Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-05-17

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, May 17
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 265▼ 70 vs year ago 321 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 51▲ 38 vs year ago 29 · +131.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $189.25/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$189.25
46 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.76
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485203.9898913thin
Medium and Large 3400195.007801thin
Medium and Large 2547183.081,00132
One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale46 hd
189.25
—
AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd
200.01
−10.76
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—Average1,535116.991,7962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22894.421,16024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45593.151,3556thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05888.679383thin

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)—$1,1252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3501thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 2482236.20/cwt232.00–237.001,1386
Steers—Medium and Large 3505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 2535222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1826178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4705
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380212.00/cwt212.00–212.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410212.56/cwt210.00–215.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422201.66/cwt200.00–205.008516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465198.37/cwt195.00–200.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478207.41/cwt205.00–210.009912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514199.94/cwt195.00–205.001,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514190.79/cwt185.00–195.009817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578183.45/cwt180.00–187.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580193.50/cwt192.00–195.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630169.54/cwt167.00–172.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2719152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0939
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412218.72/cwt212.00–222.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435227.53/cwt225.00–230.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463213.20/cwt207.00–217.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468202.41/cwt200.00–205.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469221.65/cwt220.00–227.001,0407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525220.99/cwt217.00–225.001,1604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533206.38/cwt202.00–212.001,1003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,2052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607208.97/cwt205.00–215.001,2683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623195.07/cwt190.00–200.001,2153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,535116.99/cwt116.00–118.001,7962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05888.67/cwt87.00–90.009383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10889.85/cwt88.00–92.009966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25094.72/cwt92.00–98.001,18414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333100.24/cwt99.00–102.001,3364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40292.63/cwt92.00–94.001,2993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,125.00/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,108.33/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.