Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-03-03

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Mar 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 341▼ 400 vs year ago 678 · −59.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 41▲ 8 vs year ago 9 · +88.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 11 vs year ago 23 · −47.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, market lightly tested. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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 $140.14/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$140.14

121 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$40.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	170.00	791	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	144.50	879	83
Medium and Large 2	661	129.54	856	37

One grade step is worth $40.46/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale121 hd

140.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,284 hd

141.95

−1.81

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	61.41	733	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	57.05	629	2thin

Every lot

32 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 1	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	879	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	887	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	125.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	176.35/cwt	175.00–177.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	174.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	167.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	154.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	147.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	57.05/cwt	56.00–58.00	629	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	64.57/cwt	62.00–68.00	741	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	57.20/cwt	55.00–58.00	717	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,724	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 341Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	62.00–68.00	64.57
3	—	1,253	55.00–58.00	57.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	56.00–58.00	57.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	182.00	182.00
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
3	—	415	165.00–170.00	167.32
6	—	378	170.00–180.00	174.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
3	—	460	145.00–152.00	147.99
2	—	358	162.00–167.00	164.48
3	—	317	175.00–177.00	176.35
3	—	418	150.00–157.00	154.08
2	—	528	130.00–137.00	133.62
1	—	630	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
2	—	540	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.45
8	—	529	120.00–127.00	125.29
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
3	—	475	120.00–122.00	120.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	608	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	690	128.50	128.50

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.