Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $204.67/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$204.67

64 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	213.25	1,080	31
Medium and Large 2	495	197.01	975	29
Medium and Large 3	465	193.77	901	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale64 hd

204.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,761 hd

204.17

+0.50

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	1,995	121.00	2,414	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	91.72	1,078	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	89.00	801	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,313	88.50	1,162	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	218.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	283.60/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	195.50/cwt	195.00–197.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	212.56/cwt	207.00–215.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	244.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	209.99/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	194.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	233.55/cwt	232.00–235.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.23/cwt	217.00–225.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	199.82/cwt	197.00–202.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	213.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	212.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	198.55/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	219.17/cwt	215.00–220.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	268.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	217.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	186.02/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	97.94/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	88.40/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,054	6
Bulls	—	—	1,995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	93.60/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,034	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,162	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 359Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 74Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	207.00	207.00
2	—	575	195.00–200.00	197.46
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
8	—	418	217.00–225.00	220.23
5	—	474	210.00–215.00	213.38
2	—	623	182.00–190.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	215.00–220.00	218.27
3	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
4	—	504	195.00–197.00	195.50
8	—	416	207.00–215.00	212.56
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
6	—	469	197.00–202.00	199.82
3	—	745	150.00–152.00	150.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	190.00	190.00
2	—	415	195.00–200.00	197.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	202.00	202.00
7	—	505	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	225.00	225.00
6	—	645	220.00	220.00
1	—	780	172.00	172.00
1	—	405	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	255.00	255.00
1	—	310	295.00	295.00
1	—	510	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	280.00–287.00	283.60
4	—	473	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	240.00–250.00	244.41
3	—	565	190.00–197.00	194.01
2	—	518	195.00–202.00	198.55
6	—	429	215.00–220.00	219.17
2	—	490	207.00–210.00	208.52
2	—	330	255.00–260.00	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	208.00–212.00	209.99
3	—	357	260.00–265.00	263.32
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
2	—	413	232.00–235.00	233.55
5	—	511	210.00–215.00	212.81
4	—	318	265.00–270.00	268.00
3	—	472	215.00–220.00	217.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	202.00	202.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	97.00–99.00	97.94
6	—	1,192	87.00–90.00	88.40
4	—	1,105	91.00–96.00	93.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	88.00–89.00	88.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	121.00	121.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle