Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.54/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$116.54

119 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$5.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	118.13	554	84
Medium and Large 3	471	112.72	531	35

One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $23 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 sale119 hd

116.54

—

AL average15 barns · 2,119 hd

119.29

−2.75

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	1,700	76.00	1,292	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	57.51	721	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	57.33	967	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	49.23	477	21

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.97/cwt	143.00–149.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	110.86/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	123.40/cwt	119.00–128.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	504	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	113.58/cwt	113.00–114.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.22/cwt	114.00–116.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	124.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	107.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	136.25/cwt	132.00–142.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	119.83/cwt	116.00–123.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	109.36/cwt	105.00–113.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	133.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	144.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.10/cwt	125.00–129.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	123.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.81/cwt	139.00–145.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.36/cwt	149.00–159.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	161.03/cwt	159.00–164.00	452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	104.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	111.45/cwt	111.00–112.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.60/cwt	131.00–137.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.68/cwt	128.00–131.00	737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.35/cwt	126.00–127.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	109.30/cwt	108.00–112.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.66/cwt	114.00–118.00	818	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	813.00/cwt	720.00–875.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	949	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	753	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	695	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	57.33/cwt	57.00–58.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	53.03/cwt	52.00–54.00	517	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	46.38/cwt	44.00–48.00	448	12

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 464Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	143.00–149.00	143.97
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
3	—	473	137.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	518	131.00–137.00	134.60
9	—	629	125.00–127.00	125.87
14	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.63
20	—	568	128.00–131.00	129.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	121.00–123.00	122.01
3	—	465	126.00–127.00	126.35
3	—	777	108.00–112.00	109.30
6	—	427	128.00–138.00	132.84
6	—	713	114.00–118.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	110.00–111.00	110.86
4	—	338	119.00–128.00	123.40
7	—	566	100.00–108.00	104.68
8	—	388	116.00–119.00	117.47
9	—	492	111.00–112.00	111.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	116.00–123.00	118.59
17	—	539	113.00–114.00	113.58
14	—	474	114.00–116.00	115.22
8	—	364	123.00–130.00	124.38
7	—	572	110.00–113.00	111.66
6	—	612	104.00–110.00	107.96
5	—	324	132.00–142.00	136.25
3	—	278	143.00–144.00	143.33
2	—	710	100.00–103.00	101.51
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	116.00–123.00	119.83
5	—	636	105.00–113.00	109.36
4	—	390	125.00–131.00	128.04
4	—	329	131.00–140.00	133.33
3	—	525	113.00–115.00	113.68
3	—	278	142.00–150.00	144.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.10
8	—	511	121.00–124.00	123.00
7	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.87
7	—	371	139.00–145.00	141.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	149.00–159.00	154.36
7	—	281	159.00–164.00	161.03
1	—	205	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	720.00–875.00	813.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	70.00	70.00
2	—	2,045	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	60.00–63.00	61.49
8	—	1,275	54.00–55.00	54.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	57.00–58.00	57.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	974	52.00–54.00	53.03
12	—	966	44.00–48.00	46.38

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle