Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.98/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$204.98

46 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	211.28	1,064	17thin
Medium and Large 2	509	202.41	1,031	26
Medium and Large 3	530	191.67	1,016	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $48 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 sale46 hd

204.98

—

AL average16 barns · 1,615 hd

208.55

−3.57

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	1,680	111.56	1,874	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	89.69	1,231	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	86.67	1,114	20

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	560	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	230.94/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	219.55/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,124	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	251.03/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	249.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,298	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	267.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	253.98/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	276.07/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	211.70/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	223.17/cwt	220.00–227.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	202.76/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	212.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	202.22/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	259.74/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	240.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,045	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,261	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	81.39/cwt	80.00–83.00	988	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	86.90/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,144	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	92.22/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	111.56/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,234	1

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 339Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 23Year ago 41

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	220.00–224.00	222.02
1	—	365	272.00	272.00
4	—	519	227.00–235.00	230.94
5	—	470	245.00–260.00	251.03
4	—	426	257.00–262.00	259.74
1	—	600	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	217.00–222.00	219.55
2	—	558	212.00–215.00	213.51
4	—	468	230.00–237.00	233.52
9	—	434	235.00–245.00	240.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	255.00	255.00
2	—	473	260.00–275.00	267.30
3	—	565	252.00–255.00	253.98
2	—	433	272.00–280.00	276.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	265.00	265.00
11	—	520	245.00–250.00	249.54
11	—	661	215.00	215.00
1	—	485	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	187.00	187.00
8	—	471	205.00–210.00	207.45
1	—	655	177.00	177.00
5	—	526	200.00–205.00	202.76
3	—	578	190.00–195.00	191.63
6	—	433	210.00–215.00	212.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	208.00–215.00	211.70
6	—	426	220.00–227.00	223.17
2	—	605	190.00–192.00	190.99
4	—	561	200.00–205.00	202.22
1	—	490	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	92.00–95.00	93.47
8	—	1,214	80.00–83.00	81.39
6	—	1,317	84.00–88.00	86.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	87.00–90.00	88.48
4	—	1,271	91.00–94.00	92.22
1	—	1,505	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	111.00–112.00	111.56

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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