Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.65/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$114.65

99 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	119.00	694	14thin
Medium and Large 1	634	117.00	742	34
Medium and Large 3	489	114.22	559	8thin
Medium and Large 2	608	111.47	678	43

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $16 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 sale99 hd

114.65

—

AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd

121.24

−6.58

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	—	Low	1,533	79.26	1,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	53.61	709	7thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	886	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	112.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	777	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,336	75.51/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	56.55/cwt	56.00–57.00	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	53.80/cwt	52.00–55.00	678	4
Bulls	—	—	1,759	82.02/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,053	765.00/cwt	750.00–780.00	8,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.89/cwt	118.00–122.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,009	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	130.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	134.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.10/cwt	142.00–152.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 402Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	698	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
9	—	585	136.00	136.00
2	—	608	127.00–130.00	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	197.00	197.00
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
8	—	852	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	117.00–120.00	118.23
4	—	508	122.00–125.00	123.51
4	—	468	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
14	—	689	110.00–113.00	112.78
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	118.00–122.00	119.89
3	—	478	115.00–117.00	115.66
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,009	77.00	77.00
8	—	532	115.00–120.00	116.95
8	—	411	127.00–132.00	130.01
5	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.37
3	—	358	133.00–137.00	134.32
2	—	663	102.00–106.00	104.01
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	140.00–141.00	140.49
3	—	470	120.00–127.00	124.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	583	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	680	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	295	185.00–187.00	186.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
2	—	468	148.00–152.00	150.05
2	—	430	152.00–155.00	153.55
2	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	713	100.00–107.00	103.56
5	—	526	132.00–137.00	134.43
4	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.48
3	—	623	118.00–122.00	119.99
6	—	433	142.00–152.00	147.10
2	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.52
6	—	466	137.00–142.00	139.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	573	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	518	124.00–126.00	124.97
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,360	56.00–57.00	56.55
4	—	1,261	52.00–55.00	53.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,336	73.00–77.00	75.51
1	—	1,610	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,759	80.00–83.00	82.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	750.00–780.00	765.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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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