Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2020-10-28

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 435▼ 453 vs year ago 676 · −67.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 17 vs year ago 48 · −35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 7 · +485.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on lightweight feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.50/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −53.97 against this barn's trailing median of $199.47.
Average price
$145.50
37 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+29.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1351168.1759111thin
Medium and Large 2427137.7058721
Medium and Large 3435128.405595thin
One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $33 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 sale37 hd
145.50
—
AL average12 barns · 1,014 hd
116.16
+29.34
This barn, trailing median2 sales
199.47
−53.97
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,81575.001,3612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12750.4256813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21548.625912thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14340.684653thin

Every lot

39 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373128.57/cwt127.00–130.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.56/cwt115.00–122.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426129.43/cwt125.00–135.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462113.77/cwt112.00–117.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520106.04/cwt105.00–107.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540102.00/cwt102.00–102.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293175.99/cwt175.00–177.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308165.04/cwt160.00–170.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318177.79/cwt175.00–182.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357168.99/cwt167.00–170.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370150.84/cwt147.00–155.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405127.00/cwt127.00–127.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426132.85/cwt130.00–135.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459128.78/cwt127.00–130.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,2021
Bulls——1,96078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05353.83/cwt52.00–56.005676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14340.68/cwt40.00–42.004653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19147.49/cwt46.00–49.005667
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21548.62/cwt47.00–50.005912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,100810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1601

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.