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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 7

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 495▲ 105 vs year ago 345 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 72▲ 1 vs year ago 55 · +1.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. 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 $150.34/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$150.34

66 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$0.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	150.40	914	35
Medium and Large 2	515	150.28	773	31

One grade step is worth $0.13/cwt here — about $140 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 sale66 hd

150.34

—

AL average11 barns · 1,679 hd

152.85

−2.50

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	1,798	104.33	1,876	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	78.34	928	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	75.89	1,035	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	69.99	725	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,017	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	163.22/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,082	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	154.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	163.22/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,151	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,169	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	169.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	154.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	149.31/cwt	144.00–152.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	142.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	153.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	873	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	139.85/cwt	137.00–142.00	854	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	967	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	219.86/cwt	215.00–225.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	187.23/cwt	184.00–190.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	201.94/cwt	197.00–207.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	187.97/cwt	185.00–192.00	861	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	179.44/cwt	174.00–182.00	858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	848	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	158.35/cwt	152.00–172.00	904	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,054	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	69.99/cwt	67.00–72.00	725	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	76.57/cwt	74.00–79.00	894	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	81.88/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,000	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	924	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	75.98/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,051	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,136	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 495Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 72Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
2	—	558	160.00–162.00	161.00
3	—	458	185.00–192.00	187.97
2	—	435	197.00–207.00	201.94
2	—	370	215.00–225.00	219.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	140.00–142.00	141.34
2	—	360	200.00–205.00	202.53
4	—	478	174.00–182.00	179.44
4	—	571	152.00–172.00	158.35
4	—	429	184.00–190.00	187.23
5	—	521	160.00–165.00	162.79
1	—	715	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	207.00	207.00
4	—	806	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	217.00	217.00
9	—	663	163.00–165.00	163.22
13	—	568	179.00	179.00
9	—	705	157.00–164.00	163.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	150.00–157.00	154.25
4	—	710	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	144.00–152.00	149.31
5	—	473	150.00–158.00	154.96
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.81
3	—	362	167.00–170.00	169.02
4	—	413	160.00–164.00	162.00
8	—	611	137.00–142.00	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	147.00–152.00	149.46
5	—	673	140.00	140.00
8	—	711	136.00	136.00
14	—	570	150.00–157.00	153.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,955	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,520	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	72.00–73.00	72.48
8	—	1,383	75.00–78.00	75.98
1	—	1,385	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	67.00–72.00	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	80.00–84.00	81.88
1	—	1,135	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,167	74.00–79.00	76.57

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.