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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 27

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 469▼ 168 vs year ago 355 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 40▲ 16 vs year ago 17 · +94.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 24▲ 16 vs year ago 20 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −64.23 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.

Average price

$315.67

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.30

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	328.50	1,799	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	290.00	1,552	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

315.67

—

AL average13 barns · 219 hd

279.36

+36.30

This barn, trailing median24 sales

379.90

−64.23

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $314.46, median $379.90 across 24 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,630	138.50	2,258	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	131.00	2,273	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	128.86	1,523	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	108.76	1,226	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,457	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,381	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,178	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,303	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	353.11/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,335	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,331	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	348.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,413	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,391	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,472	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	335.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,500	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	334.56/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,064	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,101	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	295.57/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,073	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	283.45/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,190	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,294	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	250.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	266.88/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,382	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	258.44/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,352	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	325.32/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,184	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	337.97/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,325	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	304.23/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,281	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	333.98/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,409	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	318.76/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,387	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	121.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,270	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,049	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	107.44/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,201	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	113.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,313	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,492	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	132.77/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,677	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,381.25/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456.67/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,457	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 469Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 40Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 24Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–357.00	353.11
1	400–450	410	342.00	342.00
1	450–500	450	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	367.00	367.00
3	400–450	405	347.00–350.00	348.99
3	450–500	457	330.00–340.00	335.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	357.00	357.00
1	350–400	395	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–330.00	327.38
2	450–500	480	310.00–315.00	312.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	332.00–337.00	334.56
2	500–550	518	262.00–272.00	266.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	358	305.00–310.00	307.52
2	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	363	292.00–300.00	295.57
4	400–450	420	280.00–287.00	283.45
5	500–550	517	245.00–255.00	250.39
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	392	332.00–342.00	337.97
8	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	318.76
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	332.00	332.00
4	350–400	364	322.00–330.00	325.32
4	400–450	421	302.00–305.00	304.23
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	330.00–337.00	333.98
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	131.00–135.00	132.77
5	—	1,165	125.00–130.00	128.11
4	—	1,041	119.00–124.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	106.00–109.00	107.44
1	—	1,070	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,155	110.00–116.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,745	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,381.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00

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)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,456.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.