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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, May 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 417▼ 152 vs year ago 327 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 24▼ 23 vs year ago 50 · −46.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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 $260.01/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −109.38 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$260.01

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$21.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AL average

−7.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	261.07	1,403	19thin
Medium and Large 3	515	240.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

260.01

—

AL average9 barns · 276 hd

254.07

+5.94

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−7.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−109.38

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	—	Low	1,388	147.50	2,047	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	128.12	1,562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	120.33	1,735	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	110.75	1,073	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,164	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,357	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,454	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,548	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,616	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,720	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	753	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,694	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	360.99/cwt	360.00–362.00	986	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	972	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	347.12/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,121	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,066	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,228	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	286.29/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,182	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	266.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,400	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	251.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,406	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	342.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,090	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	368.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,209	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	335.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,403	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	316.39/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,338	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	318.48/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,443	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	298.48/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,442	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,424	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,029	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	127.84/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,459	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	120.74/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,507	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	134.35/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,734	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,719	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164.00/head	1,117.00–1,250.00	1,164	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 417Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,515	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	132.00–138.00	134.35
4	—	1,248	118.00–123.00	120.74
6	—	1,141	125.00–129.00	127.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,015	117.00	117.00
2	—	953	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,375	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	340.00–345.00	342.64
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	483	297.00–300.00	298.48
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	423	312.00–322.00	316.39
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	360.00–375.00	368.58
6	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	335.74
2	450–500	453	315.00–322.00	318.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	347.00	347.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	413	282.00–292.00	286.29
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	365	292.00	292.00
5	400–450	447	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	498	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	670	205.00–215.00	210.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	360.00–362.00	360.99
2	300–350	323	342.00–352.00	347.12
2	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	400	307.00	307.00
12	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	266.68
7	550–600	559	250.00–260.00	251.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	409	330.00–335.00	331.71
2	450–500	453	320.00–322.00	320.99
2	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	593	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	335.00	335.00
15	500–550	501	322.50	322.50
5	550–600	565	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	753	225.00	225.00

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	—	—	950.00	950.00

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	3	—	—	1,117.00–1,250.00	1,164.00

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.