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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1998

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

709 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 235▲ 709 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 37▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on 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 $132.19/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$132.19

64 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	134.91	613	29
Medium and Large 1	560	131.32	735	28
Medium and Large 3	476	124.44	593	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $20 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 sale64 hd

132.19

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

132.29

−0.09

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	1,734	80.26	1,392	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	55.95	714	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	53.43	768	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	794	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,226	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	977	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,202	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,258	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	156.37/cwt	155.00–157.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	147.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	783	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	791	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	165.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	144.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	137.97/cwt	137.00–139.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	136.22/cwt	133.00–138.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.77/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	83.75/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,539	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	51.31/cwt	50.00–52.00	612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	55.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	706	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	62.13/cwt	60.00–65.00	859	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	53.91/cwt	53.00–55.00	785	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	155.00–157.00	156.37
10	—	524	120.00–127.00	124.35
5	—	467	132.00–135.00	133.59
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
7	—	421	134.00–140.00	138.00
3	—	382	146.00–150.00	147.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
3	—	538	115.00–117.00	116.35
1	—	410	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	121.00	121.00
6	—	635	122.00–124.00	123.35
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	415	144.00–150.00	147.95
3	—	362	152.00–155.00	152.98
4	—	476	137.00–140.00	138.52
1	—	740	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	643	147.00	147.00
10	—	529	150.00	150.00
3	—	977	123.00	123.00
3	—	725	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,123	112.00	112.00
2	—	425	185.00	185.00
2	—	380	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	430	187.00	187.00
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
3	—	655	147.00	147.00
13	—	857	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	162.00–170.00	165.48
3	—	455	150.00–157.00	153.99
2	—	560	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	358	180.00	180.00
2	—	520	145.00–150.00	147.52
2	—	613	133.00–135.00	133.98
2	—	668	127.00–130.00	128.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.00–139.00	137.97
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.52
3	—	578	132.00–134.00	133.35
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
6	—	466	140.00–148.00	144.96
5	—	530	133.00–138.00	136.22
6	—	428	152.00–157.00	155.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	60.00–65.00	62.13
12	—	1,270	51.00–58.00	55.57
3	—	1,192	50.00–52.00	51.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,457	53.00–55.00	53.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	81.00–85.00	83.75
3	—	1,630	75.00–79.00	76.77

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)	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.