Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.25/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +34.77 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$234.25

55 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$29.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	239.72	1,121	25
Medium and Large 2	444	231.09	1,025	28
Medium and Large 3	485	210.00	1,019	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $102 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 sale55 hd

234.25

—

AL average8 barns · 489 hd

213.35

+20.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

+34.77

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	1,720	118.00	2,030	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	107.00	1,386	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	102.44	1,229	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	95.23	1,152	5thin

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)	—	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,433	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	433	217.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	220.74/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	223.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	266.77/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	252.47/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	218.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	263.42/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	267.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	100.18/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,196	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	95.23/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,152	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	106.05/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,283	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,433.33/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	255.17/cwt	252.00–257.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	233.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	246.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	239.70/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	211.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	214.64/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	205.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	214.20/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,015	7

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 252Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 34Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	215.00–220.00	217.28
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
2	—	668	190.00	190.00
7	—	521	200.00–210.00	205.88
7	—	474	210.00–217.00	214.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	212.00	212.00
1	—	505	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	220.00–227.00	223.37
4	—	430	227.00–230.00	228.45
2	—	558	210.00–215.00	212.53
8	—	526	212.00–215.00	214.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	217.00–225.00	220.74
7	—	420	247.00–257.00	252.47
2	—	553	215.00–220.00	217.49
4	—	385	257.00–267.00	263.42
2	—	613	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	—	313	265.00–270.00	267.40
3	—	458	230.00–235.00	233.31
2	—	658	205.00–210.00	207.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	215.00–220.00	218.34
5	—	317	252.00–257.00	255.17
3	—	375	240.00–250.00	246.76
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
6	—	417	237.00–242.00	239.70
2	—	615	205.00	205.00
2	—	585	210.00	210.00
6	—	517	210.00–215.00	211.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
1	—	540	240.00	240.00
1	—	355	265.00	265.00
1	—	445	255.00	255.00
1	—	460	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	240.00–245.00	241.68
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
2	—	658	210.00	210.00
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	257.00–270.00	266.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	96.00–102.00	100.18
5	—	1,210	104.00–107.00	106.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	92.00–97.00	95.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,433.33

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle