Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.73/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −85.93 against this barn's trailing median of $202.66.

Average price

$116.73

65 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$47.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	148.05	511	13thin
Medium and Large 2	519	118.12	613	24
Medium and Large 3	584	100.99	590	28

One grade step is worth $47.06/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale65 hd

116.73

—

AL average14 barns · 1,386 hd

116.72

+0.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.66

−85.93

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	1,460	64.24	938	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	42.35	555	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	31.98	352	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	154.32/cwt	154.00–155.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.22/cwt	134.00–141.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	152.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	121.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	105.49/cwt	102.00–108.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	129.61/cwt	128.00–132.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	102.56/cwt	101.00–105.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	689	96.17/cwt	95.00–98.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	89.93/cwt	85.00–95.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	108.46/cwt	107.00–117.00	495	7
Bulls	—	—	1,490	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	37.27/cwt	36.00–38.00	483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	43.34/cwt	42.00–44.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	33.97/cwt	33.00–35.00	387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	105.61/cwt	105.00–106.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	109.46/cwt	107.00–113.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	103.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	93.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	434	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	10

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 540Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeders sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	283	154.00–155.00	154.32
3	—	430	134.00–141.00	136.22
5	—	327	151.00–154.00	152.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
3	—	458	119.00–125.00	121.03
4	—	585	111.00–115.00	113.01
4	—	634	102.00–108.00	105.49
5	—	432	128.00–132.00	129.61
7	—	524	115.00–118.00	116.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
3	—	430	117.00–120.00	118.02
5	—	532	101.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	689	95.00–98.00	96.17
6	—	715	85.00–95.00	89.93
7	—	456	107.00–117.00	108.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.00	157.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	142.00–148.00	144.92
3	—	567	127.00–129.00	128.32
4	—	608	122.00–123.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	142.00–147.00	143.72
3	—	860	113.00	113.00
4	—	425	137.00–138.00	137.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	128.00–129.00	128.50
3	—	520	127.00–128.00	127.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
2	—	725	103.00–104.00	103.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	103.00–105.00	104.00
3	—	575	105.00	105.00
4	—	341	124.00–125.00	124.25
5	—	384	120.00–123.00	121.22
7	—	423	114.00–118.00	115.40
10	—	517	105.00–106.00	105.61
14	—	474	107.00–113.00	109.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	97.00	97.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
3	—	368	100.00–110.00	103.57
4	—	463	90.00–95.00	93.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	68.00–69.00	68.47
2	—	1,430	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	47.00	47.00
3	—	1,295	36.00–38.00	37.27
6	—	1,295	42.00–44.00	43.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	28.00	28.00
6	—	1,138	33.00–35.00	33.97

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–725.00	650.00

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

Bulls · 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