Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.05/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$186.05

91 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	190.49	987	63
Medium and Large 2	504	176.25	888	19thin
Medium and Large 3	445	175.65	781	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $206 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 sale91 hd

186.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,657 hd

174.20

+11.85

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	1,404	99.38	1,396	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	89.04	1,175	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	86.75	998	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	81.25	826	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Value Added	—	556	185.93/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	158.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	201.94/cwt	197.00–207.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	961	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.58/cwt	182.00–190.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	198.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	194.80/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	201.20/cwt	200.00–205.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	206.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	83.22/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	81.25/cwt	78.00–84.00	826	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	89.04/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,175	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	96.46/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,318	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	87.24/cwt	85.00–90.00	981	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	199.84/cwt	197.00–202.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	197.36/cwt	190.00–202.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	194.18/cwt	192.00–197.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	175.83/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	164.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	179.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	172.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	180.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	862	5

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 401Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 35Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	556	185.00–186.00	185.93
14	—	469	205.00	205.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
2	—	680	155.00–162.00	158.53
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
7	—	422	197.00–207.00	201.94
5	—	516	182.00–190.00	184.58
1	—	615	172.00	172.00
9	—	468	190.00–202.00	197.36
6	—	586	172.00–182.00	175.83
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
5	—	430	185.00–195.00	189.72
4	—	573	160.00–167.00	164.76
4	—	523	170.00–175.00	172.26
5	—	478	175.00–185.00	180.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	165.00	165.00
6	—	420	175.00–182.00	179.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	195.00–200.00	198.76
1	—	545	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	180.00–182.00	180.99
5	—	518	190.00–202.00	194.80
2	—	615	175.00–177.00	176.02
4	—	474	200.00–205.00	201.20
3	—	418	205.00–210.00	206.98
2	—	358	212.00–215.00	213.51
1	—	315	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	197.00–202.00	199.84
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
5	—	474	192.00–197.00	194.18
4	—	533	180.00–187.00	183.50
3	—	575	170.00–175.00	173.30
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
1	—	435	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	82.00–84.00	83.22
1	—	1,225	92.00	92.00
18	—	1,125	85.00–90.00	87.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,016	78.00–84.00	81.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	88.00–90.00	89.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,366	95.00–99.00	96.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
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)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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