Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned calves. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.14/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$118.14

58 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	124.18	659	18thin
Medium and Large 2	519	115.94	601	34
Medium and Large 3	475	112.49	535	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/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 sale58 hd

118.14

—

AL average11 barns · 1,296 hd

112.58

+5.56

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	1,858	83.00	1,542	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	59.50	889	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	57.69	743	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	52.71	604	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1Replacement	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.63/cwt	115.00–117.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.96/cwt	165.00–172.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	137.73/cwt	135.00–139.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	141.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	59.50/cwt	57.00–63.00	889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	57.46/cwt	56.00–60.00	735	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	52.71/cwt	51.00–54.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	116.71/cwt	116.00–118.00	561	11

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 Sep 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 181Year ago 733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned calves. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	115.00–117.00	115.63
6	—	582	110.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	435	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	608	107.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
11	—	481	116.00–118.00	116.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	120.00–125.00	123.57
2	—	628	112.00	112.00
2	—	575	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	430	114.00–118.00	115.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	165.00–172.00	168.96
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	135.00–139.00	137.73
4	—	484	141.00–145.00	141.96
2	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.96
4	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.23
3	—	722	105.00–107.00	105.65
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	140.00–150.00	144.99
3	—	418	155.00–165.00	160.14
1	—	380	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	57.00–63.00	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	56.00–60.00	57.46
3	—	1,337	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,243	62.00–63.00	62.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	51.00–54.00	52.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,880	88.00	88.00

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)	1	—	975	850.00	850.00

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