Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.20/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$176.20

195 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	184.60	878	63
Medium and Large 3	417	181.01	755	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	655	174.50	1,143	73
Medium and Large 2	524	167.76	878	52

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale195 hd

176.20

—

AL average14 barns · 1,635 hd

178.33

−2.14

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	1,790	110.47	1,977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	87.89	1,072	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	82.14	941	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	381	193.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,143	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	200.80/cwt	197.00–205.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	185.20/cwt	182.00–187.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	215.57/cwt	212.00–220.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,236	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,271	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	202.98/cwt	200.00–207.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	225.82/cwt	220.00–232.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	200.35/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	243.54/cwt	242.00–245.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	91.54/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,072	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	88.88/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,100	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	82.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	81.36/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	193.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	166.98/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	189.77/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	860	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	172.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	198.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	853	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	217.26/cwt	212.00–220.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	199.19/cwt	195.00–202.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 400Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 82Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	190.00–195.00	193.02
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	655	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	197.00–205.00	200.80
10	—	535	160.00–167.00	165.95
4	—	433	182.00–187.00	185.20
1	—	700	142.00	142.00
25	—	559	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
6	—	480	170.00–172.00	170.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	160.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	372	212.00–220.00	215.57
2	—	575	165.00–170.00	167.57
39	—	471	180.00–185.00	182.56
5	—	515	170.00–175.00	172.16
11	—	430	190.00–200.00	198.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	210.00–215.00	212.44
4	—	484	200.00–207.00	202.98
5	—	512	195.00–205.00	200.35
2	—	313	242.00–245.00	243.54
2	—	560	192.00–195.00	193.51
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
2	—	668	162.00–172.00	166.98
2	—	740	160.00–162.00	161.00
3	—	365	212.00–220.00	217.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	220.00–232.00	225.82
3	—	450	190.00–195.00	193.33
3	—	370	205.00–210.00	208.38
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	167.00	167.00
4	—	534	187.00–192.00	189.77
2	—	580	180.00–185.00	182.44
4	—	424	195.00–202.00	199.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
2	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	175.00	175.00
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
1	—	450	212.00	212.00
6	—	538	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	215.00–220.00	217.57
2	—	583	205.00	205.00
9	—	726	187.00	187.00
27	—	642	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	91.00–93.00	91.54
5	—	1,238	87.00–90.00	88.88
3	—	1,253	81.00–82.00	81.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	80.00–85.00	82.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	109.00–112.00	110.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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