Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.30/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$168.30

67 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	168.55	1,072	65
Medium and Large 2	630	160.00	1,008	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $64 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

168.30

—

AL average12 barns · 833 hd

163.07

+5.23

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	1,809	100.67	1,821	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	76.04	1,143	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	75.39	944	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	66.59	765	5thin

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)	—	$980	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$870	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	165.76/cwt	162.00–168.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	513	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	152.30/cwt	147.00–155.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	174.38/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,011	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.27/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,114	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.30/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.55/cwt	148.00–155.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	910.00–1,050.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	2,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	74.34/cwt	71.00–77.00	939	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,143	3

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 723Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 38Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	155.00–157.00	155.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	152.00–157.00	154.01
4	—	419	162.00–168.00	165.76
3	—	570	142.00–147.00	145.30
5	—	619	135.00–137.00	135.82
5	—	521	148.00–155.00	151.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
2	—	540	140.00–142.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	513	147.00–155.00	152.30
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
3	—	612	135.00–137.00	136.35
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	165.00–167.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00–142.00	140.66
4	—	479	145.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	645	132.00	132.00
3	—	580	132.00–137.00	133.71
4	—	430	150.00–157.00	154.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	153.00	153.00
2	—	793	133.00	133.00
10	—	695	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	190.00	190.00
3	—	459	185.00	185.00
4	—	810	157.00	157.00
5	—	716	154.00	154.00
21	—	580	171.00–176.00	174.38
29	—	674	165.00–167.00	165.27
1	—	630	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–1,050.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	101.00–105.00	103.01
1	—	1,480	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	65.00–68.00	66.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,263	71.00–77.00	74.34
2	—	1,215	78.00–80.00	79.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	75.00–77.00	76.04

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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Steers · 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