Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.02/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$126.02

54 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	127.69	711	26
Medium and Large 2	515	125.16	644	24
Medium and Large 3	481	120.26	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $132 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 sale54 hd

126.02

—

AL average10 barns · 1,025 hd

122.74

+3.27

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	1,965	78.53	1,543	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	58.87	659	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	51.00	581	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	149.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.70/cwt	125.00–127.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	134.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	122.27/cwt	122.00–125.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	127.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	79.80/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	60.60/cwt	60.00–61.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	57.72/cwt	57.00–58.00	629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	581	1

How this sale compares

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 May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 308Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	450	147.00–152.00	149.50
2	—	558	135.00	135.00
2	—	675	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	765	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	522	140.00–145.00	143.32
3	—	618	125.00–127.00	125.70
5	—	431	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	623	115.00–122.00	118.46
3	—	473	137.00–145.00	141.31
4	—	531	132.00–137.00	134.01
5	—	435	147.00–152.00	148.58
6	—	566	125.00–130.00	127.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	137.00	137.00
2	—	478	130.00–132.00	130.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	405	142.00–144.00	143.01
2	—	520	132.00	132.00
2	—	708	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	135.00	135.00
3	—	575	125.00	125.00
11	—	614	122.00–125.00	122.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
2	—	323	147.00–150.00	148.42
2	—	610	112.00–117.00	114.54
2	—	680	112.00	112.00
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	133.31
3	—	493	125.00–132.00	127.32
5	—	577	117.00–122.00	118.64
6	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
2	—	515	115.00–117.00	116.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,885	78.00–82.00	79.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	60.00–61.00	60.60
3	—	1,090	57.00–58.00	57.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	51.00	51.00

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.

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