Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $140.72/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.76 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$140.72

52 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$4.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

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	142.16	729	14thin
Medium and Large 2	478	140.67	673	32
Medium and Large 3	455	137.62	626	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about $103 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 sale52 hd

140.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,480 hd

133.57

+7.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−58.76

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	—	High	1,935	92.00	1,780	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	56.97	656	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	50.00	520	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	139.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	174.09/cwt	172.00–175.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.78/cwt	152.00–157.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	58.61/cwt	58.00–59.00	683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	54.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	520	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 485Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.45
7	—	522	135.00–142.00	136.66
3	—	428	160.00–165.00	162.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	162.00	162.00
6	—	463	142.00–150.00	146.29
3	—	282	172.00–175.00	174.09
4	—	416	152.00–157.00	154.78
6	—	565	120.00–127.00	123.87
7	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
2	—	620	118.00–120.00	119.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.89
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	468	135.00–137.00	136.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
3	—	533	145.00–150.00	148.38
2	—	625	132.00–135.00	133.50
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	170.00–175.00	172.57
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	140.00–147.00	144.37
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	123.76
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	123.30
6	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.31
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
4	—	476	125.00–132.00	128.43
3	—	365	137.00–142.00	139.68
2	—	315	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	142.00–145.00	143.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	120.00–122.00	121.32
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	58.00–59.00	58.61
2	—	1,133	53.00–56.00	54.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	50.00	50.00

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

Bulls · 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