Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.86/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −43.61 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$155.86

31 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	161.14	902	12thin
Medium and Large 2	512	153.06	783	16thin
Medium and Large 3	480	149.67	718	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $183 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 sale31 hd

155.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,442 hd

147.78

+8.07

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−43.61

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	1,608	111.57	1,794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	91.17	1,294	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	87.21	1,060	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	79.97	881	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$935	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$810	1thin

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	—	600	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.10/cwt	157.00–165.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/head	910.00–960.00	935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,444	112.12/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	94.23/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,163	8
Bulls	—	—	2,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	89.33/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	79.97/cwt	77.00–83.00	881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	83.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,000	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	87.96/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,080	15

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 509Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 67Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
2	—	600	150.00–157.00	153.50
7	—	570	157.00–165.00	161.10
2	—	528	165.00–167.00	165.98
1	—	470	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	422	160.00–165.00	161.60
3	—	522	150.00–157.00	154.09
2	—	560	147.00–152.00	149.48
2	—	380	165.00–167.00	166.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
2	—	480	157.00–160.00	158.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
2	—	588	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	525	137.00–140.00	138.47
3	—	480	145.00–150.00	146.63
5	—	416	150.00–155.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	510	130.00–132.00	130.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–960.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	107.00–108.00	107.49
5	—	1,444	111.00–115.00	112.12
1	—	2,070	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	92.00–98.00	94.23
18	—	1,198	80.00–85.00	83.46
15	—	1,228	86.00–92.00	87.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	86.00–92.00	89.33
3	—	1,432	95.00–99.00	96.64
1	—	1,430	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	77.00–83.00	79.97

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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Bulls · 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

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