Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeders 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 $116.48/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$116.48

111 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	118.89	595	26
Medium and Large 2	465	116.20	540	70
Medium and Large 3	373	113.58	424	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $171 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 sale111 hd

116.48

—

AL average16 barns · 1,897 hd

117.62

−1.14

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	1,482	75.57	1,120	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	56.63	663	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	45.79	502	25

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.83/cwt	113.00–114.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	102.54/cwt	101.00–107.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	125.51/cwt	124.00–128.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	129.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	122.84/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	131.13/cwt	125.00–134.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	231	142.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.78/cwt	117.00–119.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	109.34/cwt	107.00–112.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.45/cwt	122.00–129.00	647	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	147.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	151.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	119.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	113.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	143.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	127.15/cwt	123.00–133.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	137.35/cwt	136.00–138.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.39/cwt	121.00–123.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	141.30/cwt	139.00–148.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.93/cwt	132.00–135.00	702	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	127.33/cwt	126.00–128.00	779	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	49.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	562	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	38.38/cwt	35.00–40.00	402	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	55.13/cwt	54.00–56.00	624	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	59.26/cwt	59.00–60.00	735	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,333	72.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.61/cwt	118.00–119.00	508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.95/cwt	114.00–117.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.43/cwt	111.00–112.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	119.88/cwt	119.00–121.00	433	7

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeders 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	113.00–114.00	113.83
6	—	332	121.00–122.00	121.33
4	—	676	101.00–107.00	102.54
4	—	638	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	279	124.00–128.00	125.51
17	—	428	118.00–119.00	118.61
15	—	475	114.00–117.00	115.95
7	—	588	111.00–112.00	111.43
7	—	361	119.00–121.00	119.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	117.00–118.00	117.33
4	—	564	115.00–116.00	115.75
3	—	408	120.00–125.00	121.69
3	—	393	125.00–132.00	129.69
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	385	110.00–115.00	113.46
3	—	273	118.00–120.00	118.68
2	—	465	105.00–108.00	106.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	119.00–125.00	122.84
6	—	377	125.00–134.00	131.13
6	—	231	137.00–147.00	142.89
5	—	522	117.00–119.00	117.78
3	—	687	107.00–112.00	109.34
2	—	723	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	122.00–129.00	124.45
8	—	316	146.00–149.00	147.65
7	—	379	138.00–144.00	140.19
6	—	466	130.00–135.00	131.85
6	—	276	150.00–158.00	151.87
5	—	561	118.00–122.00	119.63
5	—	438	135.00–136.00	135.19
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	147.00–155.00	151.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	277	135.00–145.00	143.66
6	—	424	123.00–133.00	127.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	472	130.00–136.00	134.36
9	—	439	136.00–138.00	137.35
5	—	625	121.00–123.00	121.39
4	—	580	124.00–128.00	126.97
4	—	363	139.00–148.00	141.30
2	—	760	117.00	117.00
2	—	673	118.00–119.00	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	132.00–135.00	133.93
3	—	612	126.00–128.00	127.33

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	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,125	48.00–52.00	49.96
9	—	1,047	35.00–40.00	38.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,132	54.00–56.00	55.13
4	—	1,240	59.00–60.00	59.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	70.00–75.00	72.36
2	—	1,780	82.00	82.00

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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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