Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-09-18

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 18

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 311▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 27▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 12▲ 37 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 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.73/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$116.73

43 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	119.62	691	18thin
Medium and Large 3	444	116.33	516	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	114.43	617	22

One grade step is worth $5.19/cwt here — about $74 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 sale43 hd

116.73

—

AL average15 barns · 1,883 hd

114.86

+1.87

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	1,842	73.33	1,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	54.00	813	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	47.21	558	15

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	123.81/cwt	122.00–126.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	116.62/cwt	115.00–117.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	114.66/cwt	112.00–117.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	119.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	550	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,410	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	48.58/cwt	46.00–52.00	561	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	687	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	43.74/cwt	42.00–45.00	531	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	813	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	3

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 311Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	658	117.00–122.00	119.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	115.00–117.00	116.62
4	—	413	122.00–126.00	123.81
3	—	663	100.00–105.00	103.37
3	—	613	107.00	107.00
3	—	472	120.00–122.00	120.64
2	—	590	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	112.00–117.00	114.66
3	—	532	122.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	125.00–132.00	128.90
5	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.60
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.38
2	—	363	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	585	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.32
3	—	560	125.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	373	152.00–157.00	154.48
1	—	630	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	360	175.00–180.00	177.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	46.00–52.00	48.58
6	—	1,214	42.00–45.00	43.74
1	—	1,205	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	72.00–73.00	72.49
1	—	1,635	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	600.00	600.00

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.