Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Value added feeders ( weaned calves with two rounds of vaccinations )sold sharply higher. Trade active with best demand on value added feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.45/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$130.45

216 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	130.99	746	163
Medium and Large 2	533	129.08	688	50
Medium and Large 3	463	123.67	573	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about $173 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 sale216 hd

130.45

—

AL average14 barns · 1,869 hd

127.42

+3.03

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	1,395	73.00	1,018	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	52.65	622	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	50.09	523	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.67/cwt	142.00–144.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	705.00/cwt	700.00–710.00	7,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	616	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	764	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	579	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	184.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	176.27/cwt	174.00–180.00	837	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	721	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	574	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	729	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.25/cwt	142.00–150.00	686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.95/cwt	152.00–155.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	131.77/cwt	130.00–132.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.25/cwt	144.00–150.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	50.09/cwt	49.00–51.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	690	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	112.00	112.00
5	—	466	140.00–145.00	143.98
6	—	608	120.00	120.00
18	—	502	130.00–132.00	131.77
15	—	590	125.00	125.00
14	—	421	144.00–150.00	147.25
4	—	368	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
7	—	432	135.00–140.00	137.15
4	—	719	112.00	112.00
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.28
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	318	155.00	155.00
2	—	603	112.00–117.00	114.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	616	124.00	124.00
7	—	579	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	755	115.00	115.00
19	—	511	141.00	141.00
14	—	469	145.00	145.00
7	—	619	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	142.00–144.00	143.67
5	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
8	—	626	132.00	132.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	157.00	157.00
6	—	725	130.00	130.00
23	—	752	125.00	125.00
18	—	573	150.00–155.00	154.55
9	—	484	167.00	167.00
7	—	612	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	162.00	162.00
5	—	427	180.00–185.00	184.01
30	—	475	174.00–180.00	176.27
14	—	617	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	148.00–152.00	150.03
3	—	457	155.00–157.00	156.33
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
4	—	424	150.00–165.00	159.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	135.00	135.00
5	—	469	142.00–150.00	146.25
2	—	518	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	325	165.00	165.00
3	—	425	152.00–155.00	152.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	700.00–710.00	705.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	50.00–53.00	51.72
2	—	1,155	54.00–55.00	54.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	49.00–51.00	50.09

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