Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $126.45/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.02 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$126.45

63 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	137.59	609	9thin
Medium and Large 3	436	126.90	553	10thin
Medium and Large 2	503	124.07	624	44

One grade step is worth $13.52/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale63 hd

126.45

—

AL average16 barns · 1,526 hd

117.43

+9.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−73.02

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	1,534	80.01	1,227	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	52.96	665	9thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	655	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	83.02/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,281	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	50.13/cwt	49.00–52.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	54.38/cwt	53.00–58.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
6	—	413	140.00–145.00	140.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	620	107.00–112.00	109.44
5	—	524	120.00–125.00	121.83
7	—	418	130.00–137.00	134.73
8	—	485	126.00–130.00	126.61
18	—	564	115.00–120.00	116.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	473	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	303	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	513	125.00–127.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	420	125.00–128.00	126.34
3	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00

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	—	1,050	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,543	81.00–85.00	83.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	49.00–52.00	50.13
6	—	1,337	53.00–58.00	54.38

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle