Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with light 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 $117.03/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −82.44 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$117.03

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	118.23	678	27
Medium and Large 2	515	117.06	603	19thin
Medium and Large 3	530	108.79	577	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $101 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 sale50 hd

117.03

—

AL average13 barns · 1,140 hd

116.54

+0.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−82.44

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	1,668	71.08	1,185	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	43.92	547	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,445	43.00	621	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	121.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.26/cwt	118.00–121.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	113.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.04/cwt	97.00–107.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	71.77/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	44.41/cwt	42.00–46.00	552	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	690.00/cwt	670.00–710.00	8,025	2

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 547Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with light 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	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	130.00–140.00	135.21
5	—	540	125.00	125.00
8	—	690	103.00	103.00
9	—	556	117.00–122.00	121.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.02
3	—	422	122.00–127.00	124.68
4	—	521	118.00–121.00	119.26
4	—	570	107.00–115.00	112.98
4	—	643	102.00–105.00	103.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
3	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	582	112.00–117.00	114.70
4	—	651	110.00	110.00
7	—	632	110.00–115.00	113.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	370	122.00–125.00	123.44
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.03
3	—	415	115.00–119.00	116.63
3	—	475	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	520	110.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	615	97.00–107.00	102.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
2	—	415	110.00–112.00	110.96
3	—	508	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
2	—	450	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,790	70.00–74.00	71.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	41.00	41.00
12	—	1,243	42.00–46.00	44.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	43.00	43.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	670.00–710.00	690.00

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