Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on yearling feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.36/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$129.36

235 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	145.19	948	31
Medium and Large 2	685	130.96	897	64
Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.39	996	123
Medium and Large 3	738	116.00	856	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $92 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 sale235 hd

129.36

—

AL average16 barns · 1,074 hd

145.28

−15.92

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	1,118	54.49	609	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	51.00	413	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	866.67/cwt	840.00–920.00	9,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	984	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	134.11/cwt	134.00–135.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	122.34/cwt	121.00–124.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	830	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,032	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.21/cwt	170.00–177.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	632	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	739	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	905	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	12

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	840.00–920.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
2	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.84
4	—	710	124.00	124.00
7	—	821	117.00	117.00
7	—	884	115.00	115.00
9	—	654	134.00–135.00	134.11
9	—	792	121.00–124.00	122.34
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
7	—	636	132.00–140.00	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	132.00	132.00
15	—	650	148.00	148.00
4	—	473	170.00–177.00	174.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	772	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	738	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	814	126.75	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	739	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	120.00–122.00	120.67
4	—	408	142.00–145.00	143.49
5	—	486	133.00	133.00
3	—	382	148.00–150.00	148.62
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.50
9	—	626	126.50	126.50
4	—	463	135.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	701	121.50	121.50
43	—	661	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	152.00	152.00
6	—	427	140.00–147.00	142.24
3	—	765	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	54.00–55.00	54.49

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle