Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.75/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.72 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$136.75

43 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	141.34	725	18thin
Medium and Large 2	521	133.53	696	23
Medium and Large 3	435	132.50	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $149 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 sale43 hd

136.75

—

AL average15 barns · 1,334 hd

129.44

+7.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−62.72

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	—	High	1,600	79.26	1,268	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	52.78	663	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	52.43	547	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	52.34	646	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	355	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	124.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	130.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	52.78/cwt	50.00–55.00	663	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	52.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	52.43/cwt	51.00–54.00	547	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 514Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	418	152.00–155.00	153.51
2	—	450	147.00	147.00
2	—	618	122.00–127.00	124.53
3	—	562	135.00–137.00	135.69
6	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	117.00	117.00
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.30
8	—	569	120.00–132.00	127.27
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
4	—	435	145.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	534	127.00–132.00	130.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.80
2	—	608	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	414	127.00–132.00	129.02
4	—	461	120.00–127.00	124.25
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
3	—	563	117.00–120.00	118.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	137.00	137.00
2	—	613	140.00–142.00	141.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,450	72.00–75.00	73.51
1	—	1,615	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	50.00–55.00	52.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	50.00–55.00	52.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	51.00–54.00	52.43

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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