Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.97/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$170.97

166 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	173.21	949	44
Medium and Large 1	644	171.17	1,103	110
Medium and Large 3	538	160.92	865	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $84 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 sale166 hd

170.97

—

AL average15 barns · 897 hd

177.51

−6.53

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	1,915	94.00	1,800	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,125	70.00	788	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	65.42	683	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	52.72	492	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$765	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$721	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$844	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	572	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	121.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.72/cwt	147.00–158.50	856	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	128.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	176.18/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,006	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	192.00/cwt	191.00–198.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	153.98/cwt	151.00–160.00	656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	172.08/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,088	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	161.81/cwt	159.50–165.00	1,172	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	188.43/cwt	185.00–192.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	165.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	181.15/cwt	180.00–182.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	178.12/cwt	175.00–180.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.55/cwt	190.00–198.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	170.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	863	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	63.72/cwt	63.00–65.00	652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	66.69/cwt	66.00–68.00	706	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	52.72/cwt	52.00–55.00	492	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	750.00–800.00	775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.00/head	700.00–800.00	760	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	750.00–975.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	191.48/cwt	190.00–193.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	150.78/cwt	150.00–152.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	179.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	133.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	171.68/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	148.30/cwt	145.00–151.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 737Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 46Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	127.00–130.00	128.31
5	—	621	120.00–124.00	121.62
2	—	705	118.00	118.00
6	—	529	130.00–135.00	133.19
7	—	481	135.00–140.00	136.47
6	—	378	150.00–155.00	151.65
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	138.00	138.00
5	—	632	125.00–130.00	128.02
5	—	534	140.00–145.00	142.83
11	—	426	151.00–160.00	153.98
10	—	377	163.00	163.00
11	—	488	145.00–151.00	148.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	168.00	168.00
32	—	568	147.00–158.50	150.72
10	—	484	157.00–160.00	159.23
8	—	629	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	183.00	183.00
2	—	430	175.00	175.00
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
3	—	537	160.00–162.00	161.34
2	—	485	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	670	162.00	162.00
8	—	636	160.00–168.00	165.49
7	—	480	180.00–182.00	181.15
10	—	514	175.00–180.00	178.12
14	—	592	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	170.00–179.50	176.18
7	—	464	191.00–198.00	192.00
30	—	632	170.00–175.00	172.08
39	—	724	159.50–165.00	161.81
2	—	530	185.00–192.00	188.43
2	—	380	200.00	200.00
12	—	684	168.00–172.00	171.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	158.00–160.00	158.68
4	—	370	190.00–193.00	191.48
2	—	475	185.00	185.00
10	—	618	146.00	146.00
2	—	310	193.00	193.00
1	—	590	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	158.00–160.00	158.68
2	—	405	195.00	195.00
1	—	325	198.00	198.00
5	—	471	190.00–198.00	193.55
6	—	506	170.00–173.00	170.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	180.00–185.00	183.30
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	170.00	170.00
5	—	517	150.00–152.00	150.78
12	—	412	175.00–180.00	179.15
3	—	608	135.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	680	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	63.00–65.00	63.72
4	—	1,059	66.00–68.00	66.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	52.00–55.00	52.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–975.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50

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

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