Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good 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 $134.15/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$134.15

217 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	135.17	840	181
Medium and Large 2	480	129.45	622	31
Medium and Large 3	471	126.41	596	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $245 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 sale217 hd

134.15

—

AL average15 barns · 2,355 hd

127.64

+6.51

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	1,892	84.32	1,595	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	54.06	645	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	53.64	792	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	320	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	135.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	153.14/cwt	150.00–155.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	136.17/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.77/cwt	144.00–145.00	950	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	138.35/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	125.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	914	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	124.59/cwt	123.00–126.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	53.64/cwt	53.00–54.00	792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	53.21/cwt	51.00–54.00	631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	84.32/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.31/cwt	160.00–162.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	145.63/cwt	143.00–147.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	140.60/cwt	137.00–141.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	779	2

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.46
2	—	360	165.00–167.00	166.01
4	—	453	150.00–157.00	152.73
3	—	522	142.00–145.00	143.97
2	—	560	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	408	160.00–162.00	161.31
2	—	625	132.00–135.00	133.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	132.00–138.00	135.54
6	—	436	150.00–155.00	153.14
6	—	463	143.00–147.00	145.63
2	—	613	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00–147.00	146.03
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	535	142.00	142.00
4	—	675	135.00	135.00
6	—	560	140.00	140.00
55	—	621	138.00–139.00	138.35
34	—	726	125.00–130.00	125.90
5	—	777	123.00	123.00
8	—	873	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	130.00–132.00	131.03
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	127.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.56
2	—	663	116.00–118.00	116.98
10	—	451	137.00–141.00	140.60
2	—	413	142.00–144.00	143.03
2	—	618	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	145.00	145.00
2	—	615	117.00–120.00	118.54
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.31
5	—	512	123.00–126.00	124.59
5	—	426	135.00–138.00	136.63
2	—	353	137.00–140.00	138.49
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
11	—	476	127.00–132.00	129.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
6	—	778	136.00–137.00	136.17
7	—	579	160.00	160.00
35	—	656	144.00–145.00	144.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	53.00–54.00	53.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	51.00–54.00	53.21
2	—	1,215	56.00–58.00	57.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,892	83.00–86.00	84.32

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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