Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-12-15

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Dec 15
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 662▲ 527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 18▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 10▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.92/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$144.92
186 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2647146.60948147
Medium and Large 1456145.2266214thin
Medium and Large 2473135.5564122
Medium and Large 3473130.006153thin
One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $333 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 sale186 hd
144.92
—
AL average15 barns · 1,886 hd
135.69
+9.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,85681.751,5174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19458.2969620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28456.277224thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08051.055512thin

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2407175.00/cwt175.00–175.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 2470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1495177.26/cwt170.00–178.0087710
Steers—Medium and Large 2523155.00/cwt155.00–155.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1599163.00/cwt163.00–163.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 2608147.51/cwt145.00–150.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1668154.46/cwt151.00–157.001,03212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325161.72/cwt160.00–165.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333153.47/cwt152.00–155.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360153.52/cwt152.00–155.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365148.00/cwt148.00–148.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414140.53/cwt138.00–142.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418147.02/cwt146.00–148.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466136.58/cwt135.00–138.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517130.51/cwt128.00–132.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555134.48/cwt132.00–137.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558125.66/cwt125.00–127.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610131.31/cwt130.00–132.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628146.00/cwt146.00–146.0091777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667147.25/cwt147.25–147.2598270
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328180.00/cwt180.00–180.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376174.83/cwt172.00–177.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423183.02/cwt175.00–185.007745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428167.01/cwt165.00–170.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455163.32/cwt160.00–165.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465149.74/cwt147.00–152.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513138.47/cwt135.00–140.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563141.01/cwt140.00–142.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578132.98/cwt132.00–135.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618127.00/cwt126.00–128.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660131.01/cwt130.00–132.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713128.47/cwt127.00–130.009162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0921
Bulls——1,98079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,5642
Bulls——2,06591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%99052.00/cwt52.00–52.005151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08051.05/cwt50.00–52.005512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17953.28/cwt52.00–55.006284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19559.11/cwt56.00–62.0070615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23566.00/cwt66.00–66.008151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38257.69/cwt57.00–59.007973
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294598.57/cwt97.00–100.009312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/cwt860.00–880.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—810.00/cwt810.00–810.00—1

This sale against other markets

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.