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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Nov 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Nov 8Nov 15Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 476▲ 32 vs year ago 231 · +13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 68▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $217.03/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +17.56 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$217.03

33 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	220.47	1,055	9thin
Medium and Large 2	474	215.74	1,023	24

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $32 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 sale33 hd

217.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,377 hd

216.79

+0.24

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

+17.56

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	—	Low	1,609	108.64	1,748	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	92.33	1,237	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	87.67	1,216	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	82.00	771	1thin

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)	—	$960	1thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,064	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	203.50/cwt	202.00–205.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	195.05/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,012	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,061	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,146	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	899	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	219.63/cwt	217.00–222.00	929	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	231.12/cwt	227.00–235.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	457	209.01/cwt	207.00–210.00	955	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	204.20/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,084	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	106.39/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	111.65/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,833	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,237	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,291	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,549	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 476Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 68Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	217.00–222.00	219.63
6	—	367	245.00	245.00
6	—	531	200.00–205.00	204.20
3	—	457	207.00–210.00	209.01
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
2	—	708	165.00	165.00
1	—	285	262.00	262.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	227.00–235.00	231.12
1	—	315	265.00	265.00
2	—	555	205.00	205.00
3	—	523	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	185.00–187.00	185.99
4	—	400	202.00–205.00	203.50
2	—	633	180.00–182.00	180.99
4	—	463	200.00–202.00	200.99
5	—	519	192.00–197.00	195.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	210.00–215.00	212.53
2	—	528	200.00–202.00	201.00
1	—	480	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	245.00–250.00	247.44

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	—	—	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	104.00–109.00	106.39
3	—	1,642	111.00–113.00	111.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,330	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,565	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,260	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	82.00	82.00

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.