Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder Classes 5.00-8.00 Lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.53/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −55.31 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$141.53

53 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	320	148.00	474	1thin
Medium and Large 2	378	142.78	540	8thin
Medium and Large 1	493	141.16	695	44

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale53 hd

141.53

—

AL average14 barns · 1,368 hd

134.82

+6.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−55.31

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	—	Low	1,711	74.67	1,278	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	55.73	678	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,341	53.55	718	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	46.21	477	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,218.60/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	14,428	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	994	1,015.09/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,090	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,250	767.50/cwt	760.00–775.00	9,594	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,036	860.16/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,911	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	860.58/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.65/cwt	156.00–157.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.23/cwt	116.00–119.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	151.89/cwt	146.00–156.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	137.53/cwt	132.00–142.00	704	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	132.70/cwt	132.00–135.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.81/cwt	128.00–132.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	139.32/cwt	139.00–141.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.69/cwt	129.00–133.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	148.23/cwt	147.00–149.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.67/cwt	156.00–163.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	74.58/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,289	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	52.22/cwt	52.00–53.00	649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	57.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	690	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	54.62/cwt	52.00–58.00	711	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	43.12/cwt	42.00–45.00	423	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	49.29/cwt	48.00–52.00	534	3

How this sale compares

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 →

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Wed May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder Classes 5.00-8.00 Lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,184	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,218.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	850.00–1,100.00	1,015.09
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	760.00–775.00	767.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,036	800.00–950.00	860.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,040	825.00–875.00	860.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
2	—	720	114.00	114.00
3	—	378	156.00–157.00	156.65
3	—	572	130.00	130.00
4	—	665	116.00–119.00	118.23
7	—	469	140.00–148.00	144.42
12	—	416	146.00–156.00	151.89
12	—	512	132.00–142.00	137.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	128.00–132.00	130.05
4	—	320	150.00–159.00	155.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	132.00–135.00	132.70
5	—	516	128.00–132.00	129.81
5	—	620	121.00–125.00	121.77
6	—	333	139.00–142.00	140.49
6	—	382	139.00–141.00	139.32
6	—	432	130.00–135.00	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	458	122.00–128.00	124.95
2	—	575	117.00	117.00
3	—	418	129.00–133.00	130.69
8	—	250	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	158.00–164.00	160.96
2	—	480	153.00–156.00	154.50
3	—	527	145.00–151.00	148.95
4	—	651	135.00	135.00
5	—	638	135.50	135.50
8	—	559	147.00–149.00	148.23
12	—	417	156.00–163.00	159.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
1	—	535	144.00	144.00
3	—	328	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,725	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,729	72.00–76.00	74.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	52.00–53.00	52.22
10	—	1,207	55.00–61.00	57.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,301	52.00–58.00	54.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	42.00–45.00	43.12
3	—	1,083	48.00–52.00	49.29

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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