Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-06-30

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jun 30
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 352▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 65▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.01/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$138.01
111 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$430
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.96
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2712139.7599569
Medium and Large 1503138.4569620
Medium and Large 2467132.6661920
Medium and Large 3445127.005652thin
One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $430 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 sale111 hd
138.01
—
AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd
131.05
+6.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,58289.321,4134thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19567.8981123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41567.609575thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07359.416375thin

Every lot

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312148.72/cwt148.00–150.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363143.53/cwt142.00–145.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367152.20/cwt147.00–155.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415134.02/cwt132.00–135.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415129.00/cwt129.00–129.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453139.01/cwt138.00–140.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483131.24/cwt130.00–133.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531128.59/cwt127.00–130.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570133.52/cwt130.00–134.007618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623128.63/cwt125.00–132.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712139.75/cwt139.75–139.7599569
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305167.54/cwt165.00–170.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322175.57/cwt172.00–180.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385168.48/cwt167.00–170.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410163.37/cwt160.00–165.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417154.64/cwt152.00–157.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423148.98/cwt147.00–150.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463158.48/cwt157.00–160.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465149.97/cwt148.00–152.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515133.83/cwt130.00–136.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528141.00/cwt140.00–142.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620123.42/cwt120.00–127.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633132.45/cwt130.00–135.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725116.02/cwt115.00–117.008412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3301
Bulls——1,64287.42/cwt86.00–88.001,4353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06464.69/cwt64.00–65.006886
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07359.41/cwt58.00–60.006375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21567.61/cwt66.00–70.0082112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30272.38/cwt72.00–74.009425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41567.60/cwt64.00–70.009575
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—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.