Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

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 to 3.00 higher. 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 $111.87/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$111.87

121 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	115.74	562	54
Medium and Large 1	663	109.82	729	21
Medium and Large 3	490	108.26	530	46

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $32 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 sale121 hd

111.87

—

AL average15 barns · 1,883 hd

114.86

−2.99

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	1,420	57.00	809	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	50.00	788	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	47.02	624	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	44.61	481	15

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	140.94/cwt	137.00–147.00	459	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.40/cwt	129.00–135.00	494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	149.85/cwt	149.00–151.00	417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	98.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	104.65/cwt	102.00–110.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	123.21/cwt	121.00–129.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.65/cwt	117.00–119.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	117.63/cwt	116.00–119.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	96.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	787	89.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	118.79/cwt	117.00–122.00	501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.29/cwt	112.00–115.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	104.28/cwt	103.00–105.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.34/cwt	111.00–112.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.62/cwt	107.00–111.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	126.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	109.01/cwt	107.50–110.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	114.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.31/cwt	103.00–108.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	86.03/cwt	82.00–90.00	594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	671.43/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	47.25/cwt	45.00–48.00	527	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	39.52/cwt	37.00–40.00	416	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	47.40/cwt	46.00–50.00	638	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	127.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.40/cwt	132.00–137.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.96/cwt	126.00–127.00	736	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	129.09/cwt	125.00–133.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.26/cwt	91.00–101.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	116.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	549	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 423Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeders sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	137.00–147.00	140.94
8	—	420	120.00–126.00	122.57
8	—	376	129.00–135.00	131.40
7	—	278	149.00–151.00	149.85
6	—	663	97.00–101.00	98.02
6	—	572	111.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	608	102.00–110.00	104.65
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
12	—	471	115.00–119.00	116.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	121.00–129.00	123.21
3	—	518	117.00–119.00	117.65
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	103.00–108.00	105.31
6	—	483	110.00–114.00	112.01
6	—	383	115.00–125.00	121.78
4	—	690	82.00–90.00	86.03
4	—	328	125.00–133.00	129.09
3	—	578	91.00–101.00	94.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	424	110.00–114.00	112.74
13	—	528	100.00–109.00	105.61
8	—	374	116.00–119.00	117.63
5	—	620	91.00–100.00	96.49
3	—	787	85.00–91.00	89.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	117.00–122.00	118.79
11	—	389	122.00–125.00	123.00
9	—	477	112.00–115.00	113.29
7	—	667	103.00–105.00	104.28
6	—	588	111.00–112.00	111.34
5	—	627	107.00–111.00	109.62
4	—	309	126.00–128.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	107.50–110.00	109.01
6	—	608	114.00–116.00	114.34
5	—	735	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	123.00–129.00	127.93
10	—	662	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	370	132.00–137.00	134.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	580	126.00–127.00	126.96
12	—	735	118.00–120.00	119.68
10	—	521	127.00–130.00	128.51
8	—	458	132.00–135.00	134.61
6	—	825	117.50	117.50
5	—	423	130.00–136.00	134.82
2	—	635	122.00–124.00	123.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–725.00	671.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	45.00–48.00	47.25
6	—	1,053	37.00–40.00	39.52
1	—	925	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,346	46.00–50.00	47.40
2	—	1,180	44.00	44.00

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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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

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