Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.57/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$121.57

66 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$6.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	123.55	710	40
Medium and Large 2	529	118.82	629	21
Medium and Large 3	493	117.20	578	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about $132 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 sale66 hd

121.57

—

AL average16 barns · 1,897 hd

117.62

+3.95

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	1,800	79.00	1,422	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	55.59	834	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	53.93	728	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	52.55	631	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	122.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.59/cwt	127.00–135.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	119.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	128.16/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.48/cwt	117.00–125.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	936.67/cwt	920.00–970.00	10,772	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	918.00/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	10,465	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.55/cwt	52.00–53.00	631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	55.59/cwt	53.00–58.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	55.12/cwt	53.00–58.00	708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	51.54/cwt	51.00–52.00	762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.77/cwt	115.00–118.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	845	9

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	303	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.48
2	—	420	142.00	142.00
2	—	458	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	563	125.00–135.00	129.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
3	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.30
4	—	458	122.00–127.00	125.23
4	—	511	122.00–125.00	122.73
6	—	420	127.00–135.00	130.59
7	—	555	115.00–122.00	119.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	120.00–124.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
2	—	413	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	670	114.00–117.00	115.52
4	—	560	120.00–122.00	121.49
5	—	471	127.00–130.00	128.16
9	—	528	117.00–125.00	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	130.00	130.00
9	—	722	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	120.00–125.00	122.82
4	—	571	115.00–118.00	115.77
3	—	677	105.00–110.00	107.32
3	—	530	117.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	420	125.00–128.00	126.72
2	—	625	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	137.00	137.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	120.00–121.00	120.16
6	—	675	130.00	130.00
4	—	904	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	920.00–970.00	936.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	840.00–1,000.00	918.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	52.00–53.00	52.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	53.00–58.00	55.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	53.00–58.00	55.12
2	—	1,478	51.00–52.00	51.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	79.00	79.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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