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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 23

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

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Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 386▼ 42 vs year ago 339 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 12 vs year ago 23 · +52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 7 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 steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $237.18/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −132.21 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$237.18

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$28.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs AL average

−22.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	249.69	1,385	17thin
Medium and Large 2	552	230.89	1,275	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	220.70	1,202	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $183 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 sale33 hd

237.18

—

AL average13 barns · 612 hd

232.50

+4.68

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−22.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−132.21

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	1,808	145.63	2,632	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	115.27	1,390	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	115.15	1,651	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	97.19	1,138	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,564	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	715	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	268.95/cwt	267.00–272.00	885	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	975	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	260.25/cwt	257.00–262.00	955	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	258.96/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,067	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	243.37/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,010	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	231.20/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,080	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	244.04/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,306	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,164	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	238.65/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,248	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	225.72/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,291	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	246.64/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,416	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	215.40/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,245	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	219.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,369	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	294.79/cwt	292.00–300.00	929	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	279.59/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,046	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	269.07/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,157	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	275.97/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,195	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	266.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,258	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	254.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,220	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	255.23/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,330	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	265.21/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,398	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	244.54/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,303	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	254.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	244.75/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,405	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	234.67/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,349	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	240.68/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,516	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	214.67/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,421	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,828	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	92.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,029	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	115.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,390	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,247	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,318	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,705	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	109.80/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,778	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1

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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 386Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–277.00	275.97
3	450–500	472	265.00–270.00	266.59
5	500–550	521	252.00–257.00	255.23
4	550–600	574	242.00–247.00	244.75
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	292.00–300.00	294.79
4	350–400	374	272.00–282.00	279.59
3	400–450	430	265.00–272.00	269.07
3	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	254.08
2	500–550	533	242.00–247.00	244.54
3	550–600	575	230.00–237.00	234.67
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	662	212.00–217.00	214.67
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	262.00–267.00	265.21
5	550–600	569	250.00–260.00	254.21
3	600–650	630	240.00–242.00	240.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
14	600–650	604	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	267.00	267.00
3	400–450	412	257.00–260.00	258.96
3	450–500	468	240.00–247.00	244.04
2	500–550	523	235.00–242.00	238.65
3	550–600	572	222.00–230.00	225.72
3	600–650	625	215.00–222.00	219.09
1	650–700	660	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	770	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	292.00	292.00
4	300–350	329	267.00–272.00	268.95
3	350–400	367	257.00–262.00	260.25
2	400–450	415	240.00–247.00	243.37
5	450–500	467	230.00–232.00	231.20
6	500–550	517	220.00–230.00	225.12
5	550–600	578	212.00–220.00	215.40
2	650–700	663	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	257.00	257.00
12	550–600	574	244.00–248.00	246.64
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,117	90.00–95.00	92.14
2	—	1,243	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	108.00–112.00	109.80
1	—	1,375	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,520	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	112.00–117.00	115.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	140.00–142.00	141.26
2	—	1,885	150.00	150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.