Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-07-12

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 12
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 355▼ 194 vs year ago 609 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 52▼ 49 vs year ago 116 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.20/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +24.73 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$224.20
40 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516228.271,17714thin
Medium and Large 2496222.601,10524
Medium and Large 3458215.039852thin
One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $192 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 sale40 hd
224.20
—
AL average16 barns · 1,399 hd
218.36
+5.85
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
+24.73
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—High1,598123.691,9768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,157102.181,18317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,481100.111,4824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11393.631,0426thin

Every lot

35 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 2480232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 1585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417228.32/cwt225.00–230.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428218.53/cwt215.00–220.009356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477214.02/cwt212.00–215.001,0215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510195.00/cwt195.00–195.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521218.03/cwt215.00–220.001,1364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532206.84/cwt202.00–210.001,1006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570213.59/cwt210.00–217.001,2172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572201.65/cwt200.00–205.001,1533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633191.35/cwt190.00–192.001,2113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370238.44/cwt237.00–240.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409232.26/cwt228.00–235.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428241.24/cwt240.00–245.001,0334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458215.03/cwt210.00–220.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462235.65/cwt234.00–238.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466225.99/cwt222.00–227.001,0535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523231.32/cwt227.00–237.001,2103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538221.49/cwt220.00–225.001,1926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578212.53/cwt210.00–215.001,2284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620207.44/cwt205.00–210.001,2862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628197.55/cwt195.00–200.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502128.00/cwt127.00–129.001,9233
Bulls——1,655121.11/cwt120.00–125.002,0045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09396.70/cwt95.00–99.001,0573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11393.63/cwt92.00–97.001,0426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146102.77/cwt100.00–105.001,17813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37397.29/cwt96.00–99.001,3362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588102.93/cwt102.00–104.001,6352

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.