Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $222.60/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +23.13 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$222.60

39 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	226.23	1,102	21
Medium and Large 2	468	218.37	1,023	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $80 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 sale39 hd

222.60

—

AL average16 barns · 1,049 hd

204.89

+17.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

+23.13

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	1,735	123.22	2,138	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	98.59	1,171	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	92.00	943	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	87.85	879	4thin

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	753	179.49/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	252.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	203.53/cwt	202.00–205.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	202.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.90/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	233.57/cwt	230.00–237.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	221.33/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	238.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,013	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	194.49/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	220.33/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	215.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	225.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	128.54/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	119.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,941	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	97.16/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,270	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	102.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,106	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	87.85/cwt	87.00–89.00	879	4

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 251Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 67Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade moderate with moderate demand. 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	—	753	177.00–182.00	179.49
1	—	385	247.00	247.00
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
2	—	315	250.00–255.00	252.58
3	—	523	220.00–222.00	221.33
8	—	424	235.00–245.00	238.97
2	—	463	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	205.00–210.00	207.45
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
2	—	608	192.00–197.00	194.49
3	—	370	230.00–240.00	234.89
3	—	468	210.00–220.00	215.79
5	—	429	220.00–230.00	225.94
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	202.00–205.00	203.53
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
2	—	628	170.00–177.00	173.43
3	—	522	200.00–205.00	202.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	207.00–215.00	210.90
2	—	363	230.00–237.00	233.57
3	—	490	217.00–222.00	220.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	128.00–129.00	128.54
3	—	1,622	119.00–121.00	119.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	95.00–99.00	97.16
4	—	1,081	100.00–104.00	102.28
1	—	1,020	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	87.00–89.00	87.85

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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Bulls · 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