Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with high dressing boning cows sold up to 95.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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 $149.20/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$149.20

30 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	152.92	732	11thin
Medium and Large 2	447	148.62	664	16thin
Medium and Large 3	463	138.69	643	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $89 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 sale30 hd

149.20

—

AL average13 barns · 1,072 hd

142.68

+6.52

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	—	High	1,693	101.33	1,716	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	86.03	1,463	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	84.42	1,043	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	66.98	721	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	212.31/cwt	207.00–215.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	178.08/cwt	174.00–180.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,586	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	66.98/cwt	65.00–70.00	721	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	75.68/cwt	73.00–78.00	957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	90.80/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,072	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	84.27/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,074	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,638	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 302Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 12Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
3	—	327	207.00–215.00	212.31
2	—	503	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
2	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.07
2	—	415	190.00–192.00	190.99
2	—	475	175.00–185.00	180.21
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	460	165.00–170.00	167.50
3	—	417	174.00–180.00	178.08
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
2	—	535	162.00–165.00	163.51
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00–160.00	153.29
2	—	515	142.00–145.00	143.50
2	—	613	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.63
2	—	373	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.36
6	—	476	140.00–145.00	142.64
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
4	—	408	150.00–152.00	150.49
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,665	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,705	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	81.00–85.00	83.05
1	—	1,780	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,077	65.00–70.00	66.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	73.00–78.00	75.68
7	—	1,181	88.00–93.00	90.80
6	—	1,275	77.00–86.00	84.27

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle