Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.04/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$135.04

46 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$8.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	136.76	646	21
Medium and Large 1	579	135.61	785	18thin
Medium and Large 3	477	128.40	613	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about $33 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 sale46 hd

135.04

—

AL average14 barns · 1,932 hd

132.14

+2.89

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	1,405	99.84	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	67.32	813	13

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,548	97.76/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	68.77/cwt	67.00–72.00	826	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	138.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.72/cwt	152.00–155.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.71/cwt	122.00–127.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	164.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.47/cwt	132.00–138.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.76/cwt	142.00–145.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 441Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	97.00–99.00	97.76
1	—	1,120	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	67.00–72.00	68.77
5	—	1,218	64.00–66.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	167.00	167.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
2	—	458	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
3	—	618	135.00–138.00	136.64
2	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	152.00–155.00	153.72
2	—	730	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
2	—	585	132.00–137.00	134.46
2	—	655	117.00–120.00	118.49
5	—	410	160.00–168.00	164.58
7	—	520	132.00–138.00	135.47
3	—	618	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
2	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	470	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	658	127.00	127.00
6	—	548	138.00–142.00	138.66
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
6	—	581	135.00–140.00	136.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	122.00–127.00	123.71
5	—	463	135.00–142.00	138.59
5	—	507	127.00–135.00	130.79
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
4	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.76
3	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	420	132.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.43

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	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67

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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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

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