Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $138.01/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$138.01

111 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	712	139.75	995	69
Medium and Large 1	503	138.45	696	20
Medium and Large 2	467	132.66	619	20
Medium and Large 3	445	127.00	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $430 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 sale111 hd

138.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd

131.05

+6.96

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	1,582	89.32	1,413	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	67.89	811	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	67.60	957	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	59.41	637	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	148.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	64.69/cwt	64.00–65.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.20/cwt	147.00–155.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	175.57/cwt	172.00–180.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	995	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	72.38/cwt	72.00–74.00	942	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.61/cwt	66.00–70.00	821	12
Bulls	—	—	1,400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.42/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	59.41/cwt	58.00–60.00	637	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	67.60/cwt	64.00–70.00	957	5

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	132.00–135.00	134.02
3	—	312	148.00–150.00	148.72
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
5	—	531	127.00–130.00	128.59
2	—	363	142.00–145.00	143.53
4	—	483	130.00–133.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
2	—	453	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	623	125.00–132.00	128.63
3	—	367	147.00–155.00	152.20
2	—	320	155.00	155.00
8	—	570	130.00–134.00	133.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	712	139.75	139.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	152.00–157.00	154.64
2	—	305	165.00–170.00	167.54
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	465	148.00–152.00	149.97
2	—	725	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	620	120.00–127.00	123.42
5	—	515	130.00–136.00	133.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
2	—	385	167.00–170.00	168.48
3	—	410	160.00–165.00	163.37
2	—	633	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	463	157.00–160.00	158.48
3	—	322	172.00–180.00	175.57
2	—	528	140.00–142.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	64.00–65.00	64.69
5	—	1,302	72.00–74.00	72.38
12	—	1,215	66.00–70.00	67.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	58.00–60.00	59.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	64.00–70.00	67.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,642	86.00–88.00	87.42

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle