Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.92/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$144.92

186 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	647	146.60	948	147
Medium and Large 1	456	145.22	662	14thin
Medium and Large 2	473	135.55	641	22
Medium and Large 3	473	130.00	615	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $333 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 sale186 hd

144.92

—

AL average15 barns · 1,886 hd

135.69

+9.23

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	1,856	81.75	1,517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	58.29	696	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,284	56.27	722	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	51.05	551	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	563	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.01/cwt	165.00–170.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	177.26/cwt	170.00–178.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.46/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.58/cwt	135.00–138.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	140.53/cwt	138.00–142.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.51/cwt	128.00–132.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.11/cwt	56.00–62.00	706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	57.69/cwt	57.00–59.00	797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	53.28/cwt	52.00–55.00	628	4
Bulls	—	—	2,065	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,092	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	98.57/cwt	97.00–100.00	931	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	860.00–880.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	174.83/cwt	172.00–177.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	982	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.48/cwt	132.00–137.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	511	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 662Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. 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	—	563	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	423	175.00–185.00	183.02
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	455	160.00–165.00	163.32
2	—	660	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	713	127.00–130.00	128.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	135.00–140.00	138.47
5	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.01
5	—	376	172.00–177.00	174.83
3	—	578	132.00–135.00	132.98
4	—	465	147.00–152.00	149.74
2	—	618	126.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	328	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	161.72
3	—	610	130.00–132.00	131.31
2	—	418	146.00–148.00	147.02
2	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.52
2	—	555	132.00–137.00	134.48
2	—	455	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
5	—	466	135.00–138.00	136.58
4	—	414	138.00–142.00	140.53
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
6	—	517	128.00–132.00	130.51
3	—	558	125.00–127.00	125.66
2	—	333	152.00–155.00	153.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	628	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	667	147.25	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	163.00	163.00
10	—	495	170.00–178.00	177.26
12	—	668	151.00–157.00	154.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	175.00	175.00
2	—	608	145.00–150.00	147.51
3	—	523	155.00	155.00
1	—	470	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	66.00	66.00
15	—	1,195	56.00–62.00	59.11
4	—	1,179	52.00–55.00	53.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	50.00–52.00	51.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,382	57.00–59.00	57.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,980	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,400	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	97.00–100.00	98.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	860.00–880.00	870.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle