Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on new-crop calves, very good demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.47/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$186.47

143 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	194.26	995	41
Medium and Large 1-2	594	189.00	1,123	64
Medium and Large 3	471	177.25	835	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	173.39	939	34

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about $56 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 sale143 hd

186.47

—

AL average16 barns · 1,537 hd

190.00

−3.54

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	1,642	111.82	1,836	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	93.31	1,136	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	91.74	946	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	91.39	1,344	5thin

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)	—	$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	—	365	236.98/cwt	232.00–242.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	217.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	223.85/cwt	220.00–227.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,142	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	194.40/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	181.05/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,293	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	154.67/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	199.63/cwt	199.00–205.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	191.75/cwt	190.00–195.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	195.32/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,123	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	208.42/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	937	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	90.65/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,067	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	94.20/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,148	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	91.74/cwt	88.00–94.00	946	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	90.32/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,339	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	116.47/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	224.53/cwt	222.00–227.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	202.27/cwt	198.00–206.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	158.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	203.98/cwt	203.00–205.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	189.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	211.33/cwt	200.00–217.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.62/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	227.07/cwt	224.00–232.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	183.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	870	7

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 433Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	232.00–242.00	236.98
4	—	485	210.00–220.00	217.65
2	—	260	265.00	265.00
2	—	558	187.00–190.00	188.48
5	—	427	220.00–227.00	223.85
2	—	508	200.00–205.00	202.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	165.00–170.00	168.27
2	—	575	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	—	360	222.00–227.00	224.53
4	—	474	198.00–206.00	202.27
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	247.00	247.00
6	—	528	185.00–195.00	189.80
5	—	423	200.00–217.00	211.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	237.00	237.00
6	—	673	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	217.00	217.00
20	—	714	181.00–182.00	181.05
7	—	605	205.00–209.00	208.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	537	210.00–215.00	212.60
10	—	623	194.00–195.00	194.40
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
9	—	573	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	152.00–157.00	154.67
11	—	497	199.00–205.00	199.63
15	—	527	190.00–198.00	195.32
2	—	408	203.00–205.00	203.98
2	—	673	155.00–160.00	157.45
2	—	363	207.00–210.00	208.47
3	—	565	182.00–187.00	184.62
3	—	312	224.00–232.00	227.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	190.00–195.00	191.75
2	—	363	195.00–200.00	197.52
2	—	575	170.00–175.00	172.41
6	—	523	175.00–185.00	179.18
14	—	630	150.00–162.00	158.63
7	—	474	180.00–190.00	183.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	594	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	182.00	182.00
3	—	480	175.00–177.00	175.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	89.00–92.00	90.65
2	—	1,395	99.00–100.00	99.49
13	—	1,219	89.00–98.00	94.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	88.00–94.00	91.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	89.00–91.00	90.32
2	—	1,453	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	1,540	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	1,715	116.00–117.00	116.47

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)	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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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