Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $106.83/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$106.83

82 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	122.56	493	21
Medium and Large 2	512	105.36	539	40
Medium and Large 3	528	93.92	496	21

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale82 hd

106.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

111.37

−4.53

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	1,490	69.09	1,029	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	45.11	599	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	43.00	729	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	40.18	379	22

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	424	109.70/cwt	108.00–112.00	465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	103.40/cwt	103.00–104.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	90.23/cwt	89.00–94.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	95.37/cwt	94.00–98.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	133.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	120.19/cwt	119.00–124.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	109.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	115.33/cwt	114.00–116.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	102.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	135.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	92.56/cwt	91.00–99.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.51/cwt	117.00–119.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	120.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.51/cwt	99.00–102.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	140.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.89/cwt	142.00–151.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	107.28/cwt	106.00–108.00	502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.07/cwt	101.00–105.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	87.93/cwt	85.00–91.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	79.88/cwt	75.00–85.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	98.75/cwt	95.00–101.00	481	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	45.11/cwt	44.00–46.00	599	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	36.66/cwt	35.00–38.00	332	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	43.69/cwt	42.00–45.00	429	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.60/cwt	129.00–134.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	124.90/cwt	124.00–125.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	86.93/cwt	84.00–90.00	582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	69.09/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,029	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	4

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 527Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	108.00–112.00	109.70
5	—	616	103.00–104.00	103.40
4	—	726	89.00–94.00	90.23
3	—	668	94.00–98.00	95.37
3	—	375	116.00–117.00	116.34
17	—	468	106.00–108.00	107.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	129.00–138.00	133.55
4	—	379	119.00–124.00	120.19
3	—	528	108.00–113.00	109.66
3	—	412	114.00–116.00	115.33
2	—	565	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	101.00–105.00	103.07
4	—	523	85.00–91.00	87.93
4	—	728	75.00–85.00	79.88
9	—	487	95.00–101.00	98.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	100.00–106.00	102.06
3	—	363	114.00–120.00	117.96
4	—	670	84.00–90.00	86.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	103.00–110.00	107.33
6	—	425	125.00–133.00	129.67
6	—	387	135.00–140.00	135.85
5	—	740	91.00–99.00	92.56
5	—	278	147.00–157.00	152.83
4	—	519	117.00–119.00	117.51
4	—	464	119.00–124.00	120.32
4	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.64
2	—	660	99.00–102.00	100.51
2	—	573	110.00–116.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	138.00–141.00	140.01
5	—	323	155.00–165.00	157.70
3	—	378	142.00–151.00	144.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
3	—	383	147.00–153.00	148.93
6	—	565	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00	125.00
5	—	655	120.00	120.00
8	—	474	129.00–134.00	132.60
9	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.32
10	—	629	124.00–125.00	124.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	560	108.00	108.00
5	—	515	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	44.00–46.00	45.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	35.00–38.00	36.66
11	—	983	42.00–45.00	43.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	68.00–70.00	69.09

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)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	625.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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