Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-05-31

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, May 31
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 252▲ 82 vs year ago 245 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 17 vs year ago 33 · +51.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 34▲ 16 vs year ago 7 · +228.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.25/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +34.77 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$234.25
55 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468239.721,12125
Medium and Large 2444231.091,02528
Medium and Large 3485210.001,0192thin
One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $102 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 sale55 hd
234.25
—
AL average8 barns · 489 hd
213.35
+20.89
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
+34.77
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—Average1,720118.002,0301thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,295107.001,3862thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200102.441,22913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21095.231,1525thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4333thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1355265.00/cwt265.00–265.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 2432241.68/cwt240.00–245.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Steers—Medium and Large 1460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 2520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526266.77/cwt257.00–270.001,4037
Steers—Medium and Large 1540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 2625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 2658210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430228.45/cwt227.00–230.009824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433217.28/cwt215.00–220.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440212.00/cwt212.00–212.009331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468223.37/cwt220.00–227.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474214.20/cwt210.00–217.001,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521205.88/cwt200.00–210.001,0737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526214.64/cwt212.00–215.001,1298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558212.53/cwt210.00–215.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313267.40/cwt265.00–270.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317255.17/cwt252.00–257.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375246.76/cwt240.00–250.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385263.42/cwt257.00–267.001,0144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417239.70/cwt237.00–242.001,0006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420252.47/cwt247.00–257.001,0607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458233.31/cwt230.00–235.001,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478218.34/cwt215.00–220.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517211.86/cwt210.00–215.001,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520220.74/cwt217.00–225.001,1483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,2032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,3652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,720118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194100.18/cwt96.00–102.001,1968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210106.05/cwt104.00–107.001,2835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21095.23/cwt92.00–97.001,1525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,433.33/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4333

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.