Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2022-09-14

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 14
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 450▲ 279 vs year ago 444 · +62.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 56▼ 3 vs year ago 41 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 15 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.11/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$169.11
77 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$289
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2525172.009031thin
Medium and Large 1705169.071,19276
One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale77 hd
169.11
—
AL average15 barns · 1,260 hd
166.78
+2.33
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—Average1,757101.131,7773thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53084.001,2851thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18877.4992011
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06869.867466thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8601thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2525172.00/cwt172.00–172.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1680172.29/cwt170.00–172.501,17260
Steers—Medium and Large 1800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,25616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413155.79/cwt154.00–157.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423160.50/cwt160.00–162.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465157.65/cwt157.00–158.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467153.44/cwt150.00–155.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519140.48/cwt137.00–144.0072910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560140.99/cwt140.00–142.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565135.16/cwt130.00–137.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613130.99/cwt130.00–132.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313211.02/cwt210.00–212.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318201.58/cwt198.00–205.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358187.48/cwt185.00–190.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375202.63/cwt200.00–205.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421175.23/cwt172.00–177.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465164.27/cwt162.00–168.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505161.32/cwt160.00–162.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517153.83/cwt152.00–155.007955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570152.48/cwt150.00–158.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608139.33/cwt138.00–140.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66598.20/cwt96.00–100.001,6352
Bulls——1,940107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,0761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06869.86/cwt67.00–73.007466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18176.49/cwt74.00–78.009039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21882.00/cwt82.00–82.009992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—860.00/head860.00–860.008601

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.