Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-07-17

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

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Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 480▲ 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 32▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.67/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.80 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$127.67

44 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	127.95	613	24
Medium and Large 1	552	127.62	704	16thin
Medium and Large 3	453	126.25	571	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $42 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 sale44 hd

127.67

—

AL average16 barns · 1,623 hd

125.11

+2.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−71.80

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	1,527	77.29	1,180	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	54.33	669	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	50.97	808	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	50.37	517	4thin

Every lot

41 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	124.43/cwt	122.00–126.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	122.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	710	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	128.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	608	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	78.21/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	75.46/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	59.97/cwt	59.00–61.00	723	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	49.89/cwt	47.00–52.00	615	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	55.86/cwt	53.00–58.00	691	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.00	817	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	782	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 480Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.49
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.65
3	—	585	125.00–130.00	126.67
3	—	627	117.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
2	—	608	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	508	120.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.21
10	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
2	—	403	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	525	122.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	610	115.00–117.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
4	—	416	122.00–126.00	124.43
5	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
2	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	75.00–76.00	75.46
4	—	1,399	78.00–79.00	78.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	59.00–61.00	59.97
6	—	1,233	47.00–52.00	49.89
10	—	1,237	53.00–58.00	55.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,582	50.00–54.00	51.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	48.00–53.00	50.37

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.