Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2024-03-20

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 229▼ 133 vs year ago 602 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 18▼ 27 vs year ago 67 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.55/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −111.84 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$257.55
14 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.56
vs AL average
−19.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2524257.551,35014thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
257.55
—
AL average13 barns · 261 hd
258.11
−0.56
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−19.67
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
−111.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
439389339289median 369.3903/0404/2907/1509/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $303.06, median $369.39 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,593136.482,1745thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,143126.111,44113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498125.501,8792thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038108.041,12215

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5423thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255332.00/cwt332.00–332.008471
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270365.05/cwt360.00–370.009864
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275346.85/cwt340.00–350.009543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317345.05/cwt340.00–350.001,0943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324326.22/cwt325.00–330.001,0574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369301.02/cwt295.00–305.001,1115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375312.27/cwt310.00–317.001,1714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415300.70/cwt300.00–302.001,2483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417288.94/cwt285.00–295.001,2053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430317.59/cwt315.00–320.001,3662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450306.33/cwt305.00–307.001,3783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524257.55/cwt257.00–265.001,35014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639239.76/cwt237.50–242.501,53211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4976
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315323.59/cwt320.00–330.001,0197
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324341.12/cwt335.00–345.001,1054
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363331.14/cwt325.00–335.001,2024
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369342.90/cwt340.00–350.001,2655
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373316.68/cwt315.00–320.001,1814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413337.48/cwt335.00–340.001,3942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430313.22/cwt310.00–320.001,3473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430303.63/cwt297.00–307.001,3063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475288.55/cwt287.00–290.001,3712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568264.14/cwt260.00–270.001,5003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628264.90/cwt260.00–270.001,6642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235134.72/cwt133.00–136.001,6642
Bulls——1,665125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0811
Bulls——1,915143.99/cwt143.00–145.002,7572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%969114.09/cwt111.00–116.001,1066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056105.55/cwt103.00–108.001,1157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109120.49/cwt119.00–122.001,3366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165128.52/cwt125.00–131.001,4975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18598.61/cwt97.00–100.001,1692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190136.95/cwt136.00–138.001,6302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,541.67/head1,375.00–1,675.001,5423

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.