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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Dec 4

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

698 head

▲ 505 vs last sale 193▲ 167 vs year ago 531 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 14▼ 5 vs year ago 34 · −14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.02/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −153.00 against this barn's trailing median of $431.02.

Average price

$278.02

72 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

vs AL average

−47.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	290.30	1,590	34
Medium and Large 2	568	272.39	1,548	23
Medium and Large 3	559	258.80	1,447	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $143 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 sale72 hd

278.02

—

AL average15 barns · 369 hd

289.03

−11.01

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−47.35

This barn, trailing median12 sales

431.02

−153.00

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $348.13, median $431.02 across 12 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	1,909	138.81	2,649	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	115.23	1,794	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	110.69	1,359	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	91.97	978	7thin

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)	—	$1,203	17

Every lot

81 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	350.31/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,433	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	330.85/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,529	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	504	260.67/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,314	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	293.47/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,558	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,531	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	287.80/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,615	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	258.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,480	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	265.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,558	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	266.25/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,651	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,610	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	252.54/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,702	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	229.84/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,650	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	216.66/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,556	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	247.58/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,840	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	214.46/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,679	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	228.14/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,791	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	328.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,074	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,149	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,118	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,196	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,380	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	313.49/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,310	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,258	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	280.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	295.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,360	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	267.75/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,277	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	283.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,376	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	248.32/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,286	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,338	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	241.62/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,355	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	594	232.83/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,383	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	228.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,425	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	219.44/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,382	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	219.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,465	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	230.45/cwt	227.00–231.50	1,546	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,397	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	226.13/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,635	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	752	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,722	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	220.73/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,686	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	357.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,226	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,322	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	331.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,423	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	467	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,549	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,484	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	291.10/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,406	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	299.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,553	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,495	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	281.34/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,567	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,868	133.21/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	86.20/cwt	85.00–88.00	874	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	105.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,181	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	99.66/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,126	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,452	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	118.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,796	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	110.79/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,787	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202.94/head	1,023.00–1,393.00	1,203	17

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 193Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 17

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	409	337.00–360.00	350.31
17	450–500	462	315.00–335.00	330.85
15	500–550	531	292.50–305.00	293.47
19	550–600	561	277.00–295.00	287.80
3	600–650	620	262.00–272.00	266.25
34	650–700	674	252.00–260.00	252.54
38	700–750	743	240.00–248.00	247.58
8	750–800	785	225.00–232.00	228.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	543	282.00	282.00
13	550–600	588	264.00–270.00	265.00
2	600–650	623	257.00–260.00	258.48
8	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	718	227.00–232.50	229.84
2	750–800	783	212.00–217.00	214.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	504	260.00–262.00	260.67
12	550–600	573	258.00–260.00	258.33
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	696	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	718	215.00–217.50	216.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	335.00–345.00	339.95
3	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	334.95
7	400–450	418	305.00–320.00	313.49
4	450–500	461	290.00–305.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
49	650–700	671	227.00–231.50	230.45
8	700–750	723	220.00–231.00	226.13
27	750–800	764	220.00–221.00	220.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–335.00	328.49
2	350–400	355	310.00–320.00	314.93
2	400–450	425	295.00–297.00	296.00
8	450–500	485	275.00–285.00	283.73
2	500–550	530	250.00–255.00	252.48
11	550–600	561	237.00–246.00	241.62
4	600–650	624	225.00–235.00	228.43
4	650–700	669	215.00–222.00	219.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	426	275.00–285.00	280.10
5	450–500	477	262.00–270.00	267.75
5	500–550	518	242.00–255.00	248.32
17	550–600	594	227.50–235.00	232.83
2	600–650	630	217.00–222.00	219.44
1	650–700	675	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–335.00	332.53
15	750–800	752	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	285.00–290.00	287.43
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	350.00–365.00	357.55
2	350–400	383	340.00–350.00	345.16
6	400–450	429	320.00–340.00	331.63
4	450–500	475	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	500–550	518	295.00–305.00	299.88
3	550–600	557	280.00–282.00	281.34
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	483	287.00–295.00	291.10
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	623	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	330.00–335.00	331.63
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	110.00–115.00	112.67
1	—	1,315	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,118	103.00–108.00	105.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	98.00–101.00	99.66
4	—	1,014	85.00–88.00	86.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	116.00–120.00	118.19
2	—	1,613	109.00–113.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	131.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	1,990	150.00	150.00

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	17	—	—	1,023.00–1,393.00	1,202.94

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.