Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-06-03

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← May 20Jun 3Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 462▼ 188 vs year ago 400 · −47.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 21 vs year ago 53 · −39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 71▲ 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.71/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$128.71

28 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	133.15	645	13thin
Medium and Large 2	478	125.90	602	12thin
Medium and Large 3	447	120.69	539	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about $105 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 sale28 hd

128.71

—

AL average12 barns · 1,345 hd

120.12

+8.59

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	—	Low	1,716	95.37	1,637	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	63.22	709	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	62.00	924	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	56.53	669	2thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	130.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	128.20/cwt	128.00–130.00	651	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	124.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	662	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	139.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	140.27/cwt	137.00–147.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	89.52/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	96.13/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	68.17/cwt	67.00–70.00	787	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	64.12/cwt	63.00–66.00	750	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	669	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	924	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	880.00/cwt	870.00–890.00	8,932	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 462Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 71Year ago 20

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	150.00–157.00	153.93
5	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.19
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
3	—	510	137.00–147.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	137.00–142.00	139.51
2	—	488	130.00–132.00	131.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	122.00–127.00	124.28
5	—	423	127.00–135.00	130.38
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
2	—	610	107.00–110.00	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
10	—	508	128.00–130.00	128.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
2	—	408	120.00–124.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	145.00	145.00
14	—	584	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	88.00–91.00	89.52
2	—	1,863	94.00–99.00	96.13
2	—	1,750	100.00–101.00	100.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	63.00–66.00	64.12
2	—	1,155	67.00–70.00	68.17
2	—	993	54.00–59.00	56.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	55.00–58.00	56.53

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)	2	—	1,015	870.00–890.00	880.00

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.