Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good 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 $135.75/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.72 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$135.75

64 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	148.50	667	25
Medium and Large 2	479	128.64	616	34
Medium and Large 3	473	120.39	570	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $97 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 sale64 hd

135.75

—

AL average15 barns · 1,945 hd

122.87

+12.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−63.72

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	1,816	69.76	1,266	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	48.93	654	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	42.00	548	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	40.48	387	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	415	117.84/cwt	115.00–122.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	112.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	118.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	164.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	40.48/cwt	40.00–41.00	387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	48.11/cwt	45.00–50.00	629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	52.81/cwt	51.00–57.00	763	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	42.06/cwt	41.00–43.00	489	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	66.52/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	103.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	550	4

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	115.00–122.00	117.84
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
6	—	621	100.00–105.00	103.17
5	—	565	107.00–112.00	110.57
4	—	511	110.00–115.00	111.71
4	—	478	113.00–117.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	127.00–132.00	130.66
4	—	614	110.00–115.00	112.22
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	117.00–120.00	118.19
5	—	517	122.00–127.00	124.17
5	—	468	127.00–132.00	129.38
2	—	360	140.00–150.00	145.00
2	—	323	155.00–157.00	155.99
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.27
6	—	617	110.00–112.00	110.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	387	160.00–165.00	164.55
5	—	334	165.00	165.00
2	—	773	100.00	100.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	638	131.00	131.00
1	—	580	133.00	133.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	129.00	129.00

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	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	40.00–41.00	40.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,308	45.00–50.00	48.11
7	—	1,445	51.00–57.00	52.81
3	—	1,162	41.00–43.00	42.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,668	66.00–67.00	66.52

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