Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active with light demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.83/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.65 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$117.83

46 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

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	126.51	636	18thin
Medium and Large 3	478	113.50	542	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	112.15	609	26

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $27 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 sale46 hd

117.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,369 hd

117.68

+0.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−81.65

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	1,720	66.00	1,135	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	43.51	553	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	43.00	765	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	422	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	64.67/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	44.13/cwt	43.00–47.00	578	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	41.33/cwt	41.00–42.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	100.24/cwt	100.00–102.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	96.34/cwt	95.00–97.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	104.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	539	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 426Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	115.00	115.00
2	—	353	120.00–122.00	121.01
8	—	572	100.00–102.00	100.24
5	—	470	111.00–114.00	112.57
3	—	610	95.00–97.00	96.34
3	—	515	102.00–107.00	104.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	105.00–110.00	107.38
2	—	405	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	114.00–115.00	114.33
4	—	431	125.00–127.00	125.97
2	—	568	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	460	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
11	—	620	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	307	150.00–155.00	152.36
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	505	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	460	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	125.00–130.00	127.34
3	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.04
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

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	2	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	64.00–65.00	64.67
1	—	1,875	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	43.00–47.00	44.13
4	—	1,134	41.00–42.00	41.33

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle