Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $145.78/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$145.78

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	148.40	842	35
Medium and Large 2	500	142.04	710	23
Medium and Large 3	475	140.00	665	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $177 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 sale59 hd

145.78

—

AL average16 barns · 1,760 hd

140.96

+4.82

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	1,551	106.82	1,656	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	83.26	1,284	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	82.38	941	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	75.30	786	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	79.64/cwt	77.00–82.00	875	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	86.22/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	104.57/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	109.06/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,765	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	75.30/cwt	73.00–77.00	786	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	80.53/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	153.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	189.58/cwt	187.00–192.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	157.68/cwt	152.00–162.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.90/cwt	132.00–138.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	130.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	155.19/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.49/cwt	157.00–170.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	164.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 245Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	85.00–87.00	85.98
2	—	1,430	80.00–81.00	80.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	77.00–82.00	79.64
5	—	1,202	84.00–88.00	86.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	73.00–77.00	75.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	104.00–105.00	104.57
2	—	1,618	108.00–110.00	109.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	165.00–170.00	167.62
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
8	—	676	132.00–138.00	134.90
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
10	—	623	140.00–144.00	143.42
3	—	417	157.00–170.00	161.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	130.00–135.00	131.63
4	—	473	142.00–148.00	145.48
2	—	665	122.00–127.00	124.44
3	—	627	128.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	405	150.00–155.00	152.27
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
4	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	150.00–155.00	153.00
2	—	468	155.00–160.00	157.43
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	360	175.00–180.00	177.47
2	—	575	145.00–147.00	146.03
4	—	410	160.00–167.00	164.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
2	—	470	162.00–165.00	163.47
2	—	520	160.00–162.00	161.04
3	—	317	187.00–192.00	189.58
4	—	566	152.00–162.00	157.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	168.00	168.00
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	154.00–160.00	155.19

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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