Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-03-25

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 25

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 92▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 11▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on Slaughter cattle and good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $133.15/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$133.15

44 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$7.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	136.66	643	24
Medium and Large 2	475	128.94	613	20

One grade step is worth $7.72/cwt here — about $30 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 sale44 hd

133.15

—

AL average10 barns · 739 hd

124.73

+8.42

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	1,638	98.10	1,606	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	85.00	1,318	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	72.69	828	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	68.02	701	3thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	173.94/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	157.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	674	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	132.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	707	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	795	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	87.09/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	94.76/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	104.51/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,799	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	68.02/cwt	66.00–69.00	701	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	72.36/cwt	70.00–76.00	795	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	68.03/cwt	67.00–69.00	747	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	79.22/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,030	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,318	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	180.00–185.00	181.61
5	—	427	155.00–165.00	157.93
2	—	535	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	367	170.00–175.00	173.94
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
4	—	559	135.00	135.00
5	—	615	125.00–135.00	129.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
8	—	533	130.00–133.00	132.63
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
3	—	568	127.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	418	140.00–150.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
3	—	422	140.00–142.00	140.68
6	—	524	127.00–132.00	129.49
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
2	—	370	147.00–150.00	148.54
5	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.00
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.42
4	—	561	125.00–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00	140.00
8	—	532	120.00–125.00	122.36
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.72
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
4	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	93.00–98.00	94.76
2	—	1,410	86.00–88.00	87.09
5	—	1,721	102.00–106.00	104.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	67.00–69.00	68.03
5	—	1,300	77.00–82.00	79.22
14	—	1,098	70.00–76.00	72.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	66.00–69.00	68.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	85.00	85.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.