Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-01-18

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 18
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 737▲ 357 vs year ago 198 · +180.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 19 vs year ago 25 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.97/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$170.97
166 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2548173.2194944
Medium and Large 1644171.171,103110
Medium and Large 3538160.9286512thin
One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $84 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 sale166 hd
170.97
—
AL average15 barns · 897 hd
177.51
−6.53
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—Average1,91594.001,8001thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,12570.007881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04465.426837thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93452.724927thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7655
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8448

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 3340183.00/cwt183.00–183.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 3430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1464192.00/cwt191.00–198.008917
Steers—Medium and Large 2480181.15/cwt180.00–182.008707
Steers—Medium and Large 3485172.00/cwt172.00–172.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 2514178.12/cwt175.00–180.0091610
Steers—Medium and Large 1530188.43/cwt185.00–192.009992
Steers—Medium and Large 3537161.34/cwt160.00–162.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1571176.18/cwt170.00–179.501,00617
Steers—Medium and Large 2592166.00/cwt166.00–166.0098314
Steers—Medium and Large 1632172.08/cwt170.00–175.001,08830
Steers—Medium and Large 2636165.49/cwt160.00–168.001,0538
Steers—Medium and Large 2670162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1684171.68/cwt168.00–172.001,17412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1724161.81/cwt159.50–165.001,17239
Steers—Medium and Large 3770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377163.00/cwt163.00–163.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378151.65/cwt150.00–155.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410168.00/cwt168.00–168.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426153.98/cwt151.00–160.0065611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481136.47/cwt135.00–140.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484159.23/cwt157.00–160.0077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488148.30/cwt145.00–151.0072411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529133.19/cwt130.00–135.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534142.83/cwt140.00–145.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568150.72/cwt147.00–158.5085632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572128.31/cwt127.00–130.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621121.62/cwt120.00–124.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629148.50/cwt148.50–148.509348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632128.02/cwt125.00–130.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325198.00/cwt198.00–198.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370191.48/cwt190.00–193.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383183.30/cwt180.00–185.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412179.15/cwt175.00–180.0073812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471193.55/cwt190.00–198.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506170.50/cwt170.00–173.008636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508158.68/cwt158.00–160.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517150.78/cwt150.00–152.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575158.68/cwt158.00–160.009126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590153.00/cwt153.00–153.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608137.01/cwt135.00–138.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618146.00/cwt146.00–146.0090210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680133.00/cwt133.00–133.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93452.72/cwt52.00–55.004927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02363.72/cwt63.00–65.006523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05966.69/cwt66.00–68.007064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12570.00/cwt70.00–70.007881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/head750.00–975.008253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—760.00/head700.00–800.007605
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—675.00/head650.00–700.006752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—625.00/head600.00–650.006252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/head900.00–925.009134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—775.00/head750.00–800.007754

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.