Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2022-10-19

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
31 vs last sale 199 35 vs year ago 265 · 13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
8 vs last sale 35 3 vs year ago 40 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
9 vs last sale 19 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.25/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$155.25
61 head · 963 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
2.17
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2963155.251,49561
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
155.25
AL average14 barns · 843 hd
157.42
−2.17
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
BullsLow1,49389.001,3282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64063.001,0331thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31560.5379610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09555.726103thin

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)$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1515139.96/cwt138.00–142.007212
BullsMedium and Large 1665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1407165.02/cwt160.00–170.006723
BullsMedium and Large 1378173.64/cwt170.00–180.006564
BullsMedium and Large 3435138.00/cwt138.00–138.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2360159.97/cwt158.00–162.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2420136.73/cwt130.00–142.005745
HeifersMedium and Large 2625112.00/cwt110.00–114.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 2468126.35/cwt122.00–128.005915
HeifersMedium and Large 2513120.37/cwt118.00–123.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
HeifersMedium and Large 2575115.45/cwt114.00–117.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 1615119.02/cwt118.00–120.007322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2963155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,49561
HeifersMedium and Large 1788115.00/cwt115.00–115.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 1403146.01/cwt145.00–147.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1578128.06/cwt125.00–132.007403
BullsMedium and Large 2522132.03/cwt129.00–135.006893
BullsMedium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
HeifersMedium and Large 1505132.52/cwt130.00–135.006692
BullsMedium and Large 2415149.08/cwt145.00–152.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1573133.55/cwt132.00–135.007652
BullsMedium and Large 2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
BullsMedium and Large 2468139.74/cwt135.00–142.006545
BullsMedium and Large 1463151.02/cwt150.00–152.006992
BullsMedium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head900.00–900.009001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39756.02/cwt54.00–58.007835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29063.08/cwt61.00–65.008143
Bulls1,48082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2141
Bulls1,50596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4451
CowsLean 85-90%1,09555.72/cwt55.00–56.006103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14568.00/cwt68.00–68.007792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64063.00/cwt63.00–63.001,0331

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.