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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 198 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.79/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$226.79

44 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	229.00	1,267	20
Medium and Large 2	502	224.94	1,129	24

One grade step is worth $4.06/cwt here — about $137 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 sale44 hd

226.79

—

AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd

223.14

+3.65

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,527	133.93	2,045	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	114.00	1,696	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	111.67	1,345	9thin

Every lot

27 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	229.47/cwt	227.00–232.00	929	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	238.28/cwt	235.00–240.00	982	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	227.22/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,066	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,128	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	232.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,197	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	224.61/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,177	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	219.19/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,271	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	221.79/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	130.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,188	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,479	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,548	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,849	1

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Aug 9, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 0Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	237.00	237.00
1	—	345	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	240.00	240.00
1	—	695	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	213.00–225.00	219.19
4	—	405	227.00–232.00	229.47
6	—	469	222.00–232.00	227.22
9	—	524	218.00–230.00	224.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	225.00–235.00	232.43
1	—	700	212.00	212.00
2	—	573	225.00–230.00	227.47
3	—	412	235.00–240.00	238.28
2	—	483	232.00–235.00	233.48
4	—	625	218.00–225.00	221.79
1	—	690	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	245.00	245.00
1	—	675	235.00	235.00
1	—	515	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,330	128.00–134.00	130.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	1,320	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	1,110	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,580	117.00	117.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.