Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $132.96/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.51 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$132.96

57 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	138.42	640	22
Medium and Large 2	457	130.32	596	30
Medium and Large 3	457	124.80	570	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $69 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 sale57 hd

132.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,246 hd

124.80

+8.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−66.51

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	1,810	87.05	1,576	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	54.99	669	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	51.00	829	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	49.54	504	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	49.54/cwt	49.00–50.00	504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	55.24/cwt	53.00–58.00	678	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	82.58/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
2	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	125.00–130.00	126.38
7	—	419	132.00–137.00	134.13
5	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.39
3	—	377	145.00–147.00	146.32
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	270	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	150.00–157.00	152.72
4	—	569	122.00–125.00	123.45
4	—	475	132.00–135.00	134.23
3	—	407	140.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	118.00–122.00	120.22
6	—	426	120.00–125.00	122.85
3	—	515	114.00–118.00	115.62
3	—	278	140.00–142.00	140.66
2	—	558	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	308	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	49.00–50.00	49.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,227	53.00–58.00	55.24
2	—	1,120	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,280	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	81.00–84.00	82.58
1	—	1,965	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00

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

Bulls · 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