Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.16/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$124.16

44 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$15.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	133.41	654	10thin
Medium and Large 2	411	132.82	546	8thin
Medium and Large 3	506	117.94	597	26

One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $57 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 sale44 hd

124.16

—

AL average16 barns · 2,038 hd

125.42

−1.26

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	1,480	67.00	992	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	55.50	781	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	48.85	461	16

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	105.07/cwt	102.00–108.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	140.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	123.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.26/cwt	134.00–143.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	110.29/cwt	109.00–114.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.69/cwt	151.00–153.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.25/cwt	143.00–149.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	152.09/cwt	149.00–154.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	720.00/cwt	600.00–760.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	55.50/cwt	54.00–57.00	781	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	46.26/cwt	45.00–48.00	414	10

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	146.00–147.00	146.49
3	—	422	140.00–144.00	141.31
4	—	476	136.00–140.00	137.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	125.00–132.00	128.39
3	—	718	109.00–110.00	109.67
4	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	778	102.00–108.00	105.07
5	—	327	135.00–145.00	140.78
7	—	472	115.00–125.00	123.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	137.00–141.00	139.01
2	—	478	132.00–136.00	133.99
6	—	518	130.00–132.00	131.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	134.00–143.00	138.26
6	—	423	128.00–134.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	115.00–118.00	115.74
4	—	616	109.00–114.00	110.29
4	—	665	100.00–106.00	102.98
6	—	463	118.00–125.00	123.85
8	—	385	125.00–129.00	125.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	151.00–153.00	151.69
3	—	477	143.00–149.00	146.25
7	—	621	135.00–140.00	136.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	149.00–154.00	152.09
3	—	425	136.00–146.00	141.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	54.00–57.00	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	53.17
10	—	895	45.00–48.00	46.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	600.00–760.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	820.00	820.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Brundidge Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle