Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.61/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$158.61

106 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	161.35	968	81
Medium and Large 2	548	149.72	821	25

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $148 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 sale106 hd

158.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,527 hd

156.61

+1.99

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	1,300	71.72	932	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	58.93	878	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	57.29	725	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	54.00	610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	—	410	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.19/cwt	123.00–132.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	142.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,101	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	939	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.68/cwt	182.00–187.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	58.93/cwt	56.00–62.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	60.58/cwt	60.00–61.00	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	71.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	932	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.47/cwt	165.00–168.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	135.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	136.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	589	5

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 709Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 58Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	142.00–145.00	143.54
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
10	—	452	140.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	893	107.50	107.50
2	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	120.00–125.00	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	120.00–125.00	121.40
16	—	510	123.00–132.00	129.19
3	—	660	117.00	117.00
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
3	—	623	117.00–122.00	119.73
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
5	—	431	132.00–140.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	705	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	135.00–137.00	135.22
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	127.00–128.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	151.00	151.00
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
3	—	377	192.00	192.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
3	—	908	135.00	135.00
2	—	633	147.00–150.00	148.48
4	—	495	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	165.00	165.00
3	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.32
12	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	658	137.00–140.00	138.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	172.00	172.00
15	—	729	151.00	151.00
41	—	578	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	155.00–158.00	155.99
4	—	376	172.00–180.00	175.99
3	—	333	182.00–187.00	183.68
2	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.38
2	—	558	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	635	132.00–135.00	133.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
2	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	150.00–157.00	153.71
8	—	469	145.00–150.00	147.15
3	—	617	125.00–130.00	127.37
7	—	523	130.00–137.00	134.61
2	—	320	175.00–177.00	175.98
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	165.00–168.00	166.47
3	—	578	130.00–132.00	130.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	56.00–62.00	58.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,323	60.00–61.00	60.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	70.00–74.00	71.72

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)	1	—	—	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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

Steers · 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