Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-02-12

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Feb 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 276 vs last sale 517▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 28▲ 16 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 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.62/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$143.62

96 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$4.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	607	144.25	876	78
Medium and Large 2	546	141.00	769	16thin
Medium and Large 1	608	140.00	851	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.25/cwt here — about $24 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 sale96 hd

143.62

—

AL average10 barns · 601 hd

148.70

−5.08

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	—	Average	1,680	82.93	1,393	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,034	60.81	629	4thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	504	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	876	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	815	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	161.31/cwt	160.00–162.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	143.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	82.93/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,393	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	58.10/cwt	57.00–59.00	566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	694	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,360	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 517Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	607	144.25	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
6	—	608	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
5	—	504	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
3	—	407	160.00–162.00	161.31
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	478	150.00–160.00	154.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
7	—	474	140.00–147.00	143.30
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
5	—	426	150.00–155.00	152.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–132.00	131.04
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
3	—	518	122.00–127.00	125.30

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	—	1,050	850.00	850.00

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)	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	57.00–59.00	58.10
2	—	1,093	63.00–64.00	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	80.00–85.00	82.93

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.