Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-01-06

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Dec 9Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 690▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 97▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Holidays. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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 $119.13/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$119.13

63 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	124.71	598	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	706	119.00	840	26
Medium and Large 2	488	118.59	579	26
Medium and Large 3	470	113.75	535	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $63 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 sale63 hd

119.13

—

AL average16 barns · 1,405 hd

118.26

+0.87

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	1,450	76.71	1,112	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	51.73	623	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	48.00	598	1thin

Every lot

37 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 1-2	759	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	964	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	134.65/cwt	134.00–135.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	125.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	526	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	120.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	840	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	153.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.39/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	131.93/cwt	128.00–138.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	672	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	611	113.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	74.58/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	77.78/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,138	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	48.36/cwt	48.00–49.00	556	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	51.87/cwt	50.00–55.00	629	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	598	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	805	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,005	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,337	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 690Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed for Holidays. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	76.00–80.00	77.78
2	—	1,423	74.00–75.00	74.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	48.00–49.00	48.36
1	—	1,320	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,212	50.00–55.00	51.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	48.00	48.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	363	150.00–155.00	153.26
5	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.78
7	—	426	132.00–140.00	136.39
4	—	611	112.00–117.00	113.27
5	—	471	128.00–138.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	117.00–120.00	118.53
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	134.00–135.00	134.65
5	—	527	110.00–115.00	112.19
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
7	—	421	122.00–127.00	125.04
3	—	575	108.00–112.00	110.01
2	—	613	104.00–106.00	104.98
5	—	474	117.00–122.00	120.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	706	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	122.00	122.00
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	759	127.00	127.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	730.00	730.00

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	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.