Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.00/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.47 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$147.00

38 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	153.77	668	8thin
Medium and Large 2	425	148.83	633	24
Medium and Large 3	469	130.66	612	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about $56 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 sale38 hd

147.00

—

AL average12 barns · 1,213 hd

129.71

+17.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−52.47

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	1,578	78.80	1,244	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	53.34	735	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	49.68	605	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	46.25	486	12

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.68/cwt	48.00–52.00	605	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	52.35/cwt	51.00–54.00	686	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.00	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.25/cwt	45.00–48.00	486	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.40/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.36/cwt	147.00–155.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.55/cwt	157.00–162.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	124.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	666	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	82.41/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	111.72/cwt	105.00–113.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.78/cwt	127.00–132.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	164.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	143.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	565	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 256Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 20Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 84

No trends available.

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)	3	—	1,100	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	48.00–52.00	49.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	51.00–54.00	52.35
3	—	1,533	55.00–56.00	55.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	45.00–48.00	46.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	75.00–79.00	76.40
2	—	1,545	82.00–83.00	82.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
6	—	580	134.00	134.00
8	—	522	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	147.00–155.00	152.36
4	—	533	127.00–132.00	129.78
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
5	—	320	160.00–167.00	164.47
6	—	467	140.00–145.00	143.67
3	—	373	155.00–157.00	156.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	157.00–162.00	159.55
2	—	453	147.00–152.00	149.51
2	—	513	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	358	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	127.00–130.00	128.48
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
7	—	556	105.00–113.00	111.72
6	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.64
3	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.31
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
4	—	455	115.00–120.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	120.00–127.00	124.28
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	455	130.00–132.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	107.00	107.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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