Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-07-28

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Jul 28

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 259▼ 246 vs year ago 563 · −43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 18▼ 34 vs year ago 68 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $134.42/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$134.42

47 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	138.71	795	7thin
Medium and Large 2	457	134.87	616	33
Medium and Large 3	445	128.00	570	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $225 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 sale47 hd

134.42

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

132.83

+1.58

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	1,735	94.22	1,634	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	67.85	828	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	66.61	946	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	63.28	685	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	556	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	129.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	409	155.23/cwt	152.00–157.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	137.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	875	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	681	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	95.62/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	63.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	685	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	807	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	69.10/cwt	67.00–71.00	808	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	858	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	940	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	964	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 259Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	135.00–137.00	135.68
2	—	635	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	485	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	132.00–134.00	133.01
4	—	409	152.00–157.00	155.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	140.00–145.00	141.63
4	—	681	132.00–135.00	133.50
4	—	635	135.00–142.00	137.72
2	—	363	170.00–175.00	172.41
1	—	785	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	125.00–131.00	129.82
2	—	600	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	472	130.00–132.00	130.66
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
9	—	395	140.00–147.00	140.74
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
5	—	429	135.00–140.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
2	—	680	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00–132.00	130.50
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	149.00	149.00
12	—	773	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
4	—	606	140.00	140.00
4	—	468	155.00	155.00
2	—	503	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
4	—	641	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,738	93.00–98.00	95.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	62.00–65.00	63.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,393	67.00–68.00	67.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	62.00–66.00	64.05
7	—	1,169	67.00–71.00	69.10
2	—	1,105	73.00	73.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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.