Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-09-11

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 11

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 316▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 30▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 12 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with very light demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.95/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$121.95

56 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	122.98	529	41
Medium and Large 1	533	121.36	647	11thin
Medium and Large 3	459	113.00	519	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $11 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 sale56 hd

121.95

—

AL average13 barns · 1,233 hd

108.71

+13.24

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	1,658	78.11	1,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	49.90	590	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	49.00	583	1thin

Every lot

35 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 2	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	141.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	131.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	438	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	542	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	114.90/cwt	112.00–117.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	747	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	78.11/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	48.39/cwt	47.00–50.00	565	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	583	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	52.17/cwt	51.00–53.00	629	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	820.00/cwt	810.00–830.00	9,020	2

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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with very light 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
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	305	160.00	160.00
3	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
2	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	490	122.00–125.00	123.52
8	—	530	115.00–120.00	116.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
2	—	405	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	658	112.00–115.00	113.52
4	—	617	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
2	—	405	120.00	120.00
3	—	573	112.00–115.00	112.98
5	—	278	140.00–145.00	141.03
8	—	333	130.00–137.00	131.42
10	—	529	112.00–117.00	114.90
11	—	459	115.00–120.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	127.00	127.00

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)	2	—	1,100	810.00–830.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	77.00–79.00	78.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	51.00–53.00	52.17
3	—	1,168	47.00–50.00	48.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	49.00	49.00

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.