Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-04-19

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Apr 19
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 359▲ 55 vs year ago 224 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 74▲ 10 vs year ago 34 · +29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $204.67/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$204.67
64 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506213.251,08031
Medium and Large 2495197.0197529
Medium and Large 3465193.779014thin
One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale64 hd
204.67
—
AL average15 barns · 1,761 hd
204.17
+0.50
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—Average1,995121.002,4141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17591.721,07812
CowsLean 85-90%Average90089.008011thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31388.501,1622thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9501thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 2405242.00/cwt242.00–242.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433283.60/cwt280.00–287.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3014
Steers—Medium and Large 1510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 2560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4196
Steers—Medium and Large 2780172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380218.27/cwt215.00–220.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395225.00/cwt225.00–225.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415197.53/cwt195.00–200.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416212.56/cwt207.00–215.008848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418220.23/cwt217.00–225.009218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469199.82/cwt197.00–202.009376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474213.38/cwt210.00–215.001,0115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2504195.50/cwt195.00–197.009854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1627
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575197.46/cwt195.00–200.001,1352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623186.02/cwt182.00–190.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745150.67/cwt150.00–152.001,1223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318268.00/cwt265.00–270.008524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330257.50/cwt255.00–260.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357263.32/cwt260.00–265.009403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367244.41/cwt240.00–250.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413233.55/cwt232.00–235.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429219.17/cwt215.00–220.009406
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430202.00/cwt202.00–202.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472217.26/cwt215.00–220.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490208.52/cwt207.00–210.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511212.81/cwt210.00–215.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518198.55/cwt195.00–202.001,0282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565194.01/cwt190.00–197.001,0963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569209.99/cwt208.00–212.001,1955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,995121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,4141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90089.00/cwt89.00–89.008011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10593.60/cwt91.00–96.001,0344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19288.40/cwt87.00–90.001,0546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26397.94/cwt97.00–99.001,2372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31388.50/cwt88.00–89.001,1622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.