Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeders sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.54/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$120.54

120 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	122.19	719	61
Medium and Large 2	551	121.18	667	32
Medium and Large 3	577	116.04	670	27

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about $49 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 sale120 hd

120.54

—

AL average14 barns · 1,133 hd

128.03

−7.50

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	1,785	72.70	1,298	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	49.39	802	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	48.83	565	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	44.56	446	27

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	107.65/cwt	105.00–113.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	98.52/cwt	95.00–102.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.45/cwt	119.00–123.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	111.32/cwt	108.00–113.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.24/cwt	124.00–129.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.09/cwt	121.00–124.00	704	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.06/cwt	118.00–121.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	99.05/cwt	93.00–101.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.69/cwt	101.00–105.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.89/cwt	121.00–125.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	105.17/cwt	101.00–108.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	127.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	142.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	141.92/cwt	138.00–146.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	117.59/cwt	117.00–118.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	590	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	115.88/cwt	115.00–118.00	488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	14
Bulls	—	—	1,245	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	797	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	77.05/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	103.16/cwt	102.00–104.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	109.12/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	96.98/cwt	95.00–99.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	119.79/cwt	119.00–122.00	454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	114.83/cwt	113.00–117.00	495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.07/cwt	108.00–112.00	579	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	99.10/cwt	95.00–101.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.13/cwt	101.00–107.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	116.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	334	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	53.42/cwt	53.00–54.00	671	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	46.74/cwt	46.00–47.00	520	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	49.39/cwt	47.00–52.00	802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	49.15/cwt	48.00–51.00	489	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	41.86/cwt	40.00–44.00	421	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	615.00–800.00	—	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 592Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	105.00–113.00	107.65
2	—	780	95.00–102.00	98.52
5	—	569	117.00–118.00	117.59
6	—	637	114.00–115.00	114.33
11	—	485	119.00–124.00	121.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	119.00–123.00	121.45
10	—	727	108.00–113.00	111.32
7	—	416	124.00–129.00	127.24
2	—	313	146.00–149.00	147.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	577	121.00–124.00	122.09
14	—	625	118.00–121.00	119.06
5	—	680	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	140.00–149.00	143.39
2	—	523	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	93.00–101.00	99.05
3	—	520	101.00–105.00	103.69
2	—	328	121.00–125.00	122.89
2	—	278	125.00–130.00	127.48
9	—	421	115.00–118.00	115.88
14	—	475	105.00–115.00	110.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	101.00–108.00	105.17
9	—	469	118.00–124.00	119.53
7	—	527	110.00–115.00	112.31
7	—	392	125.00–135.00	127.81
5	—	340	140.00–144.00	142.42
4	—	678	95.00–99.00	97.01
2	—	710	91.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	280	146.00–147.00	146.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	149.00	149.00
2	—	378	138.00–146.00	141.92
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	102.00–104.00	103.16
23	—	570	105.00–110.00	109.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	102.00–103.00	102.49
3	—	618	95.00–99.00	96.98
3	—	665	95.00	95.00
11	—	379	119.00–122.00	119.79
12	—	431	113.00–117.00	114.83
22	—	526	108.00–112.00	110.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	92.00	92.00
2	—	363	110.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	532	95.00–101.00	99.10
3	—	635	91.00	91.00
4	—	475	101.00–107.00	104.13
5	—	288	115.00–121.00	116.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	64.00	64.00
2	—	2,055	76.00–78.00	77.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	53.00–54.00	53.42
11	—	1,113	46.00–47.00	46.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	47.00–52.00	49.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	48.00–51.00	49.15
17	—	1,006	40.00–44.00	41.86

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)	7	—	—	615.00–800.00	680.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle