Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-04-26

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Apr 26
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 279▼ 37 vs year ago 386 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 32 · +87.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 30 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.81/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$198.81
60 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541200.491,08525
Medium and Large 2497198.1698532
Medium and Large 3455191.678733thin
One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $212 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 sale60 hd
198.81
—
AL average15 barns · 1,540 hd
200.88
−2.08
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—High1,908119.312,2773thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12791.151,02714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29389.321,1553thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99087.658683thin

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)—$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2251thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1405267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 2410247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,37935
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,45621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382220.00/cwt220.00–220.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431209.45/cwt205.00–212.009037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465216.24/cwt210.00–220.001,0064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468190.00/cwt190.00–190.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475202.71/cwt197.00–207.009638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533205.17/cwt200.00–207.001,09414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535193.16/cwt190.00–195.001,0337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574186.86/cwt180.00–192.001,0735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580192.44/cwt190.00–195.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668153.43/cwt150.00–157.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290255.00/cwt255.00–255.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388237.00/cwt237.00–237.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414227.74/cwt225.00–230.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418218.43/cwt215.00–222.009137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461219.44/cwt217.00–227.001,0124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470211.13/cwt202.00–215.009925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513209.17/cwt207.00–212.001,0735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540199.83/cwt195.00–202.001,0796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573193.55/cwt190.00–197.001,1092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663192.45/cwt190.00–195.001,2762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,760115.47/cwt114.00–117.002,0322
Bulls——2,205127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99087.65/cwt86.00–89.008683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07990.57/cwt88.00–94.009779
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20887.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21895.65/cwt95.00–96.001,1653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29389.32/cwt89.00–90.001,1553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.