Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.45/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$136.45

83 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	763	144.50	1,103	42
Medium and Large 2	491	142.15	698	15thin
Medium and Large 3	478	136.67	654	3thin
Medium and Large 1	837	118.00	988	23

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $115 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 sale83 hd

136.45

—

AL average9 barns · 827 hd

136.84

−0.39

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	1,835	111.48	2,046	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	86.79	1,276	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	83.88	1,069	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$820	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	142.97/cwt	140.00–147.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	106.57/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,039	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,103	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	146.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.07/cwt	152.00–155.00	663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	820.00/head	800.00–840.00	820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	82.79/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,050	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	87.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,122	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	88.08/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,427	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	2,046	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 262Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	140.00–147.00	142.97
2	—	473	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	575	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	975	101.00–110.00	106.57
2	—	685	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
3	—	462	152.00–155.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	132.00–136.00	134.04
2	—	365	160.00–162.00	161.03
3	—	675	115.00	115.00
5	—	459	142.00–150.00	146.97
3	—	430	152.00–155.00	154.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	763	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	160.00–165.00	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–840.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	80.00–85.00	82.79
3	—	1,280	86.00–90.00	87.67
1	—	1,300	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	87.00–89.00	88.08
1	—	1,530	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,110	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	111.00–112.00	111.48

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle