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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Apr 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

656 head

▲ 397 vs last sale 259▲ 656 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 42▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.35/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$126.35

185 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	135.79	635	20
Medium and Large 1	594	132.27	786	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	757	125.23	948	130
Medium and Large 3	560	117.52	659	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale185 hd

126.35

—

AL average16 barns · 2,537 hd

131.98

−5.63

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	1,701	91.54	1,557	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	68.47	810	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	64.50	934	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	62.04	609	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	788	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	983	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	141.64/cwt	137.00–148.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	629	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	124.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	125.23/cwt	124.50–126.00	948	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	195.67/cwt	195.00–197.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	136.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	557	131.60/cwt	129.00–135.00	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	124.62/cwt	122.00–127.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	93.15/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	88.32/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,715	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.00	609	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	699	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	67.76/cwt	65.00–71.00	767	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	74.25/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,027	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	965	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	902	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
5	—	531	135.00–140.00	138.38
2	—	465	144.00–145.00	144.51
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
3	—	627	122.00–127.00	124.64
1	—	430	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	137.00–148.00	141.64
3	—	520	125.00–132.00	129.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
6	—	469	132.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
3	—	375	147.00–150.00	148.01
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	757	124.50–126.00	125.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	125.00–127.00	125.99
10	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	425	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	167.00	167.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
9	—	812	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	592	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	122.00–127.00	124.62
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
4	—	481	140.00–145.00	142.97
1	—	295	197.00	197.00
2	—	335	180.00–182.00	180.99
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
3	—	410	150.00–155.00	153.27
5	—	557	129.00–135.00	131.60
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	524	132.00–140.00	136.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	195.00–197.00	195.67
1	—	280	207.00	207.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
2	—	508	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
2	—	610	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
2	—	488	132.00–137.00	134.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,455	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	72.00–77.00	74.25
9	—	1,132	65.00–71.00	67.76
2	—	1,110	62.00–64.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	60.00–63.00	62.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	92.00–95.00	93.15
3	—	1,942	87.00–89.00	88.32
1	—	1,745	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.