Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.73/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.74 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$151.73

53 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	152.42	680	24
Medium and Large 1	489	152.30	745	26
Medium and Large 3	463	141.33	655	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.09/cwt here — about $25 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 sale53 hd

151.73

—

AL average15 barns · 1,416 hd

143.30

+8.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−47.74

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	1,840	76.88	1,415	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	57.25	634	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	52.36	554	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	638	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	152.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	54.99/cwt	53.00–59.00	570	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	52.36/cwt	51.00–54.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	701	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	62.31/cwt	60.00–66.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	76.88/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	643	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on 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
2	—	638	132.00	132.00
2	—	658	129.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	370	175.00	175.00
3	—	557	135.00–145.00	139.99
4	—	513	145.00–150.00	147.99
5	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.75
7	—	454	150.00–160.00	154.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.00	132.00
3	—	337	175.00	175.00
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	138.39
4	—	480	145.00–147.00	146.03
10	—	430	150.00–157.00	154.28
2	—	393	162.00–165.00	163.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	627	115.00–120.00	118.35
6	—	475	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	150.00–157.00	152.96
8	—	411	142.00–147.00	144.62
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	468	137.00–140.00	138.51
2	—	765	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	53.00–59.00	54.99
2	—	1,070	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,204	60.00–66.00	62.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	51.00–54.00	52.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	75.00–79.00	76.88

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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