Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $129.62/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$129.62

146 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	132.59	727	73
Medium and Large 2	505	127.97	647	61
Medium and Large 3	520	119.99	624	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $103 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 sale146 hd

129.62

—

AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd

127.84

+1.79

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	1,672	81.24	1,358	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	54.95	660	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	53.68	597	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	52.47	792	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	1,105	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	79.48/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,443	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	54.77/cwt	52.00–57.00	657	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	52.47/cwt	52.00–53.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.19/cwt	134.00–135.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	123.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	756	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.55/cwt	138.00–143.00	678	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	785	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.54/cwt	155.00–162.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	166.36/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.62/cwt	137.00–140.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	173.43/cwt	172.00–175.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.01/cwt	122.00–132.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	686	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	53.68/cwt	53.00–54.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.46/cwt	167.00–170.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 278Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 17Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	79.00–80.00	79.48
2	—	1,738	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,200	52.00–57.00	54.77
2	—	1,173	59.00–60.00	59.48
1	—	1,280	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	52.00–53.00	52.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	53.00–54.00	53.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	134.00–135.00	134.19
21	—	611	122.00–125.00	123.73
25	—	479	138.00–143.00	141.55
7	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
9	—	741	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	137.00–140.00	138.62
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
8	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.42
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
11	—	531	122.00–132.00	130.01
5	—	612	110.00–118.00	115.82
9	—	466	128.00–137.00	130.61
18	—	574	117.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.31
3	—	690	100.00	100.00
4	—	430	127.00–132.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	476	165.00	165.00
13	—	623	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	737	123.00	123.00
1	—	540	147.00	147.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00–127.00	123.61
6	—	422	155.00–162.00	158.54
3	—	377	162.00–170.00	166.36
2	—	320	172.00–175.00	173.43
6	—	468	145.00–155.00	149.86
4	—	583	130.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	146.00–150.00	148.04
6	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	418	167.00–170.00	168.46
2	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.57

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

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