Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active witth light to moderate 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 $121.69/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$121.69

74 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	125.69	630	32
Medium and Large 2	484	119.32	578	39
Medium and Large 3	460	110.00	506	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $124 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 sale74 hd

121.69

—

AL average10 barns · 677 hd

116.74

+4.95

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	1,645	89.00	1,464	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	62.99	972	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	61.12	730	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	53.03	558	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 3	—	995	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,164	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,023	855.00/cwt	840.00–870.00	8,747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	925	750.00/cwt	720.00–780.00	6,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	142.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	650	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	110.27/cwt	107.00–111.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,561	88.99/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	109.18/cwt	107.00–112.00	674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.03/cwt	52.00–55.00	558	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	916	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	102.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	60.38/cwt	57.00–63.00	690	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	66.33/cwt	65.00–70.00	877	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	55.16/cwt	53.00–57.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	129.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	179.52/cwt	177.00–182.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	840.00–870.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	720.00–780.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	840.00	840.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	111.66
8	—	419	122.00–130.00	126.31
8	—	472	115.00–122.00	119.26
8	—	579	107.00–111.00	110.27
8	—	381	130.00–137.00	132.82
4	—	626	100.00–105.00	102.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
6	—	681	108.00–109.00	108.67
25	—	461	125.00–130.00	129.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	135.00	135.00
10	—	456	142.00–147.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.02
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	122.00–125.00	124.03
5	—	617	107.00–112.00	109.18
3	—	423	132.00–140.00	136.30
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.55
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	177.00–182.00	179.52
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	87.00–92.00	88.99
3	—	1,582	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,908	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	52.00–55.00	53.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	60.00–63.00	61.49
1	—	1,650	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,142	57.00–63.00	60.38
5	—	1,322	65.00–70.00	66.33
3	—	1,178	53.00–57.00	55.16

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle