Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $150.39/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$150.39

46 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$7.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	154.00	748	14thin
Medium and Large 2	451	149.95	676	21
Medium and Large 3	409	146.63	599	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.37/cwt here — about $149 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 sale46 hd

150.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

140.83

+9.56

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	1,805	107.50	1,940	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	75.00	994	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	74.52	945	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	68.00	748	1thin

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	—	520	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	165.81/cwt	162.00–168.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.79/cwt	152.00–157.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	139.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	158.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	145.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	677	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	74.36/cwt	70.00–77.00	882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	969	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	748	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 386Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 30Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	152.00–157.00	154.03
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
2	—	403	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	610	140.00–145.00	142.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	—	416	162.00–168.00	165.81
2	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	533	142.00–150.00	145.50
2	—	390	172.00–175.00	173.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	413	155.00–160.00	158.23
2	—	390	165.00–168.00	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	145.00–150.00	148.72
4	—	523	138.00–144.00	141.53
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
4	—	419	152.00–157.00	154.79
6	—	377	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	137.00–142.00	139.04
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.37
2	—	410	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	367	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.36
2	—	570	140.00	140.00
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	370	162.00–165.00	163.50
2	—	423	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	510	180.00–182.00	180.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
2	—	580	162.00–165.00	163.54

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	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	81.00–82.00	81.52
6	—	1,186	70.00–77.00	74.36
2	—	1,425	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,990	105.00	105.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle