Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.36/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$122.36

56 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	124.09	634	33
Medium and Large 2	472	120.59	570	20
Medium and Large 3	488	115.00	562	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $72 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 sale56 hd

122.36

—

AL average16 barns · 1,801 hd

118.44

+3.92

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	1,777	81.16	1,442	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	56.26	663	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	51.28	520	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.39/cwt	125.00–127.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.90/cwt	122.00–132.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	134.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.48/cwt	135.00–137.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.46/cwt	117.00–122.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	51.28/cwt	51.00–52.00	520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	56.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	645	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	51.42/cwt	49.00–53.00	588	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	807	7
Bulls	—	—	1,697	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	79.57/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.59/cwt	122.00–127.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	125.00–127.00	125.39
9	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.37
3	—	687	110.00–115.00	113.33
2	—	415	132.00	132.00
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	313	142.00–145.00	143.44
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	115.00–117.00	116.02
6	—	463	115.00–122.00	120.16
3	—	425	122.00–127.00	124.59
2	—	333	136.00–138.00	137.02
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	125.00–128.00	126.52
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	122.00–132.00	126.90
4	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.53
4	—	506	122.00–125.00	124.23
3	—	413	132.00–137.00	134.73
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.73
4	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.48
3	—	555	122.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	610	117.00–122.00	119.46
2	—	403	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	328	162.00–165.00	163.53
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	51.00–52.00	51.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	54.00–59.00	56.24
9	—	1,144	49.00–53.00	51.42
7	—	1,291	60.00–65.00	62.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	85.00–86.00	85.66
2	—	1,828	77.00–82.00	79.57
2	—	1,845	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle