Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.19/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$130.19

54 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$7.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	133.94	705	16thin
Medium and Large 2	514	129.07	664	31
Medium and Large 3	467	126.58	591	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.36/cwt here — about $114 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 sale54 hd

130.19

—

AL average16 barns · 1,884 hd

131.89

−1.70

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	—	Low	1,579	92.33	1,458	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	68.53	797	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	67.75	950	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	62.35	662	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	135.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	93.20/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,551	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	62.35/cwt	62.00–63.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	67.75/cwt	66.00–69.00	950	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	72.45/cwt	71.00–75.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	67.68/cwt	65.00–70.00	764	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	533	2

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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 273Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 54Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 12Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	172.00	172.00
4	—	419	150.00–158.00	154.53
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	630	122.00–127.00	124.48
5	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.36
4	—	463	145.00–148.00	146.27
2	—	365	160.00–162.00	161.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	137.00–141.00	138.96
2	—	358	170.00–180.00	175.03
3	—	412	160.00–164.00	161.98
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
3	—	612	132.00–140.00	135.69
2	—	655	129.00–135.00	131.98
2	—	475	150.00–157.00	153.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	120.00	120.00
7	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
5	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.61
2	—	368	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.59
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
5	—	576	122.00–127.00	125.65
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
4	—	428	130.00–132.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	553	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	475	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
2	—	730	112.00–115.00	113.47
3	—	415	142.00–146.00	144.32
2	—	353	150.00–152.00	151.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	460	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,664	93.00–94.00	93.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	62.00–63.00	62.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	66.00–69.00	67.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,278	71.00–75.00	72.45
17	—	1,129	65.00–70.00	67.68

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	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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