Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.34/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$123.34

57 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	127.59	729	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	124.07	696	14thin
Medium and Large 2	516	122.57	633	27
Medium and Large 3	472	118.00	556	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $172 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 sale57 hd

123.34

—

AL average16 barns · 2,093 hd

129.10

−5.76

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	1,406	94.23	1,325	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	66.95	965	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	66.67	848	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	61.01	676	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.26/cwt	127.00–132.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	65.91/cwt	64.00–68.00	859	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	70.10/cwt	69.00–71.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	88.26/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	102.92/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	94.41/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	137.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	3

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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 345Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 55Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
3	—	627	112.00–117.00	114.62
4	—	481	120.00–125.00	123.71
6	—	569	115.00–120.00	117.82
4	—	420	127.00–132.00	129.26
6	—	535	117.00–122.00	120.83
3	—	367	135.00–140.00	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	126.00	126.00
9	—	583	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	455	130.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	122.30
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	117.00	117.00
3	—	408	120.00–122.00	121.33
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	622	132.00–135.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	663	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	422	155.00–160.00	158.32
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	622	125.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	360	170.00–175.00	172.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	122.00–130.00	126.15
4	—	578	120.00–124.00	121.98
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
7	—	473	132.00–137.00	133.55
2	—	638	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	419	140.00–150.00	145.01
4	—	366	160.00–165.00	162.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
3	—	473	125.00–127.00	126.31
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	60.00–62.00	61.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	66.00–68.00	66.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	64.00–68.00	65.91
2	—	1,135	69.00–71.00	70.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	88.00–89.00	88.26
2	—	1,330	101.00–105.00	102.92
3	—	1,373	92.00–97.00	94.41

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	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle