Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 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 $198.81/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$198.81

60 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$8.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	200.49	1,085	25
Medium and Large 2	497	198.16	985	32
Medium and Large 3	455	191.67	873	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $212 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 sale60 hd

198.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,540 hd

200.88

−2.08

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	1,908	119.31	2,277	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	91.15	1,027	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	89.32	1,155	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	87.65	868	3thin

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)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	590	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	209.17/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	211.13/cwt	202.00–215.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	205.17/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,456	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	193.16/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	202.71/cwt	197.00–207.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	216.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	186.86/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	209.45/cwt	205.00–212.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	227.74/cwt	225.00–230.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	193.55/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	199.83/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	219.44/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	218.43/cwt	215.00–222.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	87.65/cwt	86.00–89.00	868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	90.57/cwt	88.00–94.00	977	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	95.65/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,165	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,051	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	89.32/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,155	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 279Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 44Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 12Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	202.00	202.00
1	—	290	255.00	255.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
5	—	513	207.00–212.00	209.17
2	—	388	237.00	237.00
1	—	645	197.00	197.00
2	—	663	190.00–195.00	192.45
5	—	414	225.00–230.00	227.74
4	—	461	217.00–227.00	219.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	202.00–215.00	211.13
2	—	573	190.00–197.00	193.55
6	—	540	195.00–202.00	199.83
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	375	235.00	235.00
7	—	418	215.00–222.00	218.43
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	200.00–207.00	205.17
4	—	465	210.00–220.00	216.24
2	—	770	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
2	—	405	220.00	220.00
2	—	580	190.00–195.00	192.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	220.00	220.00
7	—	535	190.00–195.00	193.16
8	—	475	197.00–207.00	202.71
2	—	668	150.00–157.00	153.43
5	—	574	180.00–192.00	186.86
7	—	431	205.00–212.00	209.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	800	182.00	182.00
35	—	700	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	267.00	267.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,205	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,760	114.00–117.00	115.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	86.00–89.00	87.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,079	88.00–94.00	90.57
3	—	1,218	95.00–96.00	95.65
2	—	1,208	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	89.00–90.00	89.32

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle