Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $136.70/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.78 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$136.70

39 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	153.42	646	9thin
Medium and Large 2	505	132.94	671	26
Medium and Large 3	500	123.50	618	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $28 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 sale39 hd

136.70

—

AL average9 barns · 673 hd

128.10

+8.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−62.78

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	1,779	80.93	1,439	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	53.69	922	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	51.46	632	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	44.96	434	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	169.80/cwt	167.00–172.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	118.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	112.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.96/cwt	44.00–46.00	434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.74/cwt	47.00–52.00	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	78.89/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	746	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,050	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	713	4

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 223Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	210	185.00–187.00	186.00
2	—	530	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.37
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	167.00–172.00	169.80
1	—	385	157.00	157.00
3	—	422	140.00–147.00	144.06
6	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.17
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	669	110.00–112.00	111.51
4	—	624	112.00–115.00	114.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	543	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.96
2	—	433	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
4	—	423	122.00–125.00	124.25
2	—	605	103.00–105.00	104.00
5	—	466	115.00–122.00	118.24
4	—	513	110.00–117.00	112.20
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	725	108.00	108.00

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	—	1,040	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	44.00–46.00	44.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	47.00–52.00	49.74
2	—	1,243	53.00–55.00	54.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	52.00–53.00	52.53
1	—	2,050	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	78.00–80.00	78.89
1	—	1,890	85.00	85.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle