Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 8.00 lower. All feeders sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher due to special sale on Sep 06, 2019. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.29/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$108.29

122 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	115.66	548	48
Medium and Large 2	543	105.62	574	62
Medium and Large 3	430	92.58	398	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $150 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 sale122 hd

108.29

—

AL average13 barns · 1,233 hd

108.71

−0.42

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	1,333	70.61	941	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	52.46	708	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	48.05	503	29

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 1	—	375	123.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	105.30/cwt	102.00–107.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	94.65/cwt	93.00–100.00	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	91.52/cwt	88.00–98.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	102.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	85.33/cwt	81.00–88.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	125.42/cwt	123.00–127.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.66/cwt	119.00–121.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	709	91.74/cwt	90.00–97.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.52/cwt	104.00–110.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	97.59/cwt	97.00–100.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.07/cwt	111.00–116.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	84.99/cwt	81.00–89.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	108.82/cwt	108.00–110.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	91.98/cwt	91.00–94.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	99.16/cwt	97.00–100.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	118.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.82/cwt	100.00–107.00	608	8
Bulls	—	—	1,333	70.61/cwt	70.00–71.00	941	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,575.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,369.44/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,575.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,196.43/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	610	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	115.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	121.09/cwt	117.00–123.00	707	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	125.16/cwt	125.00–127.00	447	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	58.60/cwt	57.00–61.00	757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	47.68/cwt	47.00–48.00	665	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	51.96/cwt	51.00–54.00	519	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.99/cwt	44.00–48.00	493	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,319.23/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.83/cwt	1,085.00–1,250.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	934.06/cwt	900.00–985.00	—	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.17/cwt	109.00–111.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	112.89/cwt	111.00–115.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	105.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	5

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 276Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 423Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.19
11	—	560	109.00–111.00	110.17
7	—	524	111.00–115.00	112.89
6	—	622	105.00–109.00	105.65
5	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	112.00	112.00
5	—	625	101.00	101.00
6	—	582	102.00–107.00	105.30
9	—	472	110.00–112.00	110.79
10	—	395	114.00	114.00
13	—	522	107.00–110.00	109.53
16	—	680	93.00–100.00	94.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	88.00–98.00	91.52
4	—	313	100.00–110.00	102.44
5	—	529	81.00–88.00	85.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
3	—	435	129.00–135.00	130.91
5	—	466	123.00–127.00	125.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	119.00–121.00	119.66
4	—	709	90.00–97.00	91.74
5	—	624	104.00–110.00	107.52
5	—	663	97.00–100.00	97.59
7	—	372	126.00–131.00	128.45
7	—	428	122.00–125.00	123.26
12	—	533	111.00–116.00	113.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.62
4	—	763	81.00–89.00	84.99
5	—	461	108.00–110.00	108.82
6	—	437	110.00–115.00	111.60
6	—	678	91.00–94.00	91.98
7	—	631	97.00–100.00	99.16
8	—	385	115.00–123.00	118.95
8	—	580	100.00–107.00	104.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
7	—	510	128.00	128.00
21	—	463	131.00–132.00	131.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
6	—	715	110.00	110.00
11	—	644	110.00–117.00	115.74
19	—	584	117.00–123.00	121.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	357	125.00–127.00	125.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	70.00–71.00	70.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	57.00–61.00	58.60
9	—	1,395	47.00–48.00	47.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	51.00–54.00	51.96
19	—	1,073	44.00–48.00	45.99

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,369.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,196.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,319.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,175.83
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	900.00–985.00	934.06

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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