Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 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 $124.79/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$124.79

70 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	127.61	681	18thin
Medium and Large 2	483	126.51	611	35
Medium and Large 3	493	118.26	583	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $98 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 sale70 hd

124.79

—

AL average16 barns · 1,361 hd

125.81

−1.02

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	1,548	80.78	1,250	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	60.04	743	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	58.50	908	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,548	80.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	56.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	69.40/cwt	68.00–71.00	975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	874	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	119.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	608	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	181.06/cwt	180.00–182.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	598	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	121.31/cwt	117.00–123.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 284Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 64Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	78.00–83.00	80.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	53.00–59.00	56.29
2	—	1,405	68.00–71.00	69.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,740	53.00	53.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	202.00	202.00
5	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.82
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
6	—	526	145.00–150.00	148.65
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	185.00–187.00	185.99
2	—	425	165.00	165.00
2	—	565	140.00–142.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	117.00–122.00	119.67
7	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.38
3	—	323	170.00–172.00	171.32
3	—	383	160.00–162.00	160.64
4	—	573	130.00–137.00	134.06
6	—	532	135.00–140.00	137.69
2	—	265	180.00–182.00	181.06
5	—	463	140.00–148.00	144.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
2	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
3	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.96
12	—	564	125.00	125.00
2	—	413	138.00–140.00	139.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	112.00–113.00	112.51
3	—	357	137.00–138.00	137.66
6	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.77
16	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.94
4	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.78
3	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.36
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
3	—	527	112.00–115.00	113.66
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
11	—	462	117.00–123.00	121.31
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	150.00–155.00	152.50
4	—	658	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	142.00	142.00
4	—	598	131.00	131.00

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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