Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $134.81/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.66 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$134.81

75 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	137.35	691	29
Medium and Large 2	482	133.90	646	41
Medium and Large 3	479	127.60	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $80 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 sale75 hd

134.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,514 hd

125.90

+8.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−64.66

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	1,900	80.00	1,520	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	58.88	713	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	54.00	791	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	53.00	630	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	455	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	630	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	59.96/cwt	57.00–63.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.92/cwt	64.00–66.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	3

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 715Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	405	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	358	138.00–142.00	139.99
2	—	313	147.00–148.00	147.48
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
6	—	511	127.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	602	120.00–125.00	122.33
3	—	573	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	120.00–123.00	122.56
5	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.17
5	—	477	125.00–128.00	126.58
4	—	619	112.00–117.00	115.73
3	—	413	128.00–132.00	130.02
3	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	132.00–137.00	134.81
7	—	526	125.00–135.00	129.92
6	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.71
5	—	580	122.00–127.00	123.61
4	—	616	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	368	142.00–145.00	143.51
2	—	273	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	130.00–135.00	130.66
4	—	610	125.00–130.00	128.74
4	—	414	145.00–150.00	146.22
3	—	375	147.00–150.00	149.05
2	—	503	135.00–140.00	137.49
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.03
2	—	303	157.00–160.00	158.49
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	52.00–57.00	55.32
2	—	1,433	57.00–63.00	59.96
2	—	1,215	64.00–66.00	64.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50

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