Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-08-04

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 317▲ 441 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▲ 11 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $138.47/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$138.47

110 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	702	139.75	981	65
Medium and Large 2	428	138.92	595	16thin
Medium and Large 1	544	137.04	745	25
Medium and Large 3	490	124.75	611	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $370 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 sale110 hd

138.47

—

AL average14 barns · 1,845 hd

135.58

+2.89

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	1,657	97.41	1,614	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	71.85	1,014	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	70.69	891	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	64.00	592	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	152.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	135.76/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	129.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	823	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	702	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	981	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	144.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	670	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	136.48/cwt	135.00–137.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	135.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.46/cwt	125.00–137.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	96.35/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,937	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	592	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	70.45/cwt	68.00–73.00	872	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	972	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,236	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 317Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	470	135.00–137.00	136.48
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	142.00–147.00	144.68
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
4	—	633	125.00–130.00	127.45
7	—	524	132.00–140.00	135.75
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
6	—	417	152.00–155.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	125.00–137.00	131.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
3	—	523	127.00–132.00	129.63
4	—	326	150.00–157.00	154.69
4	—	414	132.00–137.00	135.76
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	457	130.00–135.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	125.00–130.00	129.18
4	—	561	132.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	420	142.00–148.00	144.93
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
3	—	377	152.00–155.00	152.96
2	—	323	160.00–162.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	702	139.75	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	160.00–165.00	162.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,373	69.00–73.00	70.82
1	—	1,605	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,238	68.00–73.00	70.45
2	—	1,390	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	95.00–98.00	96.35
1	—	1,545	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,845	105.00	105.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50

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	—	—	825.00	825.00

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.