Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.94/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$142.94

59 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	146.31	810	20
Medium and Large 2	502	142.47	715	31
Medium and Large 3	502	136.37	685	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $126 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 sale59 hd

142.94

—

AL average16 barns · 1,407 hd

149.74

−6.80

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	—	Average	1,905	100.24	1,910	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	75.47	1,177	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	73.35	892	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	66.36	735	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	615	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.83/cwt	162.00–170.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	178.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	190.70/cwt	190.00–192.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	189.55/cwt	187.00–192.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	68.09/cwt	67.00–69.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	66.36/cwt	65.00–68.00	735	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	75.47/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,177	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	79.42/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	73.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	871	8
Bulls	—	—	1,723	102.86/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,157	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.54/cwt	157.00–162.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	165.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	154.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	134.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	736	11

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 350Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	470	162.00–170.00	165.83
3	—	412	175.00–182.00	178.04
3	—	363	190.00–192.00	190.70
2	—	508	157.00–162.00	159.54
1	—	270	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	182.00–185.00	183.53
3	—	525	147.00–152.00	149.63
5	—	436	160.00–168.00	165.62
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
3	—	463	152.00–157.00	154.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	152.00	152.00
2	—	413	187.00–192.00	189.55
2	—	505	170.00–175.00	172.50
3	—	608	160.00	160.00
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	157.00	157.00
1	—	435	175.00	175.00
2	—	475	170.00–172.00	170.96
4	—	514	160.00–165.00	162.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
3	—	705	120.00–127.00	122.98
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.59
2	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
4	—	436	160.00–165.00	162.26
3	—	668	127.00–130.00	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–157.00	154.74
3	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.36
2	—	460	145.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.33
3	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.29
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
11	—	531	137.00–142.00	138.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.02
4	—	514	132.00–135.00	134.23
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	147.00–150.00	147.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	67.00–69.00	68.09
2	—	1,305	79.00–80.00	79.42
8	—	1,191	70.00–75.00	73.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	65.00–68.00	66.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	75.00–76.00	75.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	101.00–105.00	102.86
1	—	2,270	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle