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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 27

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 445▼ 58 vs year ago 407 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 47▼ 28 vs year ago 44 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 19 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with good demand on weaned feeders, light demand on unweaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.85/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$255.85

65 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	279.85	1,430	13thin
Medium and Large 2	607	249.85	1,516	52

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale65 hd

255.85

—

AL average15 barns · 1,285 hd

246.19

+9.66

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	—	Average	1,917	124.99	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	94.08	1,232	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	88.50	1,299	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,362	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	258.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,458	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	230.93/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,663	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,743	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	205.40/cwt	205.00–207.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	216.38/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,119	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,070	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,590	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	215.65/cwt	212.00–220.00	906	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	208.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	954	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	196.37/cwt	190.00–202.00	905	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	198.22/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,041	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	189.64/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,153	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,515	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	93.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,215	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,427	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 445Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 47Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	185.00–192.00	189.64
5	—	461	190.00–202.00	196.37
5	—	525	195.00–202.00	198.22
3	—	432	205.00–210.00	208.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	212.00–220.00	215.65
2	—	460	205.00–210.00	207.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	285.00	285.00
3	—	648	257.00	257.00
1	—	375	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	564	255.00–260.00	258.47
18	—	535	260.00	260.00
15	—	720	230.00–231.00	230.93
2	—	768	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	212.00–217.00	216.38
13	—	768	207.00	207.00
1	—	575	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
5	—	404	205.00–207.00	205.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	195.00	195.00
2	—	575	185.00–187.00	186.02
3	—	442	200.00–202.00	200.66
2	—	525	190.00–192.00	190.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,028	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	1,695	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,300	90.00–95.00	93.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,640	87.00	87.00

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.