Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-09-25

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

733 head

▲ 347 vs last sale 386▲ 733 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 37▲ 40 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 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $110.46/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$110.46

59 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	111.94	650	20
Medium and Large 2	498	109.93	547	36
Medium and Large 3	482	107.00	515	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $134 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 sale59 hd

110.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

113.85

−3.38

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	1,810	74.00	1,339	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	50.01	646	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	50.00	523	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	120.90/cwt	120.00–121.00	663	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	115.48/cwt	115.00–117.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	111.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	109.24/cwt	107.00–112.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	105.05/cwt	103.00–107.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	51.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	663	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	46.28/cwt	44.00–47.00	598	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,890	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	747.50/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,946	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	145.00	145.00
2	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.46
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
3	—	380	135.00–140.00	136.67
3	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.06
3	—	475	118.00–122.00	120.01
3	—	530	113.00–117.00	114.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	528	115.00	115.00
9	—	570	110.00–115.00	111.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
3	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.29
3	—	658	105.00–110.00	107.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	103.00–107.00	105.05
2	—	608	95.00–100.00	97.49
4	—	424	115.00–117.00	115.48
4	—	518	107.00–112.00	109.24
23	—	484	110.00–115.00	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
2	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.47
10	—	548	120.00–121.00	120.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	700.00–800.00	747.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	69.00	69.00
1	—	2,105	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,800	73.00–75.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	44.00–47.00	46.28
11	—	1,290	48.00–53.00	51.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00

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.