Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle 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 $138.72/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$138.72

122 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$305

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	148.28	826	19thin
Medium and Large 2	494	144.36	713	34
Medium and Large 3	451	142.50	643	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	852	132.75	1,131	65

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale122 hd

138.72

—

AL average16 barns · 1,609 hd

141.99

−3.27

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	1,677	107.64	1,805	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	81.33	956	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	67.96	657	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 1	—	517	150.23/cwt	147.00–152.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	172.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	180.47/cwt	175.00–182.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	163.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	67.96/cwt	66.00–70.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	85.32/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	80.37/cwt	79.00–82.00	889	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	106.46/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	813.33/cwt	800.00–830.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.58/cwt	132.00–137.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	153.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.53/cwt	148.00–152.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.64/cwt	157.00–162.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,131	65

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 224Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 22

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	147.00–152.00	150.23
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
4	—	409	162.00–165.00	163.50
3	—	572	142.00–150.00	145.70
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	152.00–157.00	155.02
5	—	478	145.00–152.00	149.20
2	—	315	160.00–165.00	162.38
2	—	683	117.00–120.00	118.52
11	—	524	135.00–145.00	139.41
3	—	373	157.00–162.00	159.64
6	—	575	132.00–137.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	852	132.75	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
3	—	887	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	152.00	152.00
1	—	740	132.00	132.00
3	—	508	170.00–177.00	172.34
1	—	590	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	175.00–182.00	180.47
3	—	707	120.00–125.00	122.35
2	—	528	157.00–165.00	161.02
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	603	140.00–142.00	141.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
2	—	665	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	460	165.00–170.00	167.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	160.00–165.00	163.84
3	—	575	142.00–147.00	143.72
2	—	620	132.00–137.00	134.58
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	487	152.00–155.00	153.01
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
4	—	518	148.00–152.00	150.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
3	—	578	135.00–137.00	135.65
3	—	425	152.00–157.00	155.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	66.00–70.00	67.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	83.00–87.00	85.32
8	—	1,106	79.00–82.00	80.37
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	106.00–107.00	106.46
1	—	1,525	110.00	110.00

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	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–830.00	813.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00

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