Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady but a lower undertone was noted. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.21/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$112.21

44 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	119.00	528	8thin
Medium and Large 2	469	111.25	522	32
Medium and Large 3	453	106.25	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $47 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 sale44 hd

112.21

—

AL average14 barns · 1,419 hd

108.89

+3.32

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	—	Average	1,628	80.50	1,310	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	48.66	559	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	47.06	864	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	41.97	452	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	478	113.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	113.58/cwt	112.00–118.00	482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	118.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	125.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.34/cwt	95.00–97.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	48.21/cwt	45.00–50.00	533	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	47.06/cwt	46.00–48.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.63/cwt	51.00–53.00	612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	41.97/cwt	40.00–45.00	452	5

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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 288Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	110.00–118.00	113.03
10	—	424	112.00–118.00	113.58
1	—	315	128.00	128.00
2	—	358	115.00–122.00	118.48
2	—	520	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	560	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	615	95.00–97.00	96.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	108.00	108.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	455	120.00–122.00	120.99
10	—	409	122.00–126.00	125.04
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	126.00–127.00	126.52
2	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.55
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.32
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	122.00–125.00	123.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	102.00	102.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	125.00	125.00
5	—	564	123.00	123.00
3	—	658	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	45.00–50.00	48.21
3	—	1,185	51.00–53.00	51.63
1	—	1,260	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	46.00–48.00	47.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	40.00–45.00	41.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,710	83.00	83.00

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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