Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.06/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$120.06

61 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	122.67	713	15thin
Medium and Large 2	503	121.34	610	28
Medium and Large 3	500	115.88	579	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $134 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 sale61 hd

120.06

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

−3.27

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	1,627	87.00	1,415	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	65.62	792	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	62.71	930	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	61.50	710	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	1,125	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	65.75/cwt	63.00–68.00	764	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	61.49/cwt	61.00–62.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.70/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	109.51/cwt	107.00–112.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.82/cwt	157.00–167.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.17/cwt	114.00–120.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	63.95/cwt	63.00–65.00	986	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	61.50/cwt	60.00–63.00	710	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 495Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 54Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 0

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	—	1,125	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,580	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,162	63.00–68.00	65.75
2	—	1,283	72.00–74.00	73.01
4	—	1,316	61.00–62.00	61.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,542	63.00–65.00	63.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	60.00–63.00	61.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
2	—	723	109.00–112.00	110.52
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
4	—	519	125.00–130.00	127.30
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	621	114.00–120.00	118.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	424	127.00–132.00	129.70
10	—	516	115.00–122.00	119.38
2	—	633	107.00–112.00	109.51
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
3	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.69
2	—	668	105.00	105.00
5	—	464	120.00–127.00	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.96
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
7	—	519	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
4	—	634	103.00	103.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	175.00–177.00	175.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.00
6	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.66
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.21
7	—	512	125.00–132.00	128.88
3	—	372	157.00–167.00	163.82
3	—	605	117.00–120.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	125.00–130.00	126.72
4	—	414	140.00–147.00	144.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	263	192.00–202.00	196.86
1	—	370	172.00	172.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle