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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kilpatrick, Alabama · Wed, Oct 27

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 265▲ 262 vs year ago 223 · +117.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 31 · +12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▼ 18 vs year ago 41 · −43.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold 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 $137.92/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$137.92

94 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	141.28	729	68
Medium and Large 2	480	129.80	623	22
Medium and Large 3	460	125.49	577	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about $152 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 sale94 hd

137.92

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

124.83

+13.09

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	1,830	83.94	1,536	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	63.00	841	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	56.49	690	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	50.00	428	1thin

Every lot

50 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 2	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	159.09/cwt	157.00–162.00	827	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	149.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	151.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	851	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	154.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.18/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.27/cwt	133.00–138.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	146.16/cwt	143.00–150.00	700	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	125.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	809	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	829	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	125.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	135.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	129.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	691	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.53/cwt	128.00–132.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	83.94/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,536	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	52.71/cwt	51.00–54.00	594	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	57.56/cwt	57.00–58.00	699	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	841	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	63.33/cwt	63.00–64.00	897	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830.00/cwt	820.00–840.00	—	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 265Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	125.57
5	—	573	117.00–122.00	119.40
5	—	425	133.00–138.00	136.27
4	—	469	125.00–132.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	505	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	138.00	138.00
15	—	479	143.00–150.00	146.16
14	—	528	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.52
11	—	420	140.00–142.00	140.18
2	—	373	152.00–157.00	154.65
2	—	578	127.00–132.00	129.42
5	—	633	120.00–128.00	125.26
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	150.00–157.00	151.35
11	—	520	157.00–162.00	159.09
8	—	708	144.00	144.00
4	—	471	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
4	—	440	167.00	167.00
4	—	525	147.00–152.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	127.00–132.00	129.83
4	—	464	132.00–138.00	135.74
5	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.80
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.57
3	—	625	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	588	125.00–127.00	125.66
1	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.01
2	—	465	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
5	—	571	130.00–135.00	133.07
4	—	618	128.00–132.00	129.53
3	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	358	165.00–170.00	167.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	51.00–54.00	52.71
3	—	1,417	63.00–64.00	63.33
2	—	1,215	57.00–58.00	57.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	83.00–85.00	83.94

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	—	—	820.00–840.00	830.00

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)	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.