Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a high dressing boning cow up to 103 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady with market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.55/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$164.55

67 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	179.75	901	28
Medium and Large 2	475	155.12	738	33
Medium and Large 3	486	145.50	707	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $194 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 sale67 hd

164.55

—

AL average14 barns · 1,755 hd

149.65

+14.90

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	1,712	103.97	1,780	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	83.85	1,275	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	83.75	1,004	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	80.06	867	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$930	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	178.45/cwt	175.00–182.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	164.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	162.74/cwt	162.00–165.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,273	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	155.00/cwt	152.00–157.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	80.06/cwt	78.00–83.00	867	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	84.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,277	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	86.02/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	79.34/cwt	78.00–81.00	942	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,659	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	159.20/cwt	157.00–162.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	188.73/cwt	187.50–190.00	995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	164.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	195.67/cwt	195.00–197.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	155.58/cwt	152.00–157.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	168.77/cwt	167.00–170.00	611	5

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 236Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 36Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	170.00–172.00	170.67
2	—	570	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	515	152.00–162.00	157.00
2	—	370	175.00–182.00	178.45
4	—	464	162.00–165.00	162.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.38
7	—	421	160.00–166.00	164.71
3	—	562	142.00–147.00	143.72
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
8	—	473	152.00–157.00	155.00
5	—	362	167.00–170.00	168.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	140.00–142.00	141.31
2	—	463	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	187.50–190.00	188.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	762	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	165.00–170.00	166.67
3	—	410	180.00–185.00	183.25
2	—	628	153.00–155.00	153.99
2	—	558	160.00–165.00	162.53
3	—	457	172.00–175.00	173.99
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	157.00–162.00	159.20
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
6	—	469	160.00–165.00	164.14
3	—	360	195.00–197.00	195.67
5	—	561	152.00–157.00	155.58
7	—	419	170.00–175.00	173.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	152.00	152.00
1	—	475	157.00	157.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	575	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	78.00–83.00	80.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,511	83.00–89.00	84.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	92.00	92.00
10	—	1,210	84.00–89.00	86.02
7	—	1,187	78.00–81.00	79.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	100.00–102.00	100.96
1	—	1,850	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	930.00	930.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle