Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.13/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$216.13

34 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	222.07	1,203	8thin
Medium and Large 2	511	216.72	1,108	18thin
Medium and Large 3	494	208.85	1,032	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $171 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 sale34 hd

216.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd

222.88

−6.75

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	1,629	127.31	2,074	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	106.89	1,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	105.91	1,257	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	95.08	994	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	465	229.77/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	234.51/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	240.38/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	209.66/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	227.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	223.00/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	213.80/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	203.61/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	296.04/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	217.89/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	127.96/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,097	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,278	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	106.89/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	95.08/cwt	94.00–96.00	994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,466	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	102.56/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,184	11

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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 192Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 44Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	227.00–232.00	229.77
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
6	—	419	237.00–244.00	240.38
3	—	535	220.00–225.00	223.33
2	—	560	215.00–220.00	217.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	232.00–237.00	234.51
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
2	—	358	290.00–302.00	296.04
2	—	438	250.00–255.00	252.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	207.00–212.00	209.66
5	—	418	225.00–230.00	227.78
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
3	—	485	215.00–227.00	223.00
5	—	523	210.00–217.00	213.80
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
3	—	527	202.00–207.00	203.61
4	—	488	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	215.00–227.00	217.89
2	—	420	235.00–240.00	237.53
2	—	605	210.00–220.00	214.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	265.00–270.00	267.53
2	—	830	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	275.00–287.00	281.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	126.00–129.00	127.96
1	—	1,890	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,330	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,198	105.00–110.00	106.68
3	—	1,270	115.00–116.00	115.40
11	—	1,154	101.00–104.00	102.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	106.00–108.00	106.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	94.00–96.00	95.08

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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Heifers · 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

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