Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2022-08-03

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 3
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
75 vs last sale 264 252 vs year ago 441 · 57.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
41 vs last sale 63 19 vs year ago 41 · 46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
28 vs last sale 0 17 vs year ago 11 · +154.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.53/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 41.95 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$157.53
48 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454177.4780612thin
Medium and Large 2454168.977678thin
Medium and Large 3506145.7173828
One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about $68 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 sale48 hd
157.53
AL average14 barns · 1,330 hd
154.02
+3.51
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
−41.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,81088.001,5931thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40778.331,1023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21776.499316thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92356.395217thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0506
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$5684thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1413183.48/cwt180.00–187.007582
BullsMedium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
BullsMedium and Large 3628122.49/cwt120.00–125.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 3545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy480172.00/cwt172.00–172.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 2495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2555137.00/cwt137.00–137.007601
BullsMedium and Large 3481153.13/cwt150.00–157.007376
HeifersMedium and Large 1479166.19/cwt160.00–170.007964
SteersMedium and Large 1715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 3415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 3377156.57/cwt155.00–160.005903
HeifersMedium and Large 1735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 3485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1528154.62/cwt152.00–157.008163
SteersMedium and Large 1590177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 2593142.49/cwt140.00–145.008452
BullsMedium and Large 2388181.65/cwt180.00–185.007053
BullsMedium and Large 1338213.47/cwt212.00–215.007222
BullsMedium and Large 3504140.71/cwt140.00–145.007097
BullsMedium and Large 1730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
BullsMedium and Large 1373190.64/cwt190.00–192.007113
BullsMedium and Large 1518165.90/cwt162.00–170.008592
BullsMedium and Large 1600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1567150.07/cwt145.00–155.008513
BullsMedium and Large 3380172.36/cwt170.00–175.006553
BullsMedium and Large 3579134.01/cwt130.00–137.007768
BullsMedium and Large 2635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2323192.40/cwt190.00–195.006212
BullsMedium and Large 1460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
BullsMedium and Large 3415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006721
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2567.50/head510.00–660.005684
Bulls1,81088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5931
CowsLean 85-90%90349.24/cwt47.00–51.004453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33880.97/cwt79.00–83.001,0832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21076.00/cwt75.00–77.009203
CowsLean 85-90%81556.00/cwt56.00–56.004561
CowsLean 85-90%98063.67/cwt62.00–65.006243
CowsBoner 80-85%99569.00/cwt69.00–69.006871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34375.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0072

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.