Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.92/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.55 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$138.92

41 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	149.99	671	13thin
Medium and Large 2	486	134.74	654	23
Medium and Large 3	452	129.41	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $86 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 sale41 hd

138.92

—

AL average11 barns · 1,066 hd

127.67

+11.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−60.55

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	1,479	95.79	1,417	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	64.60	832	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,282	61.88	793	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	60.03	659	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,013	955.00/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	9,674	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	57.78/cwt	56.00–60.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	65.33/cwt	63.00–68.00	845	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	60.23/cwt	57.00–62.00	758	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.99/cwt	69.00–71.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	60.03/cwt	58.00–62.00	659	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	65.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	156.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	100.10/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,185	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 262Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 35Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
5	—	469	132.00–140.00	135.34
2	—	638	120.00–125.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	125.00–130.00	128.38
2	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.53
2	—	325	142.00–145.00	143.50
6	—	416	130.00–135.00	132.78
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
5	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.04
4	—	368	135.00–142.00	138.57
3	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
2	—	518	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	145.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	145.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	150.00–157.00	154.31
3	—	463	140.00–142.00	140.65
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.19
4	—	523	125.00–132.00	128.48
4	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.98
4	—	384	155.00–157.00	156.50
3	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.35
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	130.00–135.00	133.35
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	910.00–1,000.00	955.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	56.00–60.00	57.78
2	—	1,325	64.00–68.00	65.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,294	63.00–68.00	65.33
8	—	1,259	57.00–62.00	60.23
2	—	1,288	69.00–71.00	69.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	58.00–62.00	60.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	99.00–101.00	100.10
2	—	1,295	91.00–92.00	91.48

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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Bulls · 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

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