Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.35/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$130.35

45 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	132.04	700	22
Medium and Large 2	489	129.04	631	20
Medium and Large 3	470	126.67	595	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $105 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 sale45 hd

130.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,783 hd

128.61

+1.74

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	1,669	94.18	1,572	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	72.00	1,102	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	71.40	851	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	66.07	757	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,738	93.97/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.67/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,004	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	951	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	66.07/cwt	62.00–73.00	757	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	144.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.46/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	134.20/cwt	132.00–137.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	73.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	882	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	66.99/cwt	63.00–69.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	134.77/cwt	132.00–137.00	716	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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	91.00–96.00	93.97
1	—	1,925	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,205	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	78.00–84.00	80.67
15	—	1,207	70.00–76.00	73.11
10	—	1,159	63.00–69.00	66.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,550	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	62.00–73.00	66.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
4	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
4	—	618	122.00–130.00	125.95
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
9	—	528	130.00–137.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	130.00–133.00	131.02
5	—	414	132.00–137.00	134.20
2	—	608	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	358	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	514	125.00–127.00	126.50
4	—	574	120.00–127.00	124.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
2	—	603	127.00–130.00	128.51
3	—	677	120.00–122.00	120.68
2	—	520	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
2	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	140.00–147.00	144.35
2	—	615	122.00–125.00	123.48
4	—	475	140.00–144.00	141.46
2	—	358	158.00–162.00	160.01
2	—	585	127.00–130.00	128.50
3	—	653	112.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	531	132.00–137.00	134.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	131.00–132.00	131.49
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	523	127.00–130.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	140.00	140.00

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	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle