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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 493▼ 292 vs year ago 442 · −66.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 35▼ 37 vs year ago 45 · −82.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All classes market lightly tested, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with moderate demand.

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 $131.26/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$131.26

19 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$22.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	145.67	692	3thin
Medium and Large 2	471	130.32	614	12thin
Medium and Large 3	484	123.25	596	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.42/cwt here — about $96 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 sale19 hd

131.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,155 hd

133.57

−2.31

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	1,752	94.40	1,654	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	70.66	926	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	69.00	1,028	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	119.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	173.47/cwt	172.00–175.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	91.10/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	70.66/cwt	69.00–72.00	926	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,028	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	955.00/cwt	950.00–960.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945.00/cwt	900.00–990.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	845.00/cwt	830.00–860.00	—	2

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 493Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: All classes market lightly tested, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	172.00–175.00	173.47
2	—	640	130.00–135.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	137.00–145.00	140.85
2	—	520	132.00–135.00	133.53
1	—	280	177.00	177.00
1	—	425	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	117.00–122.00	119.53
3	—	417	135.00–137.00	136.36
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	144.83
4	—	513	122.00–125.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	152.00–160.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–960.00	955.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	830.00–860.00	845.00

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	—	—	900.00–990.00	945.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	69.00–72.00	70.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,563	90.00–92.00	91.10

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.