Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.33/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$246.33

99 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	246.71	1,826	96
Medium and Large 2	644	234.02	1,506	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $320 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 sale99 hd

246.33

—

AL average13 barns · 829 hd

246.14

+0.18

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	1,864	108.85	2,029	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	92.02	1,209	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	87.37	933	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	430	229.72/cwt	227.00–232.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	212.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	221.63/cwt	218.00–225.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	217.30/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	893	229.33/cwt	229.00–231.00	2,048	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	212.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,730	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	222.84/cwt	218.00–228.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	197.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	241.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,814	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	212.61/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	231.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	230.34/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	217.99/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	222.18/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	196.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	92.80/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,226	9
Bulls	—	—	1,898	107.27/cwt	106.00–109.00	2,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	110.42/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,021	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	87.37/cwt	85.00–90.00	933	5

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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 417Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	227.00–232.00	229.72
2	—	528	218.00–220.00	218.99
2	—	663	190.00–195.00	192.53
1	—	565	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	210.00–215.00	212.85
4	—	415	218.00–225.00	221.63
3	—	558	208.00–210.00	209.33
3	—	468	212.00–220.00	217.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	893	229.00–231.00	229.33
36	—	663	261.00	261.00
32	—	752	240.00–245.00	241.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	227.00	227.00
2	—	633	235.00–240.00	237.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	235.00	235.00
3	—	582	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	200.00–210.00	204.92
3	—	472	210.00–215.00	212.31
2	—	613	190.00–192.00	191.02
4	—	411	218.00–228.00	222.84
4	—	565	190.00–200.00	196.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	195.00–200.00	197.41
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	210.00–218.00	212.61
7	—	531	212.00–225.00	217.99
6	—	462	218.00–228.00	222.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	230.00	230.00
3	—	472	230.00–235.00	231.75
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	822	211.00	211.00
18	—	679	229.00–231.00	230.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,321	90.00–96.00	92.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	85.00–90.00	87.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	106.00–109.00	107.27
2	—	1,830	110.00–111.00	110.42

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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