Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower with Boning cows up to 88.00 and bulls up to 116.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder heifers. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.07/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$155.07

70 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	157.61	813	43
Medium and Large 2	453	152.55	690	23
Medium and Large 3	478	142.24	679	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $134 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 sale70 hd

155.07

—

AL average16 barns · 1,283 hd

145.12

+9.94

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	1,538	103.46	1,591	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	84.00	1,092	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	78.32	889	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	72.00	720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.74/cwt	175.00–177.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	194.20/cwt	190.00–197.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	161.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,119	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	156.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	167.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.61/cwt	167.00–170.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	142.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.51/cwt	177.00–180.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	149.81/cwt	145.00–152.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	800.00–820.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	103.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,591	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	78.10/cwt	75.00–80.00	879	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	72.04/cwt	71.00–73.00	839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,092	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 438Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 40Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
8	—	524	175.00–177.00	176.74
4	—	421	190.00–197.00	194.20
9	—	621	172.00	172.00
9	—	751	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	397	197.00	197.00
1	—	490	172.00	172.00
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	143.00	143.00
11	—	523	150.00–157.00	155.82
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
6	—	660	140.00	140.00
5	—	565	147.00	147.00
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
5	—	379	167.00–170.00	167.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	150.00–152.00	151.34
2	—	628	130.00	130.00
6	—	384	160.00–162.00	161.70
2	—	508	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	555	135.00–140.00	137.48
7	—	429	150.00–160.00	156.33
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	618	145.00–150.00	147.57
3	—	320	200.00–205.00	202.44
2	—	675	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	505	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	458	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	418	177.00–180.00	178.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
4	—	415	165.00–170.00	167.73
4	—	586	140.00–145.00	142.22
4	—	519	145.00–152.00	149.81
4	—	466	160.00–165.00	162.94
2	—	625	135.00–142.00	138.47
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.00	157.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–820.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	101.00–106.00	103.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	85.00–86.00	85.50
8	—	1,126	75.00–80.00	78.10
2	—	1,165	71.00–73.00	72.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	84.00	84.00

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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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