Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $110.78/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$110.78

98 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$20.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	623	126.20	786	10thin
Medium and Large 1	729	114.75	837	32
Medium and Large 1-2	876	105.75	926	56

One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale98 hd

110.78

—

AL average13 barns · 708 hd

123.23

−12.45

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	1,515	87.00	1,318	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	55.99	646	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	55.00	828	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	553	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.99/cwt	137.00–142.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	145.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.75/cwt	122.00–126.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.94/cwt	132.00–135.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	106.11/cwt	106.00–107.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	137.75/cwt	137.00–140.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	113.32/cwt	112.00–115.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	926	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	802	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	797.50/cwt	750.00–830.00	7,720	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	837	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	55.32/cwt	53.00–57.00	641	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 563Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 44

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	468	137.00–142.00	138.99
2	—	518	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	411	145.00–147.00	145.50
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.38
4	—	374	160.00–170.00	164.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	421	132.00–142.00	138.16
2	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.47
4	—	513	122.00–126.00	123.75
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	470	125.00–132.00	127.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	128.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	132.00–135.00	132.94
9	—	637	106.00–107.00	106.11
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
4	—	357	137.00–140.00	137.75
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
3	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
6	—	466	118.00–122.00	120.02
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
6	—	431	122.00–127.00	125.20
7	—	536	112.00–115.00	113.32
2	—	628	102.00–105.00	103.47
6	—	570	107.00–110.00	109.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
8	—	660	121.50	121.50
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	876	105.75	105.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	729	114.75	114.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	968	750.00–830.00	797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,720	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,460	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,158	53.00–57.00	55.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	55.00	55.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle