Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.71/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$117.71

103 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	118.53	693	62
Medium and Large 2	518	117.60	609	30
Medium and Large 3	499	113.38	565	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about $128 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 sale103 hd

117.71

—

AL average15 barns · 1,410 hd

122.29

−4.58

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	1,960	81.00	1,588	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	52.67	636	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	50.00	450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	737	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.21/cwt	122.00–127.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	109.77/cwt	105.00–112.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	111.94/cwt	111.00–112.00	691	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 373Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 39Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	49.00–51.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,265	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	136.00	136.00
14	—	609	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	105.00–110.00	108.76
9	—	514	115.00–121.00	117.95
4	—	580	110.00–112.00	110.50
5	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.36
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
5	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.35
2	—	683	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
33	—	617	111.00–112.00	111.94
3	—	412	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	120.00–122.00	121.36
4	—	521	105.00–112.00	109.77
2	—	480	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.36
5	—	533	122.00–127.00	125.21
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
6	—	426	140.00–147.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	142.00	142.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
4	—	419	152.00–157.00	154.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	125.96
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
18	—	608	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	127.00	127.00

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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