Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-07-24

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 24

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 296▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 45▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▲ 16 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $131.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.25 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$131.22

52 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	135.37	692	13thin
Medium and Large 2	500	130.46	652	32
Medium and Large 3	470	126.99	596	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $96 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 sale52 hd

131.22

—

AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd

128.77

+2.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−68.25

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	1,586	85.17	1,351	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	57.58	717	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	53.25	569	5thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	115.28/cwt	112.00–117.00	783	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	136.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	767	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	78.65/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,268	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	87.13/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,408	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	53.25/cwt	52.00–55.00	569	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.00	570	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	56.51/cwt	53.00–60.00	700	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	63.78/cwt	61.00–68.00	836	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	710.00/cwt	680.00–740.00	8,080	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,890	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,300	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,660	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 296Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,239	53.00–60.00	56.51
5	—	1,310	61.00–68.00	63.78
2	—	1,125	49.00–52.00	50.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	52.00–55.00	53.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	85.00–89.00	87.13
3	—	1,612	78.00–79.00	78.65
1	—	1,295	91.00	91.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	465	130.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	405	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
4	—	679	112.00–117.00	115.28
3	—	613	115.00–122.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	117.00–120.00	119.39
5	—	428	127.00–132.00	130.21
4	—	455	122.00–127.00	124.76
3	—	562	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	360	135.00–138.00	136.48
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.96
2	—	433	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	125.00–130.00	127.01
6	—	576	120.00–127.00	123.51
5	—	428	135.00–142.00	136.41
4	—	464	130.00–135.00	132.23
3	—	677	110.00–115.00	113.34
3	—	358	140.00–150.00	144.88
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.26
3	—	562	130.00–132.00	130.67
3	—	415	145.00–147.00	146.34
2	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	680.00–740.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	820.00	820.00

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.