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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 329▲ 86 vs year ago 297 · +29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 13 vs year ago 35 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 27▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.01/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −40.89 against this barn's trailing median of $379.90.
Average price
$339.01
20 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542356.701,9326thin
Medium and Large 2539340.711,8357thin
Medium and Large 3538322.141,7337thin
One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $198 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 sale20 hd
339.01
—
AL average15 barns · 465 hd
362.40
−23.39
This barn, trailing median24 sales
379.90
−40.89
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
454403352300median 379.9003/0405/0607/1509/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,955189.003,6951thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,398159.242,2264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,299152.121,9756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044136.991,4303thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,2173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,7501thin

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9456
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420442.50/cwt435.00–450.001,8592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642350.97/cwt350.00–360.002,25310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338437.44/cwt430.00–445.001,4792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375456.67/cwt440.00–460.001,7136
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375417.40/cwt415.00–420.001,5652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405402.53/cwt400.00–405.001,6302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413416.45/cwt410.00–430.001,7203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433381.62/cwt380.00–385.001,6523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,4772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483372.49/cwt370.00–380.001,7994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520354.88/cwt350.00–360.001,8454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,6662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567344.88/cwt335.00–350.001,9553
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575296.67/cwt295.00–300.001,7063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610329.07/cwt322.50–340.002,0073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668282.43/cwt280.00–285.001,8872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686308.76/cwt305.00–310.002,1184
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710261.64/cwt260.00–265.001,8583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3713251.61/cwt245.00–255.001,7943
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy754307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3194
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,9142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280444.87/cwt430.00–455.001,2464
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328440.19/cwt435.00–445.001,4442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340422.50/cwt420.00–425.001,4372
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365437.19/cwt430.00–445.001,5962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368412.59/cwt410.00–415.001,5182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388401.70/cwt400.00–405.001,5593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421401.49/cwt395.00–410.001,6907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427425.20/cwt415.00–430.001,8163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6265
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478373.34/cwt370.00–375.001,7853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483353.36/cwt350.00–355.001,7073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506351.26/cwt340.00–355.001,7774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524328.02/cwt325.00–330.001,7195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530373.40/cwt370.00–375.001,9793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553340.00/cwt335.00–345.001,8803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,7622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582326.65/cwt325.00–330.001,9013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613297.47/cwt295.00–300.001,8232
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620312.94/cwt310.00–320.001,9405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664321.01/cwt315.00–330.002,13210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668281.68/cwt280.00–285.001,8823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725291.25/cwt290.00–295.002,1124
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726307.49/cwt300.00–310.002,2324
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,955189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,6951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063140.48/cwt138.00–143.001,4932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230163.57/cwt162.00–165.002,0122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287149.53/cwt147.00–153.001,9243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513165.47/cwt165.00–166.002,5042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,216.67/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.