Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $141.06/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$141.06

72 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	145.37	677	40
Medium and Large 2	465	136.63	636	27
Medium and Large 3	464	130.40	605	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $72 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 sale72 hd

141.06

—

AL average15 barns · 1,523 hd

128.81

+12.24

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	1,619	86.69	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	60.54	634	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	56.94	871	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 2	—	245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	149.60/cwt	147.00–150.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	193.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	56.94/cwt	56.00–58.00	871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	63.24/cwt	63.00–64.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.13/cwt	57.00–60.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	90.04/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,350.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	15,026	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.49/cwt	128.00–132.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	150.28/cwt	147.00–154.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 714Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 14

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	187.00	187.00
5	—	520	135.00–142.00	138.00
4	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.52
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
3	—	467	147.00–154.00	150.28
3	—	423	160.00–165.00	163.39
2	—	325	170.00–172.00	170.97
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	160.00–162.00	161.00
2	—	433	172.00–175.00	173.51
3	—	567	137.00–142.00	139.64
3	—	225	190.00–200.00	193.76
2	—	525	147.00–155.00	150.89
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
1	—	275	187.00	187.00
2	—	378	175.00–177.00	175.97
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
2	—	465	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
6	—	549	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
5	—	372	155.00–160.00	156.79
2	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.46
2	—	475	145.00–147.00	145.96
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
8	—	407	147.00–150.00	149.60
18	—	508	140.00–147.00	140.91
2	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	533	128.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
7	—	421	135.00–142.00	140.20
6	—	474	132.00–137.00	134.32
4	—	326	150.00–155.00	152.96
3	—	620	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	56.00–58.00	56.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	63.00–64.00	63.24
3	—	1,133	57.00–60.00	59.13
1	—	990	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,628	89.00–91.00	90.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,113	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,350.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle