Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on yearling feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.40/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.07 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$134.40

48 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$29.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	142.73	618	25
Medium and Large 2	466	127.11	592	20
Medium and Large 3	470	113.67	534	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $83 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 sale48 hd

134.40

—

AL average16 barns · 1,705 hd

117.85

+16.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−65.07

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	—	Average	1,865	65.50	1,222	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	44.18	586	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.28/cwt	122.00–126.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	162.99/cwt	160.00–167.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	119.83/cwt	117.00–125.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	172.30/cwt	170.00–177.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	113.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.52/cwt	115.00–117.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.84/cwt	125.00–126.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	802	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	10
Bulls	—	—	1,850	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	46.55/cwt	46.00–47.00	672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	44.24/cwt	41.00–45.00	580	7

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on yearling feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
3	—	520	122.00–126.00	123.28
4	—	311	160.00–167.00	162.99
4	—	566	117.00–125.00	119.83
4	—	611	112.00–120.00	115.98
7	—	270	170.00–177.00	172.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	150.00–157.00	153.69
2	—	378	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	453	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	630	105.00–107.00	106.01
3	—	433	122.00–125.00	123.98
3	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.68
3	—	567	112.00–115.00	113.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	575	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	618	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	733	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
5	—	630	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
2	—	528	100.00–107.00	103.38
4	—	429	115.00–117.00	115.52
5	—	468	112.00–115.00	113.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	125.00–126.00	125.84
20	—	569	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	130.00–135.00	130.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,880	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	39.00	39.00
2	—	1,443	46.00–47.00	46.55
7	—	1,311	41.00–45.00	44.24

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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