Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active 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 $173.04/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$173.04

186 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	517	175.01	905	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	711	173.96	1,237	126
Medium and Large 2	570	171.11	975	36
Medium and Large 1	701	170.57	1,195	21

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale186 hd

173.04

—

AL average13 barns · 901 hd

184.07

−11.03

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	—	High	1,620	109.50	1,774	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	87.21	1,086	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	81.48	874	2thin

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	465	172.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	170.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,163	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,305	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	173.55/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	146.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	81.48/cwt	81.00–82.00	874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	86.61/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,019	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,245	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 392Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	170.00–175.00	172.32
3	—	435	175.00–180.00	176.59
4	—	521	165.00–173.00	170.31
2	—	575	157.00–160.00	158.55
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
3	—	480	180.00–185.00	181.72
2	—	435	185.00–190.00	187.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
3	—	638	160.00–165.00	163.33
11	—	576	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	659	176.50	176.50
64	—	761	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	170.00–174.00	173.55
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
5	—	744	169.00	169.00
5	—	781	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
2	—	528	170.00–175.00	172.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	565	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	160.00–165.00	162.55
14	—	522	142.00–150.00	145.79
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	140.00–145.00	143.35
7	—	480	155.00–160.00	156.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	147.00–150.00	148.50
2	—	605	142.00–150.00	146.03
4	—	753	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,645	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	81.00–82.00	81.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	84.00–89.00	86.61
1	—	1,410	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,500	83.00	83.00

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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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

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