Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-05-10

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, May 10
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 349▼ 48 vs year ago 313 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 60▲ 35 vs year ago 16 · +218.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 54▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.94/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$237.94
78 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$249
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$26.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3328250.008202thin
Medium and Large 1534239.281,27768
Medium and Large 2479223.501,0698thin
One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale78 hd
237.94
—
AL average12 barns · 698 hd
221.71
+16.23
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—Low1,630109.001,7771thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14489.291,02229
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01174.2175016

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)—$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7375

Every lot

38 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 3328250.00/cwt250.00–250.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0017
Steers—Medium and Large 2451225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0154
Steers—Medium and Large 1499248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,23829
Steers—Medium and Large 2506222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 1573231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,32425
Steers—Medium and Large 1684212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4507
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328223.56/cwt222.00–225.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420203.96/cwt202.00–205.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422209.64/cwt207.00–212.008853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481192.95/cwt190.00–195.009284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485197.00/cwt197.00–197.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,09923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511198.16/cwt197.00–200.001,0136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519193.48/cwt192.00–195.001,0046
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,14417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518192.51/cwt190.00–195.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572193.28/cwt190.00–195.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,630109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91367.19/cwt65.00–71.006136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03986.23/cwt84.00–89.0089613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05075.00/cwt73.00–76.007885
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09081.85/cwt81.00–83.008925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23091.78/cwt90.00–94.001,12916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—736.60/head602.00–835.007375

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.