Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to weaker. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.37/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.10 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$153.37

69 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	154.42	816	26
Medium and Large 2	489	153.81	752	38
Medium and Large 3	502	144.60	726	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $90 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 sale69 hd

153.37

—

AL average16 barns · 1,216 hd

147.83

+5.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−46.10

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	1,414	106.46	1,505	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	83.93	909	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,327	79.99	1,061	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	569	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	145.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	164.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	135.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	825	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	77.48/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,007	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	85.60/cwt	83.00–88.00	974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	78.69/cwt	77.00–80.00	793	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,253	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	108.10/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.19/cwt	137.00–142.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	181.04/cwt	180.00–185.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	167.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.87/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	795	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 313Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 16Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	145.00–147.00	146.16
3	—	617	140.00–145.00	143.28
10	—	526	150.00–160.00	155.03
3	—	475	162.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
4	—	413	170.00–175.00	172.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.34
7	—	521	142.00–147.00	145.72
5	—	431	160.00–167.00	164.86
5	—	575	137.00–142.00	140.19
5	—	321	180.00–185.00	181.04
4	—	626	130.00–137.00	134.74
3	—	382	165.00–170.00	167.34
2	—	665	125.00–127.00	126.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
2	—	475	148.00	148.00
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	159.00	159.00
5	—	452	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	641	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	150.00–155.00	153.38
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
9	—	382	150.00–160.00	154.79
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
5	—	491	145.00–150.00	147.42
4	—	561	130.00–137.00	135.18
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
8	—	521	135.00–142.00	140.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	583	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	147.00–155.00	150.95
2	—	458	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	618	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	400	160.00	160.00
2	—	558	140.00–145.00	142.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	76.00–79.00	77.48
1	—	1,380	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	83.00–88.00	85.60
3	—	1,008	77.00–80.00	78.69
1	—	1,090	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,553	105.00–111.00	108.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	960.00	960.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle