Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 4
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 349▲ 150 vs year ago 267 · +56.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 46 · +6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on weaned feeders. 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 $209.99/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +10.52 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$209.99
70 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517218.861,13232
Medium and Large 2515202.611,04435
Medium and Large 3467201.679413thin
One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $191 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 sale70 hd
209.99
—
AL average16 barns · 1,184 hd
207.50
+2.49
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
+10.52
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—Average1,770117.002,0711thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60589.671,4393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20687.181,05222

Every lot

42 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 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 2545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2630218.64/cwt217.00–222.001,3773
Steers—Medium and Large 1725228.52/cwt227.00–230.001,6572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338227.00/cwt227.00–227.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430207.52/cwt205.00–210.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440213.26/cwt212.00–222.009388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465196.74/cwt195.00–200.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1497210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,04413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515201.31/cwt200.00–202.001,0373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528192.56/cwt190.00–195.001,0174
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567191.09/cwt187.00–192.001,08310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360242.53/cwt240.00–245.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419220.56/cwt218.00–222.009244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420227.47/cwt225.00–230.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455205.00/cwt205.00–205.009331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,0282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465213.55/cwt212.00–217.0099312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521204.79/cwt200.00–207.001,0675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529217.67/cwt210.00–220.001,15123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573195.15/cwt190.00–200.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2606182.01/cwt180.00–190.001,10311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635203.33/cwt200.00–205.001,2913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,770117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19383.66/cwt81.00–85.0099811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19589.58/cwt86.00–92.001,0708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28593.68/cwt93.00–95.001,2043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5311

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.