Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.22/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$116.22

64 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	118.13	616	38
Medium and Large 2	494	114.10	564	22
Medium and Large 3	459	109.75	503	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $112 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 sale64 hd

116.22

—

AL average14 barns · 1,648 hd

113.59

+2.63

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	1,588	79.31	1,260	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	50.59	774	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	49.46	610	32

Every lot, as filed

38 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 3	—	462	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.12/cwt	113.00–117.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	44.80/cwt	44.00–46.00	500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	49.33/cwt	47.00–53.00	611	28
Bulls	—	—	1,515	81.96/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,242	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	51.35/cwt	50.00–53.00	783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	725	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	124.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	113.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	616	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 380Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 33Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 19Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	120.00–122.00	121.34
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.48
4	—	413	130.00–138.00	132.95
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
7	—	468	125.00–133.00	131.82
19	—	539	120.00–127.00	124.85
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
2	—	608	102.00–110.00	106.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	113.00–117.00	114.12
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
3	—	407	115.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
9	—	541	107.00–115.00	113.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
12	—	562	115.00	115.00
5	—	614	105.00–110.00	107.98
18	—	481	122.00	122.00
2	—	410	125.00–128.00	126.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	44.00–46.00	44.80
28	—	1,238	47.00–53.00	49.33
2	—	1,295	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	50.00–53.00	51.35
1	—	1,560	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,515	81.00–83.00	81.96

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	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	750.00	750.00

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