Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.72/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$153.72

33 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	158.09	738	13thin
Medium and Large 2	456	152.67	695	17thin
Medium and Large 3	490	140.71	690	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $48 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 sale33 hd

153.72

—

AL average16 barns · 1,904 hd

147.42

+6.30

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	—	High	1,540	107.00	1,648	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	79.97	896	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	76.00	1,136	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	74.52	788	2thin

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)	—	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,117	6

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	187.15/cwt	182.00–192.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	150.61/cwt	147.00–155.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.03/cwt	167.00–170.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	188.34/cwt	185.00–192.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	152.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	870	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,116.67/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,117	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	80.29/cwt	78.00–83.00	925	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	88.68/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,069	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	75.02/cwt	72.00–77.00	767	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,136	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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 189Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
2	—	413	182.00–192.00	187.15
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
2	—	383	205.00–210.00	207.48
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
2	—	563	152.00–157.00	154.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	202.00	202.00
3	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.65
3	—	572	145.00–150.00	146.62
2	—	475	157.00–162.00	159.39
2	—	373	185.00–192.00	188.34
4	—	506	150.00–155.00	152.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	157.00–165.00	159.76
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
3	—	582	145.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	367	167.00–170.00	169.03
3	—	410	162.00–165.00	163.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	147.00–155.00	150.61
3	—	388	162.00–165.00	164.01
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
5	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.75
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	142.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	560	137.00–140.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	—	535	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,116.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,152	78.00–83.00	80.29
3	—	1,205	88.00–89.00	88.68
6	—	1,022	72.00–77.00	75.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	74.00–75.00	74.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,370	104.00	104.00

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