Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sold firm, feeder heifers sold sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.09/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$156.09

81 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	158.24	783	25
Medium and Large 1	681	155.48	1,059	52
Medium and Large 3	463	150.51	696	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $87 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 sale81 hd

156.09

—

AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd

164.89

−8.80

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	1,793	105.00	1,882	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	85.99	1,073	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	85.00	1,054	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,105	80.00	884	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	464	181.28/cwt	180.00–183.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	189.73/cwt	187.00–192.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	171.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	199.29/cwt	197.00–200.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,097	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,411	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	179.64/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	897	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	91.71/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,213	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	82.30/cwt	80.00–84.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	169.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	180.24/cwt	175.00–184.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	158.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	174.55/cwt	170.00–177.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	202.22/cwt	200.00–205.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.50/cwt	163.00–168.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	801	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,177	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 366Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	180.00–183.00	181.28
1	—	640	162.00	162.00
4	—	419	187.00–192.00	189.73
4	—	519	170.00–175.00	171.75
3	—	578	165.00–172.00	169.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	197.00–200.00	199.29
2	—	628	150.00–155.00	152.49
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
9	—	429	175.00–184.00	180.24
2	—	563	155.00–162.00	158.48
9	—	467	170.00–177.00	174.55
3	—	322	200.00–205.00	202.22
8	—	528	163.00–168.00	166.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
1	—	470	207.00	207.00
3	—	607	177.00–185.00	179.64
2	—	778	167.00–170.00	168.49
7	—	1,003	146.00	146.00
2	—	420	210.00–217.00	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	180.00–185.00	182.35
2	—	483	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	845	167.00	167.00
9	—	736	180.00	180.00
5	—	641	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	673	163.00	163.00
15	—	801	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
3	—	625	140.00–142.00	141.35
6	—	476	157.00–162.00	159.52
5	—	521	150.00–155.00	152.41
7	—	430	162.00–170.00	167.98
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
3	—	417	175.00–177.00	175.67
2	—	558	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	470	167.00	167.00
2	—	603	150.00–152.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	147.00–150.00	148.52
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	91.00–93.00	91.71
2	—	1,438	88.00–89.00	88.50
6	—	1,147	80.00–84.00	82.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,770	104.00	104.00

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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