Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.71/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$148.71

32 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	151.99	795	19thin
Medium and Large 3	425	148.00	629	1thin
Medium and Large 2	490	143.58	703	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $92 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 sale32 hd

148.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd

141.80

+6.91

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	1,928	89.27	1,721	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	60.71	764	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	58.40	907	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	55.68	638	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	420	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.94/cwt	157.00–162.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.37/cwt	162.00–165.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	154.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.07/cwt	144.00–148.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	89.27/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	62.09/cwt	61.00–65.00	776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.57/cwt	56.00–57.00	727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	907	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	55.68/cwt	55.00–57.00	638	4

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 230Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	513	152.00–155.00	153.54
2	—	460	168.00–170.00	168.99
2	—	653	130.00–137.00	133.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	157.00–162.00	158.94
3	—	620	127.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	122.00	122.00
3	—	408	162.00–167.00	164.61
2	—	518	144.00–148.00	146.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	154.00	154.00
5	—	413	162.00–165.00	164.37
3	—	620	135.00–145.00	140.01
3	—	657	130.00–140.00	135.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	135.00–140.00	137.30
3	—	568	131.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.98
3	—	413	152.00–157.00	154.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
8	—	696	158.00	158.00
1	—	700	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,928	88.00–91.00	89.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	61.00–65.00	62.09
2	—	1,285	56.00–57.00	56.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	57.00–60.00	58.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	55.00–57.00	55.68

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