Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-03-18

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 18

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 198▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 30▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 30▲ 9 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 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower,market lightly tested. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.

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 $123.74/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$123.74

19 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.67

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	128.43	573	10thin
Medium and Large 2	437	118.53	518	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $54 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 sale19 hd

123.74

—

AL average11 barns · 513 hd

107.07

+16.67

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	1,647	85.66	1,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	958	58.00	555	2thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	89.87/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.44/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,342	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,101	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
2	—	380	127.00–132.00	129.43
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
2	—	413	117.00–120.00	118.45
1	—	590	97.00	97.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
4	—	366	140.00–145.00	143.07
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
2	—	358	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	480	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	588	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
2	—	510	115.00–120.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	88.00–92.00	89.87
2	—	1,648	80.00–83.00	81.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	56.00	56.00
1	—	950	60.00	60.00

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	—	1,110	910.00	910.00

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.