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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

841 head

▲ 618 vs last sale 223▲ 439 vs year ago 402 · +109.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.14/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$142.14

228 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	150.51	710	40
Medium and Large 3	411	146.36	601	11thin
Medium and Large 1	598	144.71	865	99
Medium and Large 1-2	687	134.00	921	78

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale228 hd

142.14

—

AL average14 barns · 1,843 hd

143.58

−1.44

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	—	High	1,760	95.00	1,672	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	62.97	860	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	60.00	783	1thin

Every lot

54 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	922	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.56/cwt	168.00–172.00	893	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	948	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,044	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	153.18/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,044	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,113	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	165.89/cwt	162.00–170.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	157.34/cwt	154.00–158.00	684	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	159.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	731	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	780	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	141.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	144.25/cwt	144.00–146.00	858	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	143.37/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	893	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	129.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	910	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	971	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,112	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	182.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	189.37/cwt	188.00–190.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	173.45/cwt	172.00–175.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	182.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	168.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	157.84/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	161.32/cwt	160.00–162.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	153.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	810	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,427	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	632	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	783	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	64.46/cwt	61.00–67.00	901	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 223Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	140.00	140.00
5	—	519	140.00–145.00	141.36
3	—	562	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.59
2	—	325	160.00–162.00	161.06
5	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.96
19	—	435	154.00–158.00	157.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	647	138.00	138.00
24	—	777	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	171.00
25	—	608	137.00–145.00	143.37
5	—	701	125.00–131.00	129.79
2	—	405	160.00–162.00	161.01
2	—	360	162.00–170.00	165.89
19	—	519	150.00–155.00	150.26
16	—	595	144.00–146.00	144.25
16	—	458	155.00–160.00	159.67
12	—	967	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
8	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	183.00	183.00
44	—	661	158.00	158.00
17	—	561	169.00	169.00
16	—	633	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	773	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	182.00	182.00
5	—	653	149.00–156.00	153.18
42	—	530	168.00–172.00	168.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	445	175.00	175.00
2	—	475	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	165.00–170.00	168.68
4	—	409	172.00–175.00	173.99
3	—	518	160.00–162.00	161.32
3	—	375	180.00–185.00	182.39
3	—	335	188.00–190.00	189.37
2	—	658	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	565	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	613	140.00–142.00	141.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
5	—	474	155.00–160.00	157.84
5	—	426	165.00–170.00	167.59
2	—	368	172.00–175.00	173.45
2	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.64
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
5	—	528	150.00–155.00	153.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,398	61.00–67.00	64.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	103.00	103.00
1	—	2,135	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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.