Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sols steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $119.70/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$119.70

193 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.00	878	64
Medium and Large 1	495	115.10	570	71
Medium and Large 2	425	114.16	485	50
Medium and Large 3	487	96.74	471	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $407 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 sale193 hd

119.70

—

AL average13 barns · 1,600 hd

111.78

+7.92

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	1,464	70.91	1,038	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	52.00	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	46.91	575	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	39.78	417	21

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.83/cwt	107.00–110.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.17/cwt	128.00–129.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	114.25/cwt	113.00–119.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.02/cwt	98.00–106.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	106.41/cwt	105.00–111.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.65/cwt	116.00–124.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	138.83/cwt	137.00–140.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.34/cwt	136.00–145.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	93.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	479	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	42.98/cwt	41.00–45.00	457	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	34.58/cwt	33.00–36.00	354	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	48.88/cwt	48.00–50.00	647	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	44.62/cwt	44.00–46.00	496	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.62/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	65.20/cwt	64.00–67.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	104.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	117.77/cwt	116.00–119.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	129.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	103.02/cwt	101.00–107.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	582	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	121.13/cwt	118.00–124.00	499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	110.15/cwt	109.00–111.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	106.89/cwt	104.00–109.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	124.78/cwt	124.00–128.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 493Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sols steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	149.00	149.00
10	—	471	130.00–133.00	131.74
6	—	518	128.00–129.00	128.17
4	—	328	149.00–151.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	705	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	125.00–129.00	126.31
13	—	473	135.00–136.00	135.54
10	—	421	137.00–147.00	138.78
6	—	520	134.00	134.00
5	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	153.00	153.00
1	—	325	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	533	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.83
5	—	460	113.00–119.00	114.25
4	—	628	98.00–106.00	104.02
4	—	424	120.00–125.00	121.19
1	—	680	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	105.00–111.00	106.41
6	—	517	116.00–124.00	118.65
6	—	475	124.00–128.00	125.65
5	—	334	137.00–140.00	138.83
4	—	364	130.00–135.00	133.76
2	—	630	112.00–116.00	113.98
2	—	270	145.00–148.00	146.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	136.00–145.00	140.34
6	—	372	145.00–150.00	148.41
3	—	322	152.00–157.00	153.63
3	—	262	160.00–161.00	160.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	90.00–100.00	93.31
3	—	382	100.00–107.00	104.65
2	—	605	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	108.00–112.00	110.02
14	—	423	112.00–115.00	113.44
7	—	321	120.00–125.00	122.05
5	—	376	116.00–119.00	117.77
4	—	276	128.00–133.00	129.33
3	—	583	101.00–107.00	103.02
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	665	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.99
17	—	412	118.00–124.00	121.13
13	—	562	109.00–111.00	110.15
7	—	619	104.00–109.00	106.89
5	—	392	124.00–128.00	124.78
2	—	328	128.00–130.00	128.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,063	41.00–45.00	42.98
8	—	1,025	33.00–36.00	34.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	48.00–50.00	48.88
6	—	1,112	44.00–46.00	44.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	75.00–78.00	76.62
2	—	1,363	64.00–67.00	65.20

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

Slaughter Cattle