Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $125.85/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$125.85

68 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	130.51	602	25
Medium and Large 3	444	125.27	556	4thin
Medium and Large 1	646	122.93	794	39

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale68 hd

125.85

—

AL average16 barns · 1,598 hd

123.87

+1.98

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	—	High	1,777	92.97	1,652	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	66.37	913	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	65.10	709	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	61.29	606	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	60.76/cwt	59.00–62.00	636	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	69.66/cwt	69.00–70.00	806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	65.34/cwt	62.00–68.00	712	33
Bulls	—	—	1,578	98.57/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,836	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.77/cwt	132.00–137.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.29/cwt	60.00–63.00	606	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	66.37/cwt	64.00–68.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	162.00–165.00	163.54
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	813	107.00	107.00
2	—	435	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	688	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.29
1	—	220	177.00	177.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
5	—	621	120.00–125.00	122.39
6	—	898	106.00	106.00
3	—	452	135.00–140.00	138.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.96
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
4	—	410	132.00–137.00	134.77
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	583	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	517	122.00–125.00	122.97
5	—	376	140.00–145.00	141.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	127.00–130.00	128.54
2	—	465	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	130.00–137.00	133.51
14	—	493	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
2	—	333	165.00–167.00	166.01
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
5	—	421	150.00–155.00	152.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
3	—	318	170.00–175.00	171.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	59.00–62.00	60.76
3	—	1,157	69.00–70.00	69.66
33	—	1,089	62.00–68.00	65.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	988	60.00–63.00	61.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	64.00–68.00	66.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	98.00–99.00	98.57
4	—	1,836	90.00–93.00	91.67
1	—	1,940	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00

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