Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-02-19

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 241▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 12 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 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.32/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.16 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$151.32

53 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	158.03	750	26
Medium and Large 2	490	145.79	714	24
Medium and Large 3	485	137.33	666	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $84 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 sale53 hd

151.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,075 hd

143.46

+7.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−48.16

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	1,594	80.54	1,284	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	61.07	732	14

Every lot

48 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 1	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	136.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	141.07/cwt	137.00–147.00	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	789	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	157.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	743	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	153.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	138.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	132.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,599	79.18/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,266	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	673	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	740	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,072	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,240	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	120.00–127.00	122.73
8	—	435	137.00–147.00	141.07
3	—	372	150.00	150.00
3	—	482	130.00–135.00	133.36
3	—	527	130.00–132.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
3	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	135.00–140.00	136.74
4	—	615	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	663	118.00–120.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.01
4	—	628	133.00–140.00	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	197.00	197.00
2	—	335	185.00	185.00
2	—	363	175.00–180.00	177.45
2	—	660	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	417	165.00–170.00	168.32
4	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.52
7	—	468	155.00–165.00	158.82
5	—	513	145.00–155.00	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
4	—	435	150.00–160.00	157.61
5	—	565	130.00–133.00	132.22
7	—	471	140.00–150.00	145.83
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.48
3	—	515	135.00–142.00	138.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,169	56.00–59.00	57.54
7	—	1,180	60.00–65.00	62.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,599	78.00–80.00	79.18

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.