Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.32/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$107.32

141 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$4.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	107.94	592	123
Medium and Large 2	497	103.09	513	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.86/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 sale141 hd

107.32

—

AL average16 barns · 2,428 hd

113.04

−5.72

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	1,566	72.69	1,139	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	45.93	536	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	42.94	537	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	42.73	502	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	42.18/cwt	40.00–43.50	502	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	44.47/cwt	42.00–48.50	567	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,167	37.84/cwt	37.25–38.50	442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	45.17/cwt	41.50–49.00	524	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	73.13/cwt	71.50–74.50	1,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,050	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	672	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	584.00/cwt	550.00–627.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	117.46/cwt	116.00–118.50	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.62/cwt	131.00–132.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.36/cwt	124.00–133.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	149.21/cwt	147.00–153.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	156.54/cwt	153.00–161.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	105.86/cwt	101.00–109.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.78/cwt	153.00–159.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	114.76/cwt	109.00–118.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	141.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	132.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.11/cwt	122.00–145.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	100.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	118.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	124.10/cwt	123.00–127.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	111.30/cwt	106.00–117.00	516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	104.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	106.06/cwt	103.00–109.00	550	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	587	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	539	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	91.33/cwt	90.00–92.00	618	3

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	40.00–43.50	42.18
1	—	1,095	45.50	45.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	42.00–48.50	44.47
3	—	1,167	37.25–38.50	37.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,159	41.50–49.00	45.17
5	—	1,215	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	71.50–74.50	73.13
1	—	1,755	80.50	80.50
1	—	1,050	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–627.00	584.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	627	133.00	133.00
3	—	573	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	116.00–118.50	117.46
8	—	426	135.00–145.00	136.69
7	—	585	126.00–131.00	127.53
5	—	474	131.00–132.00	131.62
4	—	519	124.00–133.00	126.36
4	—	361	147.00–153.00	149.21
4	—	303	153.00–161.00	156.54
2	—	633	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	101.00–109.00	105.86
4	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	95.00	95.00
3	—	513	100.00–102.00	100.68
3	—	677	90.00–92.00	91.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	85.00	85.00
4	—	672	101.00–103.00	102.02
4	—	730	97.00–101.00	100.01
7	—	420	115.00–123.00	118.64
9	—	372	123.00–127.00	124.10
12	—	574	103.00–107.00	105.01
14	—	464	106.00–117.00	111.30
26	—	612	100.00–106.00	104.47
27	—	519	103.00–109.00	106.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	106.00	106.00
7	—	539	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
2	—	588	112.00–116.00	114.03
4	—	316	153.00–159.00	155.78
4	—	470	120.00–128.00	123.97
4	—	603	109.00–118.00	114.76
5	—	374	135.00–147.00	141.68
5	—	433	130.00–136.00	132.83
6	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	118.00–122.00	120.00
4	—	320	122.00–145.00	131.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	107.00	107.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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