Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-01-25

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 25
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 555▼ 39 vs year ago 431 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 44▼ 5 vs year ago 29 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 34▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. 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 $178.94/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$178.94
102 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.21
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1645180.741,16581
Medium and Large 2621172.001,06721
One grade step is worth $8.74/cwt here — about $98 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 sale102 hd
178.94
—
AL average14 barns · 652 hd
184.15
−5.21
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—Low1,54790.001,3927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10676.168438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62576.001,2351thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18573.008651thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8901thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1503192.00/cwt192.00–192.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2537177.00/cwt177.00–177.009506
Steers—Medium and Large 2550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1594185.39/cwt185.00–186.001,10118
Steers—Medium and Large 1626180.41/cwt177.00–181.001,12941
Steers—Medium and Large 2630170.68/cwt170.00–171.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2156
Steers—Medium and Large 2670169.36/cwt168.00–171.001,13511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added753177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,33311
Steers—Medium and Large 1785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Steers—Medium and Large 1807156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358167.48/cwt165.00–170.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431158.26/cwt157.00–162.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437169.19/cwt167.00–172.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450167.00/cwt167.00–167.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474158.13/cwt154.00–165.007509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522151.31/cwt147.00–155.007908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539161.00/cwt157.00–163.008689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572162.00/cwt162.00–162.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572149.45/cwt145.00–154.008556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643131.00/cwt130.00–132.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653137.49/cwt135.00–140.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675127.97/cwt126.00–130.008644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320217.27/cwt215.00–220.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365204.93/cwt200.00–210.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400168.00/cwt168.00–168.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422187.93/cwt185.00–195.007937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431178.50/cwt175.00–182.007696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461182.43/cwt177.00–185.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482167.94/cwt165.00–173.0080913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521162.00/cwt157.00–165.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523170.47/cwt167.00–175.008924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532154.03/cwt152.00–155.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563149.37/cwt148.00–152.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567161.74/cwt160.00–165.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570157.00/cwt157.00–157.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624141.51/cwt140.00–142.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50588.24/cwt87.00–89.001,3284
Bulls——1,60392.34/cwt91.00–95.001,4803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08569.00/cwt69.00–69.007491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10276.06/cwt75.00–79.008385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12880.00/cwt80.00–80.009022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18573.00/cwt73.00–73.008651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—890.00/head890.00–890.008901

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.