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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 24

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

965 head

▲ 740 vs last sale 225▲ 573 vs year ago 392 · +146.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 24 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.74/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$230.74

213 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$50.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	263.26	1,491	55
Medium and Large 2	658	232.66	1,531	54
Medium and Large 1-2	833	212.54	1,771	104

One grade step is worth $50.72/cwt here — about −$280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale213 hd

230.74

—

AL average15 barns · 953 hd

250.63

−19.90

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	1,806	124.14	2,242	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	106.00	1,882	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	103.16	1,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	94.00	1,001	1thin

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)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	3thin

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	293.55/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,212	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	289.53/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,346	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	284.82/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,484	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,394	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	241.03/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,398	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	243.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,520	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,581	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	212.65/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,659	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,740	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,720	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,875	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	778	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	263.99/cwt	262.00–265.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	248.23/cwt	242.00–252.00	913	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	246.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,032	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	239.12/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,002	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	233.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,074	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,116	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	238.39/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,209	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	229.19/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,215	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	227.21/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,327	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	617	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,222	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,332	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,435	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,503	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	951	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	296.68/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,083	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	280.66/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,182	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	269.18/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,136	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	267.78/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,240	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	264.76/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,268	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	253.36/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,302	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	241.87/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,277	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	232.10/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,302	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	242.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,383	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	129.36/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,513	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	103.16/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,415	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,882	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 225Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 5

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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	—	300	315.00	315.00
1	—	560	262.00	262.00
2	—	465	287.00–292.00	289.53
2	—	413	292.00–295.00	293.55
31	—	624	240.00–248.00	243.61
15	—	521	275.00–290.00	284.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	933	201.00	201.00
60	—	798	218.00	218.00
20	—	819	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	260.00	260.00
20	—	780	210.00–214.00	212.65
1	—	680	222.00	222.00
5	—	722	219.00	219.00
1	—	460	277.00	277.00
16	—	580	240.00–252.00	241.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	310.00	310.00
1	—	500	295.00	295.00
1	—	455	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	237.00–240.00	238.39
6	—	418	245.00–250.00	246.79
3	—	462	240.00–245.00	241.64
17	—	826	182.00	182.00
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
23	—	584	227.00–228.00	227.21
9	—	707	203.00	203.00
3	—	327	262.00–265.00	263.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	242.00–252.00	248.23
19	—	460	230.00–238.00	233.41
6	—	705	189.00	189.00
11	—	530	225.00–235.00	229.19
9	—	419	235.00–242.00	239.12
7	—	561	220.00–225.00	223.28
3	—	307	250.00–255.00	253.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	617	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	238.00–245.00	241.87
8	—	479	260.00–267.00	264.76
2	—	328	290.00–295.00	292.48
9	—	561	228.00–235.00	232.10
2	—	380	280.00–285.00	282.53
10	—	422	265.00–272.00	269.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	300.00–310.00	304.92
7	—	421	277.00–285.00	280.66
5	—	463	265.00–272.00	267.78
4	—	571	240.00–245.00	242.24
4	—	365	292.00–300.00	296.68
7	—	514	250.00–257.00	253.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	100.00–106.00	103.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	127.00–132.00	129.36
2	—	1,838	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	1,470	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.