Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2024-06-12

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 12
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 312▼ 343 vs year ago 597 · −57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 27▲ 16 vs year ago 40 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 10▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.25/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −122.14 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$247.25
15 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.66
vs AL average
−18.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535262.001,4021thin
Medium and Large 2531251.621,3368thin
Medium and Large 3525238.971,2556thin
One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $146 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 sale15 hd
247.25
—
AL average14 barns · 363 hd
251.92
−4.66
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−18.12
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
−122.14
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—Low1,643153.412,5212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210134.491,62728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,556130.392,0295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015116.731,18515

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1132thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$99111

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3576261.66/cwt260.00–270.001,5076
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3658240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7141
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295330.00/cwt330.00–330.009741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305322.00/cwt322.00–322.009821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335311.03/cwt310.00–312.001,0422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335303.40/cwt300.00–307.001,0162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368287.96/cwt287.00–290.001,0603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381298.49/cwt297.00–300.001,1374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423269.03/cwt265.00–272.001,1383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424285.97/cwt285.00–287.001,2134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470255.66/cwt255.00–257.001,2023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513243.46/cwt240.00–247.001,2494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522252.28/cwt250.00–255.001,3177
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370315.95/cwt315.00–317.001,1692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421308.51/cwt307.00–310.001,2996
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424299.58/cwt292.00–302.001,2705
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508274.49/cwt272.00–277.001,3942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550263.50/cwt262.00–265.001,4492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5071
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623238.45/cwt237.00–240.001,4862
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3669226.49/cwt222.00–230.001,5154
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,643153.41/cwt151.00–156.002,5212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%976110.16/cwt107.00–111.001,0755
Cows—Lean 85-90%988116.19/cwt114.00–118.001,1484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065122.57/cwt120.00–126.001,3056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160129.23/cwt126.00–131.001,4999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198135.56/cwt132.00–138.001,62415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366142.32/cwt139.00–145.001,9444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502126.32/cwt125.00–128.001,8973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,785138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,4631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,112.50/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—990.91/head903.00–1,073.0099111

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.