Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2022-07-13

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 13
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▲ 350 vs last sale 259▲ 35 vs year ago 574 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 121▲ 30 vs year ago 86 · +34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.99/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$160.99
99 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$229
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2528164.1086632
Medium and Large 1687159.511,09567
One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale99 hd
160.99
—
AL average16 barns · 1,295 hd
158.01
+2.99
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—Average1,75096.641,69110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51881.381,2357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27379.681,01435
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12972.088144thin

Every lot

43 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 2461169.00/cwt169.00–169.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 2527165.00/cwt165.00–165.0087021
Steers—Medium and Large 2580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1641164.65/cwt160.00–165.001,05522
Steers—Medium and Large 2708144.03/cwt141.00–147.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1709157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,11345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411141.43/cwt138.00–143.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429146.16/cwt144.00–150.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437157.29/cwt157.00–160.0068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458151.32/cwt150.00–152.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463136.52/cwt135.00–138.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472142.31/cwt140.00–145.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530149.87/cwt145.00–150.5079426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535139.66/cwt137.00–142.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574133.82/cwt132.00–135.007685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609131.60/cwt130.00–132.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668123.41/cwt120.00–127.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1696140.00/cwt140.00–140.0097415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360168.52/cwt167.00–170.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414162.17/cwt160.00–165.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455162.00/cwt162.00–162.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467156.78/cwt155.00–158.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508152.69/cwt152.00–154.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520145.99/cwt144.00–147.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558149.33/cwt148.00–150.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579143.67/cwt140.00–145.008326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620142.98/cwt142.00–144.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624135.30/cwt132.00–137.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658131.01/cwt130.00–132.008622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720101.24/cwt100.00–103.001,7414
Bulls——1,77093.58/cwt92.00–98.001,6566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12972.08/cwt69.00–75.008144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22176.47/cwt73.00–79.0093418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32582.78/cwt80.00–86.001,09716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51381.78/cwt80.00–85.001,2376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2211

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.