Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-01-27

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jan 27

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 361▼ 694 vs year ago 978 · −71.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 27▲ 39 vs year ago 25 · +156.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 26▼ 18 vs year ago 32 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $130.49/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$130.49

57 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	134.25	648	39
Medium and Large 2	491	124.07	609	14thin
Medium and Large 3	495	116.25	575	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $72 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 sale57 hd

130.49

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

123.38

+7.11

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	1,509	84.52	1,276	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,945	59.00	1,148	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	55.52	609	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	52.00	550	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	152.43/cwt	152.00–155.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	119.63/cwt	119.00–120.00	872	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	961	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	521	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	153.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	156.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	739	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	147.60/cwt	142.00–152.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	144.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	713	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	108.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	823	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	83.20/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,490	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	642	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	49.81/cwt	48.00–51.00	518	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	55.41/cwt	52.00–58.00	616	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,148	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 361Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 27Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	142.00–152.00	147.60
3	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.09
8	—	528	130.00–137.00	135.01
2	—	590	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	107.00–112.00	108.67
7	—	472	155.00–160.00	156.56
6	—	513	140.00–147.00	144.36
3	—	622	120.00–127.00	122.31
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.46
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	123.00	123.00
4	—	459	130.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
12	—	521	130.00	130.00
9	—	364	143.00	143.00
2	—	435	136.00–137.00	136.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.00
4	—	416	130.00–135.00	131.72
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
5	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.21
2	—	560	115.00–117.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	121.00	121.00
2	—	508	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	550	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	119.00–120.00	119.63
16	—	585	133.00	133.00
7	—	483	152.00–155.00	152.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,112	52.00–58.00	55.41
2	—	1,033	60.00–64.00	62.12
2	—	1,040	48.00–51.00	49.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	51.00–53.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,585	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,537	80.00–87.00	83.20

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	—	1,000	790.00	790.00

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.