Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-08-25

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Aug 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

493 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 239▲ 121 vs year ago 372 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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 $137.49/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$137.49

106 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$7.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	138.91	824	74
Medium and Large 2	508	134.42	682	30
Medium and Large 3	455	131.00	596	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $228 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 sale106 hd

137.49

—

AL average13 barns · 1,671 hd

133.39

+4.10

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	1,945	95.66	1,861	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	68.44	844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	63.00	671	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	152.31/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,019	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	150.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	767	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	138.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	810	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	178.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	166.97/cwt	162.00–172.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	156.42/cwt	152.00–162.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	144.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	753	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.54/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	2,073	99.08/cwt	97.00–101.00	2,054	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	671	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	65.32/cwt	65.00–66.00	722	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	68.69/cwt	67.00–71.00	860	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 239Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	195.00–197.00	196.02
2	—	570	142.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
5	—	371	175.00–180.00	178.39
4	—	423	165.00–167.00	166.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	142.00–147.00	144.76
3	—	417	152.00–162.00	156.42
7	—	466	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	378	162.00–172.00	166.97
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
2	—	585	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
2	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	137.00–142.00	139.67
3	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.53
2	—	573	127.00–130.00	128.49
7	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.14
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
9	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
3	—	672	125.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	411	145.00–155.00	150.47
24	—	587	137.00–143.00	138.00
3	—	535	145.00	145.00
4	—	628	130.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	148.00	148.00
24	—	667	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	138.00	138.00
7	—	568	168.00	168.00
8	—	508	175.00	175.00
19	—	669	152.00–153.00	152.31
1	—	725	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	65.00–66.00	65.32
1	—	1,480	76.00	76.00
7	—	1,252	67.00–71.00	68.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	89.00–92.00	90.54
3	—	2,073	97.00–101.00	99.08

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	—	—	890.00	890.00

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.