Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with best demand on value added feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.31/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$211.31

125 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$35.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	217.18	1,362	102
Medium and Large 2	510	186.12	949	19thin
Medium and Large 3	479	181.27	868	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.91/cwt here — about $494 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 sale125 hd

211.31

—

AL average12 barns · 1,179 hd

204.91

+6.39

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	1,963	111.89	2,196	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	82.78	1,037	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	78.00	725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.51/cwt	178.00–185.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	274.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	221.42/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,402	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	206.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	180.02/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	215.01/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	207.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	84.69/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	78.96/cwt	78.00–80.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	204.74/cwt	200.00–207.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	215.84/cwt	213.00–218.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	195.40/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	222.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	193.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	195.63/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	214.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	885	4

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 417Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 47Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with best demand on value added feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	235.00	235.00
1	—	505	247.00	247.00
5	—	740	215.00	215.00
3	—	875	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	215.00	215.00
1	—	605	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	280.00	280.00
13	—	496	265.00–275.00	274.24
1	—	500	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
5	—	525	178.00–185.00	181.51
3	—	562	170.00–175.00	173.35
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
4	—	439	200.00–207.00	204.74
5	—	466	190.00–200.00	193.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
2	—	565	195.00	195.00
2	—	460	205.00–207.00	205.99
3	—	512	192.00–200.00	195.63
4	—	413	210.00–220.00	214.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	633	219.00–225.00	221.42
12	—	728	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	202.00–210.00	206.22
2	—	620	178.00–182.00	180.02
5	—	423	213.00–218.00	215.84
2	—	588	185.00–187.00	186.01
5	—	529	190.00–200.00	195.40
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	208.00	208.00
1	—	540	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	212.00–220.00	215.01
4	—	516	205.00–215.00	207.91
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
2	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.15
3	—	428	220.00–225.00	222.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	83.00–88.00	84.69
2	—	1,255	78.00–80.00	78.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,963	110.00–115.00	111.89

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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