Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with best demand on heavyweight weaned feeders. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.82/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$161.82

72 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	166.28	1,011	35
Medium and Large 3	499	161.22	804	5thin
Medium and Large 2	591	157.03	928	32

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $83 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 sale72 hd

161.82

—

AL average16 barns · 1,426 hd

166.97

−5.15

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	1,609	99.69	1,604	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	86.71	1,073	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	86.00	1,303	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	82.04	976	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$940	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	—	672	170.70/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	188.72/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	192.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	166.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	183.00/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.52/cwt	180.00–182.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	164.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	141.64/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.72/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	86.57/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,090	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	976	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	82.28/cwt	81.00–83.00	964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	91.42/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	103.04/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,423	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	172.32/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,084	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	181.35/cwt	180.00–182.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	167.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	175.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	184.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	161.36/cwt	160.00–162.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	151.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	938	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 600Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	167.00–175.00	170.70
6	—	530	185.00–192.00	188.72
2	—	373	217.00	217.00
3	—	418	190.00–202.00	195.70
3	—	458	190.00–195.00	192.33
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
11	—	629	171.00–182.00	172.32
2	—	575	180.00–187.00	183.50
2	—	268	235.00–240.00	237.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	165.00–175.00	169.88
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	187.00	187.00
7	—	512	172.00–180.00	175.84
4	—	471	180.00–187.00	184.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	180.00–182.00	181.35
2	—	510	167.00–170.00	168.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	206.00	206.00
14	—	630	200.00	200.00
6	—	677	190.00	190.00
4	—	786	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	181.00	181.00
3	—	585	182.00–185.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	480	180.00–182.00	180.52
6	—	789	141.00–145.00	141.64
3	—	667	152.00–160.00	154.72
4	—	561	165.00–170.00	167.22
4	—	525	172.00–180.00	175.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	177.00–182.00	179.54
3	—	673	145.00–150.00	148.35
5	—	521	160.00–170.00	166.48
3	—	475	170.00–175.00	173.39
2	—	738	142.00–145.00	143.48
3	—	572	160.00–162.00	161.36
13	—	620	149.00–155.00	151.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	147.00	147.00
4	—	467	164.00–167.00	164.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	174.00	174.00
1	—	670	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	84.00–89.00	86.57
3	—	1,172	81.00–83.00	82.28
3	—	1,258	90.00–92.00	91.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	81.00–83.00	82.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	102.00–104.00	103.04
1	—	1,530	93.00	93.00

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	—	—	940.00	940.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle