Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was no replacement cows and pairs to report. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.25/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$124.25

88 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$245

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	484	126.92	615	15thin
Medium and Large 2	575	126.63	728	47
Medium and Large 1	726	118.43	860	26

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about −$245 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 sale88 hd

124.25

—

AL average10 barns · 782 hd

128.35

−4.10

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	1,848	78.69	1,454	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	56.01	764	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	55.00	817	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	48.80	532	21

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 2	—	528	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	131.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	120.43/cwt	120.00–122.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	108.10/cwt	106.00–112.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.24/cwt	129.00–131.00	676	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	89.04/cwt	85.00–93.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.43/cwt	119.00–125.00	397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	739	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	116.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	101.02/cwt	97.00–103.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.27/cwt	121.00–125.00	773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.48/cwt	136.00–138.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.03/cwt	119.00–121.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	116.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	101.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	110.59/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	122.77/cwt	116.00–126.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.90/cwt	123.00–127.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.04/cwt	107.00–117.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	78.69/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	603	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	44.56/cwt	42.00–46.00	458	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	57.21/cwt	56.00–59.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 557Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was no replacement cows and pairs to report. 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
6	—	528	119.00–123.00	120.95
6	—	429	128.00–134.00	129.95
4	—	360	136.00–138.00	137.48
2	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	147.00	147.00
10	—	462	123.00–127.00	124.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	125.00–135.00	131.09
2	—	683	85.00–93.00	89.04
2	—	475	119.00–121.00	120.03
2	—	275	135.00–140.00	137.32
2	—	228	140.00–141.00	140.52
6	—	642	95.00–105.00	101.65
4	—	580	107.00–117.00	112.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	120.00–122.00	120.43
6	—	380	123.00–127.00	124.59
4	—	466	115.00–119.00	116.04
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
12	—	562	110.00–112.00	110.59
10	—	627	107.00–110.00	108.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	106.00–112.00	108.10
4	—	330	119.00–125.00	120.43
3	—	612	97.00–103.00	101.02
3	—	367	115.00–119.00	116.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	129.00–131.00	130.24
16	—	584	125.00–129.00	126.60
14	—	632	121.00–125.00	122.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	126.00–130.00	128.20
4	—	423	130.00–132.00	131.02
3	—	527	116.00–126.00	122.77
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	683	120.00–122.00	121.70
10	—	785	114.00	114.00
3	—	715	118.00–120.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,353	56.00–59.00	57.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,145	50.00–55.00	52.66
10	—	1,028	42.00–46.00	44.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	78.00–80.00	78.69

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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