Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-07-10

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 10
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 274▲ 480 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.96/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.51 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$132.96
57 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462138.4264022
Medium and Large 2457130.3259630
Medium and Large 3457124.805705thin
One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $69 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 sale57 hd
132.96
—
AL average14 barns · 1,246 hd
124.80
+8.16
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
−66.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,81087.051,5763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21654.9966915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62551.008291thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01849.545042thin

Every lot

51 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330167.00/cwt167.00–167.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278140.66/cwt140.00–142.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308138.99/cwt138.00–140.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426122.85/cwt120.00–125.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435118.00/cwt118.00–118.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.22/cwt118.00–122.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515122.48/cwt120.00–125.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.62/cwt114.00–118.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558113.52/cwt112.00–115.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570118.97/cwt118.00–120.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270162.00/cwt162.00–162.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280172.00/cwt172.00–172.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376152.72/cwt150.00–157.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377146.32/cwt145.00–147.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407141.64/cwt140.00–145.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419134.13/cwt132.00–137.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470126.38/cwt125.00–130.0059410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475134.23/cwt132.00–135.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513123.39/cwt120.00–125.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569123.45/cwt122.00–125.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73382.58/cwt81.00–84.001,4312
Bulls——1,96596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01849.54/cwt49.00–50.005042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12051.00/cwt51.00–51.005712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22755.24/cwt53.00–58.0067812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28060.00/cwt60.00–60.007681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62551.00/cwt51.00–51.008291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,100810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9101

This sale against other markets

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.