Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2024-07-10

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 331▲ 155 vs year ago 415 · +37.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 43▲ 9 vs year ago 67 · +13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 7▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.29/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −117.09 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.
Average price
$252.29
61 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,432
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs AL average
−16.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1596256.801,53133
Medium and Large 2532252.501,34218thin
Medium and Large 3539237.061,27810thin
One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale61 hd
252.29
—
AL average16 barns · 609 hd
251.96
+0.33
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−16.57
This barn, trailing median26 sales
369.39
−117.09
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—High1,758167.292,9417thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,147137.851,58031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,383131.001,8122thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low962119.311,14726

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)—$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,4882thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,02826

Every lot

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333326.32/cwt325.00–327.001,0873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341343.74/cwt340.00–345.001,1724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3382322.25/cwt320.00–325.001,2313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,3411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415314.71/cwt312.00–317.001,3063
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513274.66/cwt270.00–277.001,4093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565276.00/cwt275.00–277.001,5592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,5452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579297.68/cwt295.00–298.001,7249
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3607260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624267.22/cwt265.00–270.001,6679
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,81829
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7294
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3703211.01/cwt210.00–215.001,4835
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,71626
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,75110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435278.05/cwt272.00–285.001,2104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463267.83/cwt262.00–270.001,2406
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476292.24/cwt290.00–297.001,3914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516254.64/cwt250.00–255.001,31414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525239.78/cwt235.00–245.001,2596
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560232.98/cwt230.00–235.001,3054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1596256.80/cwt250.00–257.001,53133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,53427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3619221.26/cwt220.00–225.001,3708
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4991
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,4642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2716208.12/cwt200.00–210.001,4907
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722216.21/cwt212.00–217.501,5618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725193.52/cwt190.00–197.001,4032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322330.62/cwt327.00–335.001,0653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383314.58/cwt312.00–317.001,2052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409319.76/cwt315.00–325.001,3084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437288.00/cwt285.00–292.001,2593
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483275.67/cwt272.00–282.001,3314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508268.48/cwt267.00–270.001,3642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527262.66/cwt260.00–265.001,3846
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558252.32/cwt250.00–255.001,4083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0151
Bulls——1,680163.02/cwt162.00–164.002,7392
Bulls——1,911172.50/cwt169.00–176.003,2964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%934118.27/cwt115.00–120.001,1057
Cows—Lean 85-90%962124.25/cwt122.00–127.001,19513
Cows—Lean 85-90%993109.81/cwt107.00–113.001,0906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085130.83/cwt129.00–134.001,42012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098138.98/cwt136.00–141.001,5269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264145.26/cwt143.00–149.001,83610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,487.50/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,027.58/head900.00–1,209.001,02826

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.