Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-02-08

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Feb 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 234 vs last sale 366▲ 235 vs year ago 365 · +64.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sold firm, feeder heifers sold sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.09/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$156.09
81 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2495158.2478325
Medium and Large 1681155.481,05952
Medium and Large 3463150.516964thin
One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $87 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 sale81 hd
156.09
—
AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd
164.89
−8.80
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—Average1,793105.001,8822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24885.991,07311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24085.001,0541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,10580.008841thin

Every lot

51 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 1420213.50/cwt210.00–217.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1470207.00/cwt207.00–207.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 2483190.00/cwt190.00–190.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1500202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 2525182.35/cwt180.00–185.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1607179.64/cwt177.00–185.001,0903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added641186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added736180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3259
Steers—Medium and Large 1778168.49/cwt167.00–170.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added845167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,41123
Steers—Medium and Large 11,003146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4647
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417175.67/cwt175.00–177.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430167.98/cwt162.00–170.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473148.52/cwt147.00–150.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476159.52/cwt157.00–162.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521152.41/cwt150.00–155.007945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558154.50/cwt154.00–155.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603151.00/cwt150.00–152.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625141.35/cwt140.00–142.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,09718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added801147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,17715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322202.22/cwt200.00–205.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369199.29/cwt197.00–200.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419189.73/cwt187.00–192.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429180.24/cwt175.00–184.007739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464181.28/cwt180.00–183.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467174.55/cwt170.00–177.008159
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519171.75/cwt170.00–175.008914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528166.50/cwt163.00–168.008798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563158.48/cwt155.00–162.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578169.62/cwt165.00–172.009803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628152.49/cwt150.00–155.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,770104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8411
Bulls——1,815106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.008841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14782.30/cwt80.00–84.009446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32391.71/cwt91.00–93.001,2133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43888.50/cwt88.00–89.001,2732

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.