Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.40/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.07 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$166.40

47 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$14.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	167.38	849	24
Medium and Large 2	470	166.61	783	21
Medium and Large 3	475	152.53	725	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $125 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 sale47 hd

166.40

—

AL average13 barns · 921 hd

150.88

+15.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−33.07

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	1,624	101.62	1,650	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	76.53	904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	76.01	1,010	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	73.00	909	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	565	152.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	173.06/cwt	170.00–177.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	176.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	198.45/cwt	197.00–200.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	157.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	159.72/cwt	157.00–162.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.86/cwt	145.00–152.00	913	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.95/cwt	147.00–150.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.20/cwt	185.00–192.00	795	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	103.67/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	98.55/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	70.72/cwt	67.00–72.00	764	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	76.69/cwt	75.00–80.00	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	84.11/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	909	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 279Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 24

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	150.00–157.00	152.29
4	—	458	170.00–177.00	173.06
2	—	363	197.00–200.00	198.45
4	—	536	155.00–160.00	157.97
6	—	613	145.00–152.00	148.86
5	—	420	185.00–192.00	189.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	175.00–180.00	176.89
3	—	460	160.00–165.00	162.32
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
2	—	328	190.00–195.00	192.48
3	—	520	150.00–155.00	151.60
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
2	—	370	190.00	190.00
3	—	565	147.00–150.00	148.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	150.00–155.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	187.00	187.00
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	165.00–170.00	167.46
3	—	337	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.52
6	—	529	135.00–142.00	138.63
3	—	435	157.00–162.00	159.72
3	—	487	147.00–152.00	148.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
6	—	472	157.00–165.00	160.98
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
2	—	513	147.00–152.00	149.56
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
4	—	413	170.00–175.00	172.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	103.00–105.00	103.67
2	—	1,735	98.00–99.00	98.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	67.00–72.00	70.72
3	—	1,190	75.00–80.00	76.69
3	—	1,307	82.00–85.00	84.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	77.00–78.00	77.51
1	—	1,325	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	73.00	73.00

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

Bulls · 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