Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-03-04

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 289 vs last sale 389▲ 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 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 market lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on yearling feeder cattle. 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 $129.36/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$129.36

235 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.92

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	145.19	948	31
Medium and Large 2	685	130.96	897	64
Medium and Large 1-2	788	126.39	996	123
Medium and Large 3	738	116.00	856	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $92 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 sale235 hd

129.36

—

AL average16 barns · 1,074 hd

145.28

−15.92

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	54.49	609	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	51.00	413	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	174.21/cwt	170.00–177.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	865	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	134.11/cwt	134.00–135.00	877	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	738	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	739	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	905	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	984	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	122.34/cwt	121.00–124.00	969	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,032	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	961	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	884	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,017	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	632	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	799	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	830	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	852	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	413	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	609	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	866.67/cwt	840.00–920.00	9,386	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	2

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

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)	3	—	1,083	840.00–920.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
2	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.84
4	—	710	124.00	124.00
7	—	821	117.00	117.00
7	—	884	115.00	115.00
9	—	654	134.00–135.00	134.11
9	—	792	121.00–124.00	122.34
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
7	—	636	132.00–140.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	132.00	132.00
15	—	650	148.00	148.00
4	—	473	170.00–177.00	174.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	772	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	738	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	814	126.75	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	739	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	120.00–122.00	120.67
4	—	408	142.00–145.00	143.49
5	—	486	133.00	133.00
3	—	382	148.00–150.00	148.62
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.50
9	—	626	126.50	126.50
4	—	463	135.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	360	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	701	121.50	121.50
43	—	661	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	152.00	152.00
6	—	427	140.00–147.00	142.24
3	—	765	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	54.00–55.00	54.49

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.