Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.49/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$156.49

48 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$0.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	156.69	854	31
Medium and Large 2	446	156.14	697	17thin

One grade step is worth $0.55/cwt here — about $157 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

156.49

—

AL average15 barns · 2,068 hd

151.84

+4.66

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	1,518	97.00	1,473	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	83.87	1,028	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	83.02	1,128	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	77.50	944	4thin

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)	—	$947	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	618	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	176.03/cwt	175.00–177.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	159.64/cwt	157.00–162.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	166.19/cwt	162.00–172.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	144.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	944	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	85.13/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,087	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,174	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	80.67/cwt	78.00–82.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,787	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.67/head	920.00–960.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	174.75/cwt	167.00–180.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.31/cwt	160.00–162.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	854	2

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 198Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 45Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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	—	618	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	470	165.00–175.00	170.00
2	—	693	134.00–137.00	135.51
4	—	528	160.00–167.00	164.32
5	—	570	155.00–160.00	158.43
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
1	—	370	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
4	—	433	170.00–175.00	173.01
3	—	527	150.00–155.00	152.35
3	—	478	160.00–162.00	161.31
2	—	575	147.00–150.00	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	175.00–177.00	176.03
2	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	177.00	177.00
2	—	468	165.00–167.00	166.03
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
3	—	322	167.00–180.00	174.75
6	—	523	150.00–157.00	154.48
2	—	623	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	570	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	154.00	154.00
3	—	557	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	420	157.00–162.00	159.64
2	—	328	175.00–177.00	175.96
3	—	363	162.00–172.00	166.19
4	—	511	140.00–147.00	144.78
3	—	470	153.00–157.00	154.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	77.00–78.00	77.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	77.00–78.00	77.53
1	—	1,335	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,277	83.00–89.00	85.13
1	—	1,290	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,142	78.00–82.00	80.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,805	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	920.00–960.00	946.67

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle