Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-08-07

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▼ 384 vs last sale 715▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 18▲ 4 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 steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $134.81/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.66 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$134.81

75 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	137.35	691	29
Medium and Large 2	482	133.90	646	41
Medium and Large 3	479	127.60	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $80 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 sale75 hd

134.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,514 hd

125.90

+8.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−64.66

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	1,900	80.00	1,520	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	58.88	713	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	54.00	791	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	53.00	630	2thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	127.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	122.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	115.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	303	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.00	638	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	130.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	123.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	55.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	608	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	630	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	64.92/cwt	64.00–66.00	789	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	59.96/cwt	57.00–63.00	859	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	791	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,366	4

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 715Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	405	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	358	138.00–142.00	139.99
2	—	313	147.00–148.00	147.48
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
6	—	511	127.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	602	120.00–125.00	122.33
3	—	573	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	120.00–123.00	122.56
5	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.17
5	—	477	125.00–128.00	126.58
4	—	619	112.00–117.00	115.73
3	—	413	128.00–132.00	130.02
3	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	132.00–137.00	134.81
7	—	526	125.00–135.00	129.92
6	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.71
5	—	580	122.00–127.00	123.61
4	—	616	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	368	142.00–145.00	143.51
2	—	273	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	130.00–135.00	130.66
4	—	610	125.00–130.00	128.74
4	—	414	145.00–150.00	146.22
3	—	375	147.00–150.00	149.05
2	—	503	135.00–140.00	137.49
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.03
2	—	303	157.00–160.00	158.49
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	52.00–57.00	55.32
2	—	1,433	57.00–63.00	59.96
2	—	1,215	64.00–66.00	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	80.00	80.00

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	4	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50

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.