Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 75.00 to 100.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$115.35

101 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$21.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	128.44	578	27
Medium and Large 1	525	125.38	658	13thin
Medium and Large 3	473	120.00	567	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	842	107.00	901	59

One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale101 hd

115.35

—

AL average13 barns · 1,635 hd

119.15

−3.80

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	—	High	1,575	93.96	1,480	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	64.93	955	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	59.87	733	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	523	120.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	901	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.71/cwt	122.00–127.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	128.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,262.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	14,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,133.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,637	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,044	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	11,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	970.00/cwt	940.00–1,000.00	10,864	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	885.00/cwt	860.00–910.00	9,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	760	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,047	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	62.39/cwt	61.00–64.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	892	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	941	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	91.70/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	720	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 359Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 23Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 75.00 to 100.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	118.00–122.00	120.26
4	—	563	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	313	145.00	145.00
4	—	420	127.00–130.00	129.21
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
4	—	284	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	122.00–127.00	123.71
2	—	365	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	480	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
6	—	578	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	842	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	132.00–137.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.38
5	—	512	125.00–130.00	128.42
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
4	—	576	117.00–122.00	120.21
3	—	412	140.00–145.00	143.34
3	—	673	107.00	107.00
4	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	892	105.50	105.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,569	90.00–93.00	91.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,262	58.00–63.00	60.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,458	61.00–64.00	62.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,115	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,133.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,044	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	940.00–1,000.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	860.00–910.00	885.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle