Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.45/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$235.45

112 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	251.73	1,417	61
Medium and Large 2	679	217.54	1,476	41
Medium and Large 1	731	209.61	1,533	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale112 hd

235.45

—

AL average15 barns · 1,087 hd

239.03

−3.58

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	1,638	115.50	1,891	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	96.09	1,096	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	94.02	1,383	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	91.50	840	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	418	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	233.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	251.73/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,417	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,440	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	193.68/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,100	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	231.31/cwt	228.00–235.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	203.30/cwt	200.00–207.00	984	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,437	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	208.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.61/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	204.72/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	210.64/cwt	210.00–212.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	198.65/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	208.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	97.57/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,140	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	91.26/cwt	89.00–93.00	976	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	91.69/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,300	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	840	2

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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 597Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 121

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	230.00–240.00	236.69
4	—	524	210.00–220.00	215.10
2	—	478	225.00–227.00	226.03
6	—	378	240.00–250.00	243.71
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	215.00–225.00	220.27
2	—	375	228.00–235.00	231.31
3	—	512	205.00–210.00	208.29
2	—	470	210.00–217.00	213.61
3	—	568	200.00–207.00	204.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	206.00	206.00
5	—	678	217.00	217.00
6	—	781	199.00	199.00
20	—	629	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	230.00–234.00	233.02
6	—	858	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	563	247.00–253.00	251.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
12	—	568	193.00–200.00	193.68
3	—	523	195.00–205.00	200.02
24	—	484	200.00–207.00	203.30
14	—	803	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	195.00	195.00
3	—	470	210.00–212.00	210.64
3	—	612	197.00–202.00	198.65
4	—	524	205.00–210.00	208.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,705	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,425	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,168	94.00–99.00	97.57
2	—	1,173	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,070	89.00–93.00	91.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	91.00–92.00	91.69
1	—	1,630	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	91.00–92.00	91.50

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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