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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 198▲ 147 vs year ago 284 · +51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 35 vs year ago 64 · −54.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.13/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$157.13

76 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	162.85	851	13thin
Medium and Large 1	652	155.95	1,017	63

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale76 hd

157.13

—

AL average16 barns · 1,287 hd

159.91

−2.78

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	1,400	93.71	1,312	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,076	69.36	746	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	65.86	1,021	5thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	840	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	155.38/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,027	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	158.36/cwt	155.00–162.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	158.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	763	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	144.05/cwt	142.00–147.00	820	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	136.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	812	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	137.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	858	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	187.22/cwt	185.00–190.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	170.27/cwt	167.00–172.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	164.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	151.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	159.46/cwt	157.00–162.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	67.38/cwt	66.00–69.00	720	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	73.45/cwt	72.00–74.00	817	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	863	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	66.58/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,063	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 198Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	175.00–180.00	177.53
2	—	518	157.00–162.00	159.46
2	—	360	180.00–182.00	181.01
3	—	467	170.00–175.00	172.38
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
4	—	335	185.00–190.00	187.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	160.00–167.00	164.29
2	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	328	175.00–180.00	177.56
5	—	432	167.00–172.00	170.27
3	—	512	145.00–155.00	150.05
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
4	—	465	150.00–155.00	151.78
1	—	590	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
2	—	550	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	163.00	163.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
55	—	661	152.00–157.00	155.38
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
2	—	615	155.00–157.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	135.00–145.00	140.02
2	—	620	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	583	135.00–138.00	136.77
6	—	478	150.00–154.00	152.02
5	—	416	155.00–162.00	158.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	140.00–142.00	140.96
3	—	525	130.00–132.00	130.67
3	—	405	145.00–150.00	148.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	142.00–147.00	144.05
6	—	624	135.00–145.00	137.48
9	—	480	155.00–165.00	158.96
4	—	525	152.00–157.00	154.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,275	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,437	85.00–90.00	87.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	72.00–74.00	73.45
1	—	990	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,068	66.00–69.00	67.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,596	65.00–69.00	66.58

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.