Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.90/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$173.90

252 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	615	178.50	1,098	77
Medium and Large 1	640	176.63	1,130	129
Medium and Large 2	608	158.55	965	46

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about $133 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 sale252 hd

173.90

—

AL average11 barns · 1,268 hd

171.74

+2.16

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	64.72	797	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	64.43	1,037	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,380	64.00	883	1thin

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)	—	$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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	172.42/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,164	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	845	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,090	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,006	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	972	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	784	168.17/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,098	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	915	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.45/cwt	152.00–156.00	646	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	67.34/cwt	66.00–69.00	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.75/cwt	62.00–63.00	788	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	64.27/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,115	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	66.45/cwt	63.00–70.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	949	1

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 503Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	675	170.00–173.50	172.42
19	—	591	184.50	184.50
5	—	784	164.00–171.00	168.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	152.00	152.00
24	—	538	187.00	187.00
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	177.00	177.00
1	—	545	167.00	167.00
43	—	617	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	615	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.56
3	—	482	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	145.00–155.00	151.32
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
2	—	363	160.00	160.00
34	—	418	152.00–156.00	154.45
3	—	510	140.00–145.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	167.00	167.00
46	—	506	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	162.00–165.00	163.46
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
2	—	508	150.00–160.00	155.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	546	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	157.00	157.00
4	—	440	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	560	147.00	147.00
3	—	462	167.00–170.00	168.99
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	185.00	185.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	66.00–69.00	67.34
4	—	1,256	62.00–63.00	62.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,735	64.00–65.00	64.27
2	—	1,385	63.00–70.00	66.45
1	—	1,555	61.00	61.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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