Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $138.97/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$138.97

65 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	140.47	788	36
Medium and Large 2	477	138.31	660	26
Medium and Large 3	538	126.67	682	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $106 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 sale65 hd

138.97

—

AL average16 barns · 1,880 hd

132.26

+6.71

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	1,411	92.26	1,301	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	67.60	855	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	64.88	697	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,748	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,073	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	68.03/cwt	67.00–69.00	871	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	64.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	139.68/cwt	132.00–145.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	153.13/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	152.65/cwt	150.00–153.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	95.00–97.00	96.03
2	—	1,073	88.00–89.00	88.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	67.00–69.00	68.03
1	—	1,170	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	62.00–67.00	64.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
4	—	629	130.00–140.00	134.21
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
3	—	517	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
4	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	363	165.00	165.00
2	—	408	152.00–155.00	153.51
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	388	152.00–155.00	153.47
3	—	673	122.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
5	—	619	127.00–132.00	129.81
2	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	715	120.00–124.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	150.00	150.00
6	—	591	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	132.00–145.00	139.68
4	—	378	145.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
6	—	533	135.00–137.00	135.34
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
3	—	573	127.00–132.00	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	147.00–154.00	153.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	450	165.00	165.00
8	—	544	150.00–153.00	152.65
2	—	625	145.00–150.00	147.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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