Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.32/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.15 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$135.32

48 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	142.25	637	23
Medium and Large 2	472	129.71	612	21
Medium and Large 3	453	125.00	566	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $71 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 sale48 hd

135.32

—

AL average16 barns · 1,186 hd

126.54

+8.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−64.15

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	1,845	78.00	1,439	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	56.78	671	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	56.00	708	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	430	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.88/cwt	54.00–58.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	129.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.51/cwt	108.00–112.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	158.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.30/cwt	122.00–128.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–145.00	143.37
2	—	328	160.00–170.00	164.96
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
7	—	465	135.00–140.00	135.72
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
4	—	366	155.00–165.00	158.65
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
3	—	503	130.00–135.00	133.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	112.00	112.00
2	—	553	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
6	—	423	130.00–137.00	132.30
4	—	490	122.00–130.00	127.26
3	—	528	122.00	122.00
3	—	383	145.00–147.00	146.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	120.00–124.00	121.35
2	—	373	137.00–138.00	137.48
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
7	—	459	125.00–130.00	129.28
6	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.77
3	—	610	112.00–115.00	112.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.32
3	—	473	118.00–122.00	119.99
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
4	—	568	108.00–112.00	110.51
4	—	416	122.00–128.00	125.30
4	—	384	130.00–135.00	133.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	60.00–65.00	63.00
2	—	988	51.00–52.00	51.52
9	—	1,206	54.00–58.00	55.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	78.00	78.00

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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