Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.94/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$237.94

78 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	328	250.00	820	2thin
Medium and Large 1	534	239.28	1,277	68
Medium and Large 2	479	223.50	1,069	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale78 hd

237.94

—

AL average12 barns · 698 hd

221.71

+16.23

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	—	Low	1,630	109.00	1,777	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	89.29	1,022	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	74.21	750	16

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)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$737	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	481	192.95/cwt	190.00–195.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.56/cwt	222.00–225.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	504	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,099	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	209.64/cwt	207.00–212.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	198.16/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,324	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	203.96/cwt	202.00–205.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,144	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,004	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	736.60/head	602.00–835.00	737	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	91.78/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,129	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	73.00–76.00	788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	86.23/cwt	84.00–89.00	896	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	81.85/cwt	81.00–83.00	892	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	67.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,238	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	193.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 349Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 54Year ago 9

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	190.00–195.00	192.95
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
3	—	420	202.00–205.00	203.96
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	222.00–225.00	223.56
3	—	422	207.00–212.00	209.64
3	—	485	197.00	197.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
6	—	519	192.00–195.00	193.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	504	218.00	218.00
17	—	575	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
6	—	511	197.00–200.00	198.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	212.00	212.00
25	—	573	231.00	231.00
7	—	385	260.00	260.00
29	—	499	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	225.00	225.00
4	—	506	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	182.00	182.00
3	—	572	190.00–195.00	193.28
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
2	—	518	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	265	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	195.00	195.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	602.00–835.00	736.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,230	90.00–94.00	91.78
13	—	1,039	84.00–89.00	86.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	73.00–76.00	75.00
5	—	1,090	81.00–83.00	81.85
6	—	913	65.00–71.00	67.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	109.00	109.00

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

Steers · 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