Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.99/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$160.99

99 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

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

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	164.10	866	32
Medium and Large 1	687	159.51	1,095	67

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale99 hd

160.99

—

AL average16 barns · 1,295 hd

158.01

+2.99

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	1,750	96.64	1,691	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	81.38	1,235	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	79.68	1,014	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	72.08	814	4thin

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	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	152.69/cwt	152.00–154.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	162.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	164.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,055	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,113	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	144.03/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	157.29/cwt	157.00–160.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.87/cwt	145.00–150.50	794	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	870	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	156.78/cwt	155.00–158.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.66/cwt	137.00–142.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	143.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	141.43/cwt	138.00–143.00	581	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	82.78/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,097	16
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.24/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	93.58/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,656	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	72.08/cwt	69.00–75.00	814	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,201	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	76.47/cwt	73.00–79.00	934	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	81.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,237	6

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 259Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 121Year ago 86

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
3	—	508	152.00–154.00	152.69
3	—	558	148.00–150.00	149.33
2	—	620	142.00–144.00	142.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	130.00–132.00	131.01
5	—	414	160.00–165.00	162.17
5	—	467	155.00–158.00	156.78
2	—	360	167.00–170.00	168.52
4	—	624	132.00–137.00	135.30
6	—	579	140.00–145.00	143.67
5	—	520	144.00–147.00	145.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	641	160.00–165.00	164.65
45	—	709	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
2	—	708	141.00–147.00	144.03
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
7	—	461	169.00	169.00
21	—	527	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	130.00–132.00	131.60
9	—	429	144.00–150.00	146.16
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	142.31
5	—	574	132.00–135.00	133.82
2	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.41
6	—	535	137.00–142.00	139.66
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	157.00–160.00	157.29
26	—	530	145.00–150.50	149.87
3	—	458	150.00–152.00	151.32
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
15	—	696	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.52
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
5	—	411	138.00–143.00	141.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,325	80.00–86.00	82.78
1	—	1,365	88.00	88.00
18	—	1,221	73.00–79.00	76.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,513	80.00–85.00	81.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	69.00–75.00	72.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	100.00–103.00	101.24
6	—	1,770	92.00–98.00	93.58

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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