Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.84/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$149.84

79 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	167.53	986	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	163.01	897	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	871	143.75	1,252	58

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale79 hd

149.84

—

AL average14 barns · 680 hd

165.57

−15.73

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	1,538	108.79	1,674	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	87.00	1,222	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	83.75	1,003	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	71.08	832	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	164.53/cwt	164.00–165.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	137.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,252	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	164.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	83.27/cwt	80.00–86.00	993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	71.08/cwt	70.00–73.00	832	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	77.32/cwt	76.00–78.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	89.77/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	110.18/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	175.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	163.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	152.00/cwt	148.00–155.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.59/cwt	142.00–150.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	187.93/cwt	185.00–192.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	721	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 163Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 46Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	160.00	160.00
3	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.37
7	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.90
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	375	152.00–155.00	153.58
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
4	—	418	148.00–152.00	150.01
7	—	461	145.00–150.00	147.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	164.00–165.00	164.53
7	—	559	137.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	363	160.00	160.00
3	—	423	155.00–160.00	156.57
3	—	513	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	470	152.00–155.00	153.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	195.00–200.00	197.56
5	—	616	162.00	162.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
7	—	680	154.00	154.00
2	—	513	170.00–175.00	172.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	538	162.00–165.00	163.52
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	871	143.75	143.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.73
3	—	518	160.00–167.00	164.07
2	—	658	142.00–147.00	144.49
2	—	475	170.00–172.00	170.96
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
3	—	618	150.00–155.00	152.36
3	—	432	185.00–192.00	187.93
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.40
5	—	431	170.00–180.00	175.76
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
7	—	464	160.00–167.00	163.03
5	—	521	148.00–155.00	152.00
2	—	630	138.00–142.00	139.98
3	—	570	142.00–150.00	145.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
2	—	473	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,193	80.00–86.00	83.27
3	—	1,227	76.00–78.00	77.32
4	—	1,185	87.00–92.00	89.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	70.00–73.00	71.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,605	109.00–111.00	110.18

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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