Sale reports / Alabama / Kilpatrick Stockyards / 2021-09-08

Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Sep 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 150▼ 4 vs year ago 349 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 8▲ 21 vs year ago 34 · +61.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. 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 $131.14/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$131.14

51 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	134.81	711	16thin
Medium and Large 2	489	130.24	637	30
Medium and Large 3	468	124.79	584	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $127 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 sale51 hd

131.14

—

AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd

130.70

+0.44

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	1,858	95.39	1,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	71.99	1,055	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	67.86	818	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	64.40	756	5thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	140.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	122.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	175.41/cwt	172.00–180.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	148.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	139.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.21/cwt	132.00–137.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	125.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	93.59/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	64.37/cwt	63.00–65.00	717	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	64.40/cwt	63.00–65.00	756	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	68.33/cwt	67.00–71.00	842	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	69.99/cwt	69.00–71.00	966	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	73.98/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,147	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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 150Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 8Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	155.00–160.00	157.57
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	290	200.00	200.00
3	—	453	150.00–155.00	152.33
6	—	364	172.00–180.00	175.41
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	146.00–152.00	148.36
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	613	120.00–130.00	125.68
5	—	525	132.00–137.00	134.21
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
7	—	468	135.00–142.00	139.00
1	—	330	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	130.00–137.00	133.45
9	—	531	120.00–127.00	122.48
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	358	140.00–145.00	142.55
8	—	419	135.00–145.00	140.64
4	—	575	118.00–122.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	152.00–155.00	153.50
3	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.67
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
2	—	628	122.00–125.00	123.54
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	515	130.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
3	—	470	125.00–127.00	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,840	93.00–94.00	93.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	63.00–65.00	64.37
11	—	1,232	67.00–71.00	68.33
2	—	1,288	73.00–75.00	74.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	69.00–71.00	69.99
2	—	1,550	73.00–75.00	73.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	63.00–65.00	64.40

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.