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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Dec 18

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 564▼ 270 vs year ago 531 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 44▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 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 $241.60/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −127.78 against this barn's trailing median of $369.39.

Average price

$241.60

10 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs AL average

−43.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	252.00	1,499	1thin
Medium and Large 2	557	246.78	1,373	4thin
Medium and Large 3	566	235.38	1,333	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $167 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 sale10 hd

241.60

—

AL average15 barns · 618 hd

255.70

−14.09

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−43.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

369.39

−127.78

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	1,714	126.99	2,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	112.00	1,641	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	110.00	1,423	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	89.66	999	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,737	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,225	8

Every lot

78 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	386.53/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,430	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,480	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,449	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	308.04/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,571	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,661	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	285.77/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,806	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	273.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,731	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,712	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	313.69/cwt	310.00–317.00	847	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,187	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	291.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,214	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,164	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,225	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	244.04/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,396	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	234.23/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,356	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	247.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,579	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,784	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,178	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,195	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	359.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,404	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	330.98/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,407	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	301.05/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,279	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	316.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,497	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	288.01/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,368	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	286.68/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,474	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	275.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,425	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	296.38/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,562	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,553	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,551	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	97.15/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,054	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	980	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,646	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,627	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,608.33/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224.63/head	1,144.00–1,323.00	1,225	8

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 564Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	124.00–126.00	125.32
1	—	1,900	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	108.00–109.00	108.50
1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,395	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,195	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,085	96.00–98.00	97.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	579	232.00–235.00	234.23
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	270	310.00–317.00	313.69
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	418	275.00–282.00	278.56
2	450–500	465	262.00–265.00	263.48
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	572	242.00–245.00	244.04
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.52
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	800	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	309.97
5	400–450	416	285.00–300.00	291.87
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	595	252.00	252.00
6	600–650	627	240.00–255.00	247.86
2	650–700	665	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	700–750	740	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	287.00	287.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	270.00–277.00	273.51
2	700–750	718	237.00–240.00	238.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	386.53
2	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	352.41
4	500–550	510	305.00–312.00	308.04
1	550–600	550	302.00	302.00
3	600–650	632	280.00–292.50	285.77
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–302.00	301.05
3	450–500	475	282.00–292.00	288.01
3	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	275.67
2	550–600	583	265.00–267.00	266.02
2	600–650	623	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	365	325.00–330.00	327.43
2	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	514	282.00–290.00	286.68
2	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	375.00–385.00	379.92
4	350–400	390	350.00–365.00	359.98
9	400–450	425	322.00–340.00	330.98
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	316.48
5	500–550	527	292.00–300.00	296.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	8	—	—	1,144.00–1,323.00	1,224.63

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.