.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	359.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.98/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	296.38/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	386.53/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	285.77/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	247.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	308.04/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 564Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	124.00–126.00	125.32
1	—	1,900	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	108.00–109.00	108.50
1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,395	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,195	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,085	96.00–98.00	97.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	579	232.00–235.00	234.23
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	270	310.00–317.00	313.69
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	418	275.00–282.00	278.56
2	450–500	465	262.00–265.00	263.48
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	572	242.00–245.00	244.04
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.52
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	800	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	309.97
5	400–450	416	285.00–300.00	291.87
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	595	252.00	252.00
6	600–650	627	240.00–255.00	247.86
2	650–700	665	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	270.00–277.00	273.51
2	700–750	718	237.00–240.00	238.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	386.53
2	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	352.41
4	500–550	510	305.00–312.00	308.04
1	550–600	550	302.00	302.00
3	600–650	632	280.00–292.50	285.77
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–302.00	301.05
3	450–500	475	282.00–292.00	288.01
3	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	275.67
2	550–600	583	265.00–267.00	266.02
2	600–650	623	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	365	325.00–330.00	327.43
2	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	514	282.00–290.00	286.68
2	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	375.00–385.00	379.92
4	350–400	390	350.00–365.00	359.98
9	400–450	425	322.00–340.00	330.98
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	316.48
5	500–550	527	292.00–300.00	296.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,144.00–1,323.00	1,224.63

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

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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