Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-06-02

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 208▲ 93 vs year ago 212 · +43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 8▲ 13 vs year ago 32 · +40.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 26 · −26.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $128.43/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$128.43

70 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	608	133.50	812	4thin
Medium and Large 1	712	130.00	926	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	888	127.75	1,134	55

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale70 hd

128.43

—

AL average11 barns · 674 hd

134.00

−5.56

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	—	High	1,692	94.31	1,596	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	67.27	801	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	65.00	834	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	62.54	680	6thin

Every lot

41 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 2	594	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,134	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	129.68/cwt	127.00–132.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	112.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	144.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	96.15/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,611	5
Bulls	—	—	1,682	88.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	680	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	63.60/cwt	61.00–66.00	700	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	69.60/cwt	67.00–73.00	880	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,037	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	—	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 208Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 8Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,682	85.00–90.00	88.36
5	—	1,676	92.00–98.00	96.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	78.00	78.00
8	—	1,100	61.00–66.00	63.60
8	—	1,264	67.00–73.00	69.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,300	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	60.00–65.00	62.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.56
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	417	140.00–147.00	144.06
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	527	130.00–133.00	131.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
2	—	565	135.00–137.00	135.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.52
4	—	559	120.00–122.00	121.49
5	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.20
3	—	483	127.00–132.00	129.68
2	—	385	142.00	142.00
4	—	518	120.00–126.00	124.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
2	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	508	130.00–135.00	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
3	—	594	135.00–137.00	135.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	888	127.75	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	712	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	780.00	780.00

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.