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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Nov 2

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Oct 19Nov 2Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 230▼ 71 vs year ago 342 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 43▲ 23 vs year ago 18 · +127.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with moderate demand. 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 $148.71/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$148.71

32 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	151.99	795	19thin
Medium and Large 3	425	148.00	629	1thin
Medium and Large 2	490	143.58	703	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $92 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 sale32 hd

148.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd

141.80

+6.91

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	1,928	89.27	1,721	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	60.71	764	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	58.40	907	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	55.68	638	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$710	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,100	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	164.37/cwt	162.00–165.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	154.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	148.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	158.94/cwt	157.00–162.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	146.07/cwt	144.00–148.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,928	89.27/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,721	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	55.68/cwt	55.00–57.00	638	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	62.09/cwt	61.00–65.00	776	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	56.57/cwt	56.00–57.00	727	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	907	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 230Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	513	152.00–155.00	153.54
2	—	460	168.00–170.00	168.99
2	—	653	130.00–137.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	157.00–162.00	158.94
3	—	620	127.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	122.00	122.00
3	—	408	162.00–167.00	164.61
2	—	518	144.00–148.00	146.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	435	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	154.00	154.00
5	—	413	162.00–165.00	164.37
3	—	620	135.00–145.00	140.01
3	—	657	130.00–140.00	135.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	135.00–140.00	137.30
3	—	568	131.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.98
3	—	413	152.00–157.00	154.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
8	—	696	158.00	158.00
1	—	700	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,928	88.00–91.00	89.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	61.00–65.00	62.09
2	—	1,285	56.00–57.00	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	57.00–60.00	58.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	55.00–57.00	55.68

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.