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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 7

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 339▼ 92 vs year ago 217 · −42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $248.59/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −131.31 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.

Average price

$248.59

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

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	267.48	1,464	4thin
Medium and Large 2	573	246.45	1,412	4thin
Medium and Large 3	541	240.21	1,300	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $165 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 sale16 hd

248.59

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

241.26

+7.33

This barn, trailing median24 sales

379.90

−131.31

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	1,479	163.83	2,423	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	137.86	1,478	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	107.00	936	1thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,080	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	218	293.70/cwt	290.00–297.00	640	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	293.53/cwt	290.00–297.00	845	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	905	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	906	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	961	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	286.03/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,073	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,001	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,057	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,142	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	248.46/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,056	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	247.40/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,153	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,369	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	963	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	950	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	321.03/cwt	320.00–322.00	995	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	306.12/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,010	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,126	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	273.21/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,270	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	254.57/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,219	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	246.20/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,285	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,485	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	246.45/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,412	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	230.23/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,319	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	208.36/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	225.95/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,498	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,374	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	169.66/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,379	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	136.14/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,455	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	143.76/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,550	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079.75/head	957.00–1,262.00	1,080	4

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 339Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	957.00–1,262.00	1,079.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	322.00	322.00
2	300–350	330	302.00–310.00	306.12
5	450–500	479	252.00–257.00	254.57
5	500–550	522	242.00–250.00	246.20
3	550–600	573	227.00–237.00	230.23
3	600–650	617	205.00–210.00	208.36
1	650–700	680	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	332.00	332.00
2	500–550	540	270.00–280.00	274.95
2	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	663	222.00–230.00	225.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	332.00	332.00
2	300–350	310	320.00–322.00	321.03
3	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	300.16
5	450–500	465	270.00–277.00	273.21
4	550–600	573	242.00–252.00	246.45
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	720	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	290.00–297.00	293.70
1	350–400	375	267.00	267.00
2	400–450	425	247.00–250.00	248.46
1	450–500	460	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.00	312.00
1	300–350	305	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	375	285.00–287.00	286.03
2	400–450	423	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	290.00–297.00	293.53
1	300–350	335	287.00	287.00
2	400–450	405	260.00–262.00	260.99
6	450–500	466	242.00–252.00	247.40
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,675	168.00–171.00	169.66
1	—	1,135	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	142.00–146.00	143.76
2	—	1,065	127.00–132.00	129.51
4	—	1,069	134.00–139.00	136.14

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.