Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2022-06-01

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 1
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 262▼ 60 vs year ago 305 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 45 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.45/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$136.45
83 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$26.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2763144.501,10342
Medium and Large 2491142.1569815thin
Medium and Large 3478136.676543thin
Medium and Large 1837118.0098823
One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $115 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 sale83 hd
136.45
—
AL average9 barns · 827 hd
136.84
−0.39
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—Average1,835111.482,0462thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47086.791,2764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27583.881,06910

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8202thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2535162.50/cwt160.00–165.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365161.03/cwt160.00–162.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430154.07/cwt152.00–155.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459146.97/cwt142.00–150.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462153.99/cwt152.00–155.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515134.04/cwt132.00–136.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685120.99/cwt120.00–122.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,10342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975106.57/cwt101.00–110.001,03916
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473151.01/cwt150.00–152.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507142.97/cwt140.00–147.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575135.98/cwt135.00–137.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,835111.48/cwt111.00–112.002,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11077.00/cwt77.00–77.008551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26882.79/cwt80.00–85.001,0506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28087.67/cwt86.00–90.001,1223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62088.08/cwt87.00–89.001,4272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—820.00/head800.00–840.008202

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.