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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 297▲ 41 vs year ago 339 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 23 · +30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 7▲ 19 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 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 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 $240.32/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.58 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.

Average price

$240.32

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	263.38	1,383	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	250.19	1,313	2thin
Medium and Large 3	557	227.62	1,268	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $114 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 sale12 hd

240.32

—

AL average13 barns · 332 hd

237.34

+2.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

379.90

−139.58

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	1,597	140.07	2,236	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,995	121.00	2,414	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	113.15	1,313	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	95.46	1,091	6thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,139	6

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	296.02/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,223	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,297	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	283.53/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,361	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,449	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,474	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	258.39/cwt	255.00–262.00	814	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,135	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	217.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,133	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	220.30/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,256	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	212.18/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,209	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,252	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,415	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,513	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	290.78/cwt	287.00–295.00	939	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	263.52/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,088	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,129	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	284.23/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,211	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	278.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,275	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	262.22/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,232	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,365	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,313	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	237.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,251	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	220.31/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,278	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	208.25/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,281	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,287	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	139.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,099	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,945	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,081	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,383	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	89.93/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,009	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	107.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,274	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,356	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,414	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138.50/head	1,014.00–1,269.00	1,139	6

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 297Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	282.00–290.00	284.23
2	450–500	458	277.00–280.00	278.48
2	500–550	510	260.00–275.00	267.57
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	272.00	272.00
4	450–500	470	260.00–267.00	262.22
2	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	250.19
2	600–650	608	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	287.00–295.00	290.78
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	413	257.00–267.00	263.52
2	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	527	235.00–240.00	237.36
4	550–600	580	217.00–227.00	220.31
3	600–650	615	205.00–215.00	208.25
2	650–700	660	190.00–200.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	240.00–247.00	244.03
1	500–550	525	232.00	232.00
4	550–600	570	217.00–225.00	220.30
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	255.00–262.00	258.39
7	500–550	521	215.00–225.00	217.42
4	550–600	570	207.00–215.00	212.18
1	600–650	620	202.00	202.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	223.51
3	700–750	712	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	295.00–297.00	296.02
2	450–500	480	282.00–285.00	283.53
2	550–600	578	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–277.00	276.02
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.44
2	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	105.00–110.00	107.73
1	—	1,115	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	88.00–91.00	89.93
2	—	1,060	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,370	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	136.00–141.00	139.28
1	—	2,045	144.00	144.00

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	6	—	—	1,014.00–1,269.00	1,138.50

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.