Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.33/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$150.33

43 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	160.07	724	13thin
Medium and Large 2	477	146.63	700	27
Medium and Large 3	475	141.33	671	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

150.33

—

AL average14 barns · 1,663 hd

149.24

+1.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,025	100.50	2,035	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	73.39	910	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	70.50	945	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	62.00	675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	157.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	149.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,790	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	77.68/cwt	77.00–78.00	977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	72.16/cwt	69.00–75.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	203.53/cwt	200.00–207.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	675	2

How this sale compares

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	207.00	207.00
3	—	513	155.00–157.00	156.35
2	—	303	200.00–207.00	203.53
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	137.00–140.00	138.47
4	—	471	155.00–160.00	157.25
6	—	519	147.00–152.00	149.97
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
2	—	615	132.00–137.00	134.54
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	260	205.00	205.00
4	—	419	165.00–168.00	167.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.42
3	—	373	160.00–162.00	160.63
5	—	466	145.00–150.00	148.00
5	—	513	140.00–145.00	143.23
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	170.00	170.00
2	—	558	135.00–137.00	136.00
6	—	421	150.00–157.00	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
4	—	520	150.00–157.00	153.46
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	313	175.00	175.00
2	—	355	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	413	162.00–165.00	163.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
1	—	560	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,410	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	77.00–78.00	77.68
2	—	1,190	69.00–75.00	72.16
1	—	1,285	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	93.00	93.00
1	—	2,125	108.00	108.00

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.

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