Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.37 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$132.10

78 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	136.38	694	26
Medium and Large 2	497	130.96	650	47
Medium and Large 3	514	120.60	620	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $74 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 sale78 hd

132.10

—

AL average16 barns · 1,474 hd

126.22

+5.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−67.37

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	1,559	79.61	1,241	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	59.00	882	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	54.37	626	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	48.83	521	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	460	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.89/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	124.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.59/cwt	120.00–122.00	702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	81.23/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,371	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	75.65/cwt	75.00–76.00	938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	48.83/cwt	48.00–51.00	521	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	54.66/cwt	52.00–58.00	627	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	49.70/cwt	48.00–51.00	565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	59.46/cwt	59.00–61.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	148.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	164.74/cwt	162.00–167.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	130.00–135.00	131.99
11	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.36
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
5	—	577	120.00–122.00	121.59
3	—	525	122.00–127.00	123.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	568	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
5	—	430	130.00–132.00	130.41
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
4	—	325	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	482	125.00–127.00	125.66
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	147.00–150.00	149.26
5	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.22
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
27	—	553	120.00–125.00	124.13
2	—	323	155.00	155.00
2	—	475	127.00–135.00	131.13
3	—	433	135.00–142.00	137.94
3	—	273	162.00–167.00	164.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	120.00–127.00	121.89
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	325	160.00–167.00	162.33
2	—	455	137.00–140.00	138.52
4	—	365	155.00–157.00	155.50
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	145.00–150.00	148.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	141.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	78.00–83.00	81.23
3	—	1,240	75.00–76.00	75.65
1	—	2,000	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	48.00–51.00	48.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	52.00–58.00	54.66
4	—	1,136	48.00–51.00	49.70
3	—	1,188	59.00–61.00	59.46

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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