Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.45/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$188.45

66 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	192.07	978	30
Medium and Large 2	443	188.78	837	28
Medium and Large 3	486	173.73	844	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $134 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 sale66 hd

188.45

—

AL average15 barns · 1,438 hd

187.91

+0.54

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	1,615	112.62	1,819	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	96.01	1,179	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	92.00	1,205	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	88.00	796	1thin

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)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$880	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	194.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	200.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	212.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	234.16/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	212.85/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	216.06/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	190.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	230.73/cwt	227.00–235.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	227.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	93.75/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,069	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	114.83/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	194.46/cwt	192.00–197.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	208.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	217.15/cwt	210.00–222.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	168.47/cwt	165.00–172.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	186.05/cwt	185.00–187.00	997	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	215.68/cwt	200.00–237.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	182.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	193.76/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	2

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 602Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 67Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	190.00–200.00	194.72
3	—	480	200.00–210.00	205.75
3	—	367	227.00–235.00	230.73
2	—	570	180.00–187.00	183.53
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
5	—	414	210.00–222.00	217.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	185.00–195.00	190.65
3	—	427	225.00–230.00	227.39
1	—	460	217.00	217.00
3	—	515	205.00–215.00	208.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	192.00–197.00	194.46
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	222.00	222.00
2	—	608	165.00–170.00	167.51
2	—	368	210.00–215.00	212.59
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
2	—	660	155.00–160.00	157.48
15	—	536	185.00–187.00	186.05
6	—	413	200.00–237.00	215.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	200.00–205.00	200.71
2	—	610	152.00–158.00	155.00
2	—	508	175.00–180.00	177.49
2	—	560	165.00–172.00	168.47
3	—	327	210.00	210.00
8	—	422	190.00–195.00	193.76
1	—	650	152.00	152.00
3	—	470	180.00–185.00	182.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
5	—	432	180.00–185.00	182.96
2	—	525	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	197.00–200.00	198.52
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
10	—	374	250.00	250.00
2	—	513	212.00–220.00	216.06
4	—	441	245.00	245.00
3	—	788	185.00	185.00
6	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	195.00	195.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
6	—	487	240.00	240.00
5	—	528	232.00–240.00	234.16
6	—	603	212.00–217.00	212.85
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	93.00–95.00	93.75
2	—	1,403	100.00–101.00	100.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	113.00–116.00	114.83
1	—	1,475	106.00	106.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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