Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.84/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$128.84

58 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$16.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	136.61	665	17thin
Medium and Large 2	493	126.50	624	35
Medium and Large 3	506	120.50	609	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $55 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 sale58 hd

128.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,435 hd

126.83

+2.01

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	1,877	85.03	1,596	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	61.50	793	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	61.00	570	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	60.00	789	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	118.17/cwt	117.00–120.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.18/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	143.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	597	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	58.28/cwt	57.00–59.00	701	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.22/cwt	61.00–66.00	847	5
Bulls	—	—	1,808	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	126.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	—	4

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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 656Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand. 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
6	—	514	130.00–132.00	131.32
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	235	182.00	182.00
2	—	383	157.00–160.00	158.47
3	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.36
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
4	—	563	125.00	125.00
6	—	413	145.00–150.00	148.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	558	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	393	150.00–155.00	152.52
4	—	509	130.00–137.00	132.27
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
3	—	475	135.00–140.00	138.30
3	—	417	140.00–147.00	143.13
2	—	590	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	117.00–120.00	118.17
10	—	422	131.00–135.00	132.18
4	—	374	140.00–142.00	141.01
6	—	527	122.00–127.00	125.15
5	—	633	112.00–115.00	113.20
5	—	457	125.00–132.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
3	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.34
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	801	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	57.00–59.00	58.28
1	—	1,470	69.00	69.00
5	—	1,340	61.00–66.00	63.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	85.00–88.00	86.55
1	—	2,015	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00

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