Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders, light demand on unweaned feeders. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.49/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$207.49

112 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$3.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	208.92	1,241	63
Medium and Large 2	526	205.70	1,082	42
Medium and Large 3	473	205.27	972	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.65/cwt here — about $269 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

207.49

—

AL average15 barns · 2,210 hd

217.87

−10.39

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	1,768	126.15	2,231	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	95.50	1,202	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	95.41	1,529	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	193.35/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	599	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	218.66/cwt	218.00–220.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	210.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	211.95/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,219	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	297.59/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	214.17/cwt	212.00–216.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	124.58/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,161	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	95.41/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	97.43/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,270	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	92.61/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,161	9
Bulls	—	—	1,818	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	228.99/cwt	228.00–230.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	221.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	214.20/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	195.89/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,232	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	208.92/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	211.40/cwt	211.00–215.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	641	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	204.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	199.00/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	236.04/cwt	235.00–237.00	873	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 381Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 64Year ago 44

Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders, light demand on unweaned feeders. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
2	—	453	225.00–227.00	226.01
2	—	558	207.00–210.00	208.52
2	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.62
2	—	403	228.00–230.00	228.99
2	—	613	200.00–205.00	202.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	192.00–194.00	193.35
11	—	599	205.00	205.00
5	—	483	215.00–220.00	218.24
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
7	—	408	220.00–225.00	221.74
5	—	528	210.00–217.00	214.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	275.00	275.00
1	—	725	222.00	222.00
1	—	405	282.00	282.00
9	—	571	247.00	247.00
1	—	610	230.00	230.00
1	—	500	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	227.00	227.00
1	—	510	285.00	285.00
2	—	650	235.00	235.00
1	—	565	255.00	255.00
5	—	414	285.00–302.00	297.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	218.00–220.00	218.66
17	—	524	210.00–217.00	210.71
19	—	575	210.00–217.00	211.95
2	—	673	200.00–205.00	202.43
11	—	737	197.00	197.00
5	—	634	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	212.00–216.00	214.17
12	—	629	190.00–197.00	195.89
3	—	530	205.00–212.00	208.92
10	—	459	211.00–215.00	211.40
9	—	569	195.00–202.00	199.00
2	—	370	235.00–237.00	236.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	215.00	215.00
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	202.00–205.00	204.48
1	—	440	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	121.00–127.00	124.58
2	—	1,818	128.00–129.00	128.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	94.00–97.00	95.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,303	95.00–101.00	97.43
9	—	1,254	90.00–94.00	92.61

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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