Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-03-15

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 15
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 604▲ 131 vs year ago 302 · +43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 17 vs year ago 12 · +141.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher, lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, 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 $209.60/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$209.60
204 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449219.63985124
Medium and Large 1454201.8591743
Medium and Large 2453189.6986017thin
Medium and Large 3437181.0179120
One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $194 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 sale204 hd
209.60
—
AL average14 barns · 1,471 hd
195.44
+14.16
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—High1,487108.941,6203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09888.8997611
CowsLean 85-90%High95568.956599thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3882thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3373229.83/cwt225.00–235.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 2405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 3435216.02/cwt215.00–217.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
Steers—Medium and Large 1555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325212.00/cwt212.00–212.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335225.48/cwt220.00–227.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370199.40/cwt197.00–202.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379209.73/cwt207.00–212.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407239.00/cwt239.00–239.0097333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415207.41/cwt200.00–212.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416181.86/cwt180.00–187.0075711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420218.46/cwt217.00–220.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422194.62/cwt190.00–197.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443209.00/cwt209.00–209.0092650
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475197.94/cwt195.00–202.009406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480176.00/cwt175.00–177.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,06141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505186.35/cwt182.00–190.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519176.17/cwt172.00–180.009145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560178.04/cwt177.00–180.009973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570168.54/cwt167.00–170.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608169.49/cwt167.00–172.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660161.00/cwt157.00–165.001,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290242.00/cwt242.00–242.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333235.99/cwt235.00–237.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373236.43/cwt232.00–240.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373212.00/cwt212.00–212.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383223.52/cwt220.00–227.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425204.11/cwt200.00–207.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427217.33/cwt215.00–220.009283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435223.67/cwt222.00–227.009733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy460232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474208.97/cwt207.00–212.009914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485195.50/cwt190.00–200.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525187.00/cwt187.00–187.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533214.98/cwt210.00–220.001,1462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563205.91/cwt202.00–210.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy580212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7401
Bulls——1,505103.41/cwt102.00–105.001,5562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89461.68/cwt60.00–65.005514
Cows—Lean 85-90%92570.00/cwt70.00–70.006481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02475.95/cwt75.00–78.007784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04783.79/cwt83.00–84.008775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04889.48/cwt89.00–90.009382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18894.97/cwt93.00–97.001,1284
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.