Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-10-02

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 2

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

547 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 733▲ 547 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 40▲ 10 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 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders over 500 pounds. 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 $113.94/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$113.94

81 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	115.07	574	30
Medium and Large 1	640	114.05	730	46
Medium and Large 3	508	106.19	540	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $34 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 sale81 hd

113.94

—

AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd

110.05

+3.89

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	1,448	72.00	1,043	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	46.99	677	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,342	46.87	629	20

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	122.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	753	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	798	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	119.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	109.54/cwt	107.00–112.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	120.61/cwt	120.00–121.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	103.96/cwt	102.00–105.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	721	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	104.65/cwt	102.00–107.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	833	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	116.34/cwt	115.00–118.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,043	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	44.16/cwt	40.00–46.00	575	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	48.11/cwt	47.00–50.00	638	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	45.48/cwt	45.00–46.00	641	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	51.70/cwt	51.00–53.00	776	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	753	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 733Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	523	115.00–118.00	116.34
3	—	467	118.00–122.00	119.99
3	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	625	102.00–105.00	103.49
2	—	558	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	630	97.00	97.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
10	—	616	120.00–121.00	120.61
6	—	786	106.00	106.00
4	—	679	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	105.00–110.00	107.01
4	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.55
3	—	717	102.00–107.00	104.65
2	—	403	122.00–125.00	123.51
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	115.00–120.00	117.09
7	—	433	117.00–120.00	119.58
6	—	571	107.00–112.00	109.54
3	—	618	102.00–105.00	103.96
3	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.37
2	—	360	127.00–128.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	120.00–124.00	122.69
2	—	710	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	125.00–128.00	127.73
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	45.00–46.00	45.48
1	—	1,505	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	40.00–46.00	44.16
8	—	1,326	47.00–50.00	48.11
3	—	1,500	51.00–53.00	51.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	72.00	72.00

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	—	1,150	830.00	830.00

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.