Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $127.88/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$127.88

34 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$7.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	131.73	688	11thin
Medium and Large 2	498	126.64	630	17thin
Medium and Large 3	472	124.33	587	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.40/cwt here — about $101 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 sale34 hd

127.88

—

AL average16 barns · 1,699 hd

125.89

+1.99

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	1,516	92.97	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	69.06	835	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	68.44	921	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	62.05	627	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	62.05/cwt	61.00–63.00	627	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	68.44/cwt	66.00–70.00	921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	63.43/cwt	63.00–64.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	69.59/cwt	66.00–72.00	843	12
Bulls	—	—	1,579	94.71/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	629	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.99/cwt	132.00–137.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
3	—	672	115.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	505	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	408	125.00–127.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	480	127.00–132.00	129.65
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.29
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
5	—	566	117.00–122.00	119.64
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	122.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.38
3	—	355	160.00–165.00	163.33
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
3	—	427	142.00–148.00	145.04
4	—	458	132.00–137.00	133.99
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
2	—	725	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
2	—	410	152.00–155.00	153.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
3	—	717	125.00–130.00	126.67
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	61.00–63.00	62.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	66.00–70.00	68.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	63.00–64.00	63.43
1	—	1,420	74.00	74.00
12	—	1,211	66.00–72.00	69.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	93.00–97.00	94.71
1	—	1,265	86.00	86.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	970.00	970.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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