Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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 $111.23/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$111.23

72 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	114.28	715	32
Medium and Large 2	503	109.51	551	36
Medium and Large 3	489	102.26	500	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $215 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 sale72 hd

111.23

—

AL average16 barns · 2,428 hd

113.04

−1.81

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	40.04	480	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	767	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	134.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	96.02/cwt	95.00–97.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	110.79/cwt	108.00–111.00	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.78/cwt	105.00–106.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	770.00/cwt	750.00–810.00	7,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	37.35/cwt	35.00–39.00	418	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	41.68/cwt	40.00–44.00	524	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	142.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.31/cwt	122.00–126.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 676Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
19	—	492	108.00–111.00	110.79
9	—	535	105.00–106.00	105.78
2	—	640	98.00	98.00
2	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.59
2	—	428	112.00–115.00	113.53
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	110.00	110.00
2	—	508	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	415	118.00	118.00
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	727	115.00	115.00
6	—	767	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	95.00–97.00	96.02
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.31
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	132.36
2	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	575	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	335	155.00–157.00	155.97
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
9	—	379	140.00–147.00	142.54
3	—	528	122.00–126.00	124.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	117.00–122.00	119.64
3	—	457	132.00–138.00	134.01
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	520	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	308	160.00–170.00	165.04
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	131.00	131.00
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	425	165.00	165.00

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	—	1,000	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,015	750.00–810.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,118	35.00–39.00	37.35
6	—	1,258	40.00–44.00	41.68
1	—	1,405	49.00	49.00

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

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