Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Feb 22
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 401▲ 50 vs year ago 350 · +14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 35▲ 57 vs year ago 25 · +228.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 15▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.05/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$186.05
91 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518190.4998763
Medium and Large 2504176.2588819thin
Medium and Large 3445175.657819thin
One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $206 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 sale91 hd
186.05
—
AL average15 barns · 1,657 hd
174.20
+11.85
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—High1,40499.381,3966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32089.041,1753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15086.7599823
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01681.258268thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3502thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 2485205.00/cwt205.00–205.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 2610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1621198.76/cwt195.00–200.001,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420179.31/cwt175.00–182.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422201.94/cwt197.00–207.008527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430189.72/cwt185.00–195.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468197.36/cwt190.00–202.009249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469205.00/cwt205.00–205.0096114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473170.00/cwt170.00–170.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478180.42/cwt175.00–185.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516184.58/cwt182.00–190.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523172.26/cwt170.00–175.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556185.93/cwt185.00–186.001,03415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573164.76/cwt160.00–167.009444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586175.83/cwt172.00–182.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680158.53/cwt155.00–162.001,0782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315227.00/cwt227.00–227.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358213.51/cwt212.00–215.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418206.98/cwt205.00–210.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431199.84/cwt197.00–202.008616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474201.20/cwt200.00–205.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474194.18/cwt192.00–197.009205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518194.80/cwt190.00–202.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533183.50/cwt180.00–187.009784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575173.30/cwt170.00–175.009963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615176.02/cwt175.00–177.001,0832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36696.46/cwt95.00–99.001,3185
Bulls——1,595114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01681.25/cwt78.00–84.008268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12587.24/cwt85.00–90.0098118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24483.22/cwt82.00–84.001,0354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32089.04/cwt88.00–90.001,1753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502

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.