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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 375▼ 412 vs year ago 714 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 47▼ 32 vs year ago 44 · −72.7%

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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 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.96/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$140.96

53 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	148.52	794	10thin
Medium and Large 3	443	139.82	619	6thin
Medium and Large 2	513	139.11	714	37

One grade step is worth $9.41/cwt here — about $81 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 sale53 hd

140.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,546 hd

142.90

−1.94

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	1,665	109.00	1,815	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	77.16	1,088	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	75.76	997	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	65.00	715	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	175.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	776	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	170.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	877	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	159.92/cwt	159.00–165.00	984	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	149.94/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,093	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	147.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	153.56/cwt	152.00–155.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	141.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	139.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	719	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	768	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	152.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	941	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	77.16/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,088	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 375Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 47Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	165.00–170.00	168.32
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
13	—	605	125.00–130.00	126.92
8	—	516	136.00–142.00	139.27
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.25
4	—	424	145.00–150.00	147.23
3	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	152.00–155.00	153.56
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
2	—	583	140.00–142.00	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
3	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.00–160.00	158.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	170.00–175.00	170.98
1	—	695	152.00	152.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
10	—	615	159.00–165.00	159.92
7	—	729	147.00–152.00	149.94
1	—	400	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	172.00	172.00
8	—	442	175.00–180.00	175.61
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
3	—	540	165.00	165.00
3	—	363	200.00	200.00
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
3	—	503	150.00–157.00	152.99
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
3	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.29
2	—	613	132.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	430	170.00–175.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	170.00–172.00	170.96
2	—	413	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	362	190.00–195.00	192.42
2	—	515	160.00–162.00	160.98
1	—	345	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
1	—	495	157.00	157.00
1	—	445	167.00	167.00
2	—	578	135.00–137.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	75.00–79.00	77.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	72.00–73.00	72.52
1	—	1,145	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,525	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	109.00	109.00

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.