Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.20/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +24.73 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$224.20

40 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$13.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	228.27	1,177	14thin
Medium and Large 2	496	222.60	1,105	24
Medium and Large 3	458	215.03	985	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $192 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 sale40 hd

224.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,399 hd

218.36

+5.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

+24.73

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	1,598	123.69	1,976	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	102.18	1,183	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	100.11	1,482	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	93.63	1,042	6thin

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 2	—	370	238.44/cwt	237.00–240.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	232.26/cwt	228.00–235.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	218.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	191.35/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	213.59/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	218.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	206.84/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	214.02/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	231.32/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	235.65/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	225.99/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	96.70/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,057	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,178	13
Bulls	—	—	1,655	121.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,004	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	97.29/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	93.63/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,042	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,635	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 355Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 52Year ago 116

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	237.00–240.00	238.44
2	—	628	195.00–200.00	197.55
5	—	409	228.00–235.00	232.26
6	—	538	220.00–225.00	221.49
4	—	578	210.00–215.00	212.53
5	—	466	222.00–227.00	225.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	240.00–245.00	241.24
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
2	—	620	205.00–210.00	207.44
3	—	523	227.00–237.00	231.32
3	—	462	234.00–238.00	235.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	210.00–220.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	232.00	232.00
1	—	600	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	225.00	225.00
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	225.00–230.00	228.32
2	—	458	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	—	570	210.00–217.00	213.59
4	—	521	215.00–220.00	218.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	215.00–220.00	218.53
3	—	633	190.00–192.00	191.35
3	—	572	200.00–205.00	201.65
6	—	532	202.00–210.00	206.84
5	—	477	212.00–215.00	214.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	127.00–129.00	128.00
5	—	1,655	120.00–125.00	121.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,093	95.00–99.00	96.70
13	—	1,146	100.00–105.00	102.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	96.00–99.00	97.29
2	—	1,588	102.00–104.00	102.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	92.00–97.00	93.63

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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