Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.61/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.05 against this barn's trailing median of $202.66.

Average price

$125.61

86 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	136.45	570	39
Medium and Large 2	529	120.29	636	25
Medium and Large 3	536	112.44	603	22

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale86 hd

125.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,526 hd

117.43

+8.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.66

−77.05

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	1,839	77.48	1,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	55.56	728	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	55.00	806	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	51.79	609	23

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	378	139.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	529	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	97.02/cwt	94.00–99.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	148.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	128.38/cwt	124.00–129.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.92/cwt	115.00–123.00	438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	104.89/cwt	101.00–110.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	134.18/cwt	133.00–136.00	582	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	52.85/cwt	52.00–54.00	727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	81.13/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	53.42/cwt	52.00–57.00	657	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	48.73/cwt	46.00–50.00	523	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	57.28/cwt	55.00–60.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.17/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	118.13/cwt	118.00–119.00	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.47/cwt	132.00–133.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	120.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	123.86/cwt	122.00–126.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	104.59/cwt	101.00–106.00	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.45/cwt	108.00–113.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	94.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.02/cwt	113.00–118.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	136.26/cwt	136.00–139.00	670	11

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold unevenly 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	137.00–145.00	139.94
8	—	336	145.00–150.00	148.07
6	—	470	127.00–131.00	128.98
5	—	434	133.00–136.00	134.18
4	—	561	119.00–124.00	120.74
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	116.00–117.00	116.49
8	—	566	112.00–114.00	113.01
6	—	388	119.00–124.00	121.48
4	—	635	100.00–110.00	104.92
2	—	723	91.00–97.00	94.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	124.00–129.00	128.38
7	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.06
5	—	619	113.00–115.00	114.17
3	—	490	123.00	123.00
2	—	720	108.00–113.00	110.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	94.00–99.00	97.02
4	—	368	115.00–123.00	118.92
7	—	477	101.00–106.00	104.59
6	—	435	109.00–112.00	110.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	125.00–133.00	128.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	101.00–110.00	104.89
7	—	436	118.00–119.00	118.13
7	—	339	122.00–126.00	123.86
5	—	563	113.00–118.00	114.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	575	126.00–128.00	126.97
2	—	520	128.00–131.00	129.47
11	—	492	136.00–139.00	136.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	132.00–133.00	132.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	111.00–113.00	112.01
1	—	745	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	52.00–54.00	52.85
11	—	1,270	55.00–60.00	57.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	52.00–57.00	53.42
8	—	1,073	46.00–50.00	48.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	80.00–83.00	81.13
2	—	1,945	72.00	72.00

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.

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