Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-08-26

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 12Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 254▲ 2 vs year ago 370 · +0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 16 · +68.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 34▼ 21 vs year ago 36 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $122.23/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$122.23

36 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	122.85	615	26
Medium and Large 1	594	121.57	722	7thin
Medium and Large 3	498	118.33	590	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $25 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 sale36 hd

122.23

—

AL average16 barns · 2,061 hd

120.20

+2.03

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	1,775	84.35	1,497	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	59.39	694	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	55.42	540	6thin

Every lot

35 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	587	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	775	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	128.77/cwt	127.00–132.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	117.97/cwt	116.00–121.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	768	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	84.35/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,497	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	55.42/cwt	53.00–58.00	540	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	520	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	62.88/cwt	62.00–64.00	712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	59.02/cwt	56.00–60.00	737	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,614	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,030	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 254Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
3	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.30
3	—	417	135.00–137.00	136.30
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	145.00–150.00	147.51
2	—	410	150.00–152.00	150.99
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	113.00–117.00	115.04
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
3	—	618	116.00–121.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	127.00–132.00	128.77
6	—	590	115.00	115.00
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
8	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	84.00–85.00	84.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	53.00–58.00	55.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	62.00–64.00	62.88
3	—	1,248	56.00–60.00	59.02
1	—	1,040	50.00	50.00

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	—	1,100	730.00	730.00

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	—	1,045	920.00	920.00

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.