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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Dec 11

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

564 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 698▲ 33 vs year ago 531 · +6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 29▲ 10 vs year ago 34 · +29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 22▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $258.47/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −110.92 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$258.47

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$28.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs AL average

−21.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	270.17	1,445	13thin
Medium and Large 2	563	249.24	1,403	11thin
Medium and Large 3	527	241.61	1,273	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.56/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

258.47

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

+0.76

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−21.83

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−110.92

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	1,559	136.22	2,124	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	111.00	1,782	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	106.36	1,356	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	89.79	930	5thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	396.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,469	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,544	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	342.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,608	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	325.99/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,597	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,507	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	336.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,767	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	297.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,676	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,604	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	285.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,681	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,074	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,964	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,009	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	285.36/cwt	282.00–287.00	970	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	298.66/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,129	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	316.29/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,202	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	282.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,079	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	323.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,352	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	308.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,288	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,204	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	271.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,155	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	281.33/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,294	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	297.03/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,393	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	265.44/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,351	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	241.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	256.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,388	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,515	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	240.39/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,416	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,397	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,530	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	374.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,361	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,178	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,268	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	356.39/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,326	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	363.50/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,490	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	346.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,436	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	325.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,392	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	331.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,513	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	309.62/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,610	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	275.60/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,441	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	292.45/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,544	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	290.63/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,633	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	131.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	83.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	750	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,059	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	109.06/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,341	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	104.21/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,302	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,533	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,798	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 698Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 29Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	380	312.00–320.00	316.29
3	400–450	418	300.00–315.00	308.07
5	450–500	469	285.00–300.00	297.03
5	500–550	509	262.00–270.00	265.44
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	658	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	328	305.00–310.00	307.48
2	350–400	378	295.00–302.00	298.66
3	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	283.37
3	450–500	460	280.00–282.00	281.33
6	500–550	541	255.00–260.00	256.62
5	550–600	589	240.00–242.00	240.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	282.00–287.00	285.36
3	350–400	382	280.00–285.00	282.41
5	400–450	426	270.00–275.00	271.02
1	450–500	465	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	527	240.00–245.00	241.61
2	600–650	625	220.00–227.00	223.58
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	418	320.00–330.00	323.47
7	550–600	551	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	371	390.00–400.00	396.01
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	364.95
5	450–500	469	335.00–350.00	342.85
3	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	336.60
12	550–600	564	295.00–305.00	297.11
3	750–800	768	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	810	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	325.00–327.00	325.99
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
10	550–600	589	285.00–290.00	285.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	490	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	550–600	578	275.00–280.00	277.53
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	340.00–345.00	342.57
2	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.15
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	528	285.00–310.00	292.45
2	550–600	560	275.00–280.00	277.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	372	352.00–360.00	356.39
4	400–450	414	340.00–355.00	346.96
4	450–500	456	320.00–340.00	331.80
3	500–550	520	305.00–312.00	309.62
3	550–600	562	285.00–295.00	290.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	368	315.00–325.00	320.10
3	500–550	523	272.00–280.00	275.60
1	550–600	590	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	370.00–380.00	374.83
2	400–450	410	362.00–365.00	363.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,750	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	108.00–110.00	109.06
7	—	1,249	101.00–106.00	104.21
1	—	1,550	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	93.00–95.00	94.01
2	—	898	81.00–86.00	83.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	130.00–134.00	131.70
1	—	1,945	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,765	146.00	146.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.50

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.