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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 9

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 442▲ 38 vs year ago 311 · +12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.11/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$133.11

84 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	137.98	745	26
Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.00	1,061	57
Medium and Large 1	655	127.00	832	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale84 hd

133.11

—

AL average7 barns · 637 hd

129.68

+3.43

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	1,782	84.61	1,508	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	59.53	696	15

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	742	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	397	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	540	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.46/cwt	128.00–132.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	593	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	125.87/cwt	125.00–126.00	655	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	83.91/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,557	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	58.79/cwt	57.00–62.00	680	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,387	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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 442Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
2	—	345	165.00–167.00	166.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	508	125.00–127.00	125.68
3	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.37
2	—	635	112.00–115.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
3	—	410	135.00–137.00	135.65
1	—	585	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	117.00	117.00
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
8	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.24
4	—	410	128.00–132.00	130.46
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
11	—	397	136.00	136.00
4	—	580	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	117.00–122.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	467	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	536	138.50	138.50
1	—	635	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	810	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	83.00–85.00	83.91
1	—	1,810	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	57.00–62.00	58.79
3	—	1,212	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,168	54.00–56.00	55.01

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	980.00	980.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	940.00	940.00

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.