Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with a lower undertone noted. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.76/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$126.76

49 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	128.82	712	26
Medium and Large 2	480	124.86	600	22
Medium and Large 3	525	115.00	604	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $108 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 sale49 hd

126.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd

125.73

+1.03

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	1,773	94.62	1,678	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	63.00	869	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	61.72	730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	56.66	560	3thin

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	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	125.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	175.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.79/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	128.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	689	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	93.96/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,718	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,228	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	56.66/cwt	55.00–58.00	560	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.64/cwt	60.00–65.00	772	13
Bulls	—	—	1,937	101.69/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,970	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	57.71/cwt	57.00–59.00	558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	869	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 444Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
3	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.36
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
2	—	318	170.00–180.00	175.28
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	125.00–130.00	128.01
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
5	—	428	142.00–147.00	144.61
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
5	—	465	138.00–144.00	141.17
2	—	338	162.00–165.00	163.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	133.00	133.00
2	—	515	155.00	155.00
7	—	720	138.00	138.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–135.00	132.35
3	—	630	112.00–115.00	114.03
5	—	576	122.00–127.00	125.24
2	—	358	140.00–145.00	142.48
4	—	511	125.00–130.00	128.78
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
6	—	478	125.00–128.00	126.49
5	—	526	117.00–122.00	119.80
5	—	424	127.00–132.00	129.79
4	—	573	114.00–116.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	129.00	129.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	93.00–95.00	93.96
2	—	1,445	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,937	99.00–103.00	101.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	55.00–58.00	56.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	60.00–65.00	62.64
3	—	967	57.00–59.00	57.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	63.00	63.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle