Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-03-11

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 480 vs last sale 678▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 9▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 23▲ 30 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 mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. 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 $144.84/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.63 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.

Average price

$144.84

25 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	156.54	670	9thin
Medium and Large 2	478	139.63	668	13thin
Medium and Large 3	468	132.33	620	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $50 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 sale25 hd

144.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,311 hd

133.74

+11.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

199.47

−54.63

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	1,763	88.26	1,556	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,052	55.58	585	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	51.72	595	3thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	166.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	147.96/cwt	142.00–152.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	87.08/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,464	4
Bulls	—	—	2,090	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	56.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	606	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	595	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,055	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,229	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
4	—	373	165.00–170.00	166.22
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
2	—	558	130.00–132.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
2	—	515	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
5	—	474	135.00–140.00	137.45
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
3	—	423	142.00–152.00	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	125.00–127.00	125.67
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
5	—	523	120.00–125.00	120.97
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
4	—	415	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	85.00–90.00	87.08
1	—	2,090	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,065	55.00–60.00	56.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	50.00–53.00	51.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,055	780.00	780.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.