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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Apr 10Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 277▼ 133 vs year ago 349 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 36▼ 22 vs year ago 60 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 25▼ 5 vs year ago 54 · −9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −124.39 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$245.00

4 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs AL average

−25.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	260.00	1,326	1thin
Medium and Large 2	592	240.00	1,421	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$95 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

245.00

—

AL average14 barns · 387 hd

248.06

−3.06

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−25.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−124.39

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,585	142.32	2,256	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	118.28	1,445	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	105.21	1,088	11

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)	—	$1,606	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,758	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,119	22

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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,112	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,297	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,427	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,105	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	288.43/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,061	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,191	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,230	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	262.18/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,253	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	338.63/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,128	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	336.11/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,260	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,243	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,276	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	329.37/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,393	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,316	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,351	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	260.97/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,352	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	137.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	144.47/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,314	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,068	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	98.71/cwt	98.00–100.00	950	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,090	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	113.77/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,303	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,302	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,480	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,806	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,606.25/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275.14/head	1,228.00–1,380.00	1,275	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046.40/head	918.00–1,158.00	1,046	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,662.50/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2

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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 277Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 54

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	335.00–342.00	338.63
1	350–400	380	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	405	310.00–320.00	314.94
1	450–500	455	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	307.00	307.00
2	400–450	435	300.00–305.00	302.56
3	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	260.00–262.00	260.97
1	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	375	332.00–340.00	336.11
2	400–450	423	327.00–332.00	329.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	342.00	342.00
1	350–400	385	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	440	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	330.00–335.00	333.79
9	400–450	417	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	397	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	285.00–290.00	287.49
3	550–600	592	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	287.00–290.00	288.43
4	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	478	257.00–267.00	262.18
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	124.00–129.00	126.75
4	—	1,224	118.00–123.00	120.95
8	—	1,145	111.00–116.00	113.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	98.00–100.00	98.71
2	—	1,178	110.00–111.00	110.50
6	—	1,022	105.00–108.00	106.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	143.00–147.00	144.47
1	—	2,045	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,415	137.00–139.00	137.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,606.25

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	15	—	—	918.00–1,158.00	1,046.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,228.00–1,380.00	1,275.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 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	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50

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.