Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2019-10-30

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 30

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 412▲ 676 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 52▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 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 steers and bulls sold 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on yearling feeders, light demand on lightweight 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 $115.38/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$115.38

79 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	117.16	785	45
Medium and Large 2	541	114.91	622	30
Medium and Large 3	495	99.02	490	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $295 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 sale79 hd

115.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,686 hd

109.36

+6.02

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	1,563	61.98	969	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	41.24	505	21

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	835	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	820	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	104.54/cwt	102.00–107.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	564	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	663	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	120.21/cwt	119.00–121.00	820	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	969	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	36.93/cwt	36.00–38.00	385	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	41.62/cwt	39.00–45.00	524	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	46.96/cwt	46.00–48.00	629	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	46.00–48.00	46.96
4	—	1,043	36.00–38.00	36.93
15	—	1,259	39.00–45.00	41.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	61.00–63.00	61.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
5	—	667	123.00	123.00
8	—	533	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	146.00	146.00
21	—	665	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
2	—	570	125.00–127.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	707	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
2	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	633	102.00	102.00
2	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.00
15	—	682	119.00–121.00	120.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	90.00–92.00	91.03
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	564	117.00–118.00	117.48
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	102.00–107.00	104.54
2	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	410	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	360	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.47
2	—	433	115.00–118.00	116.54
1	—	555	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	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.