Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Slaughter cows and bulls firm to steady. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 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 $113.10/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$113.10

137 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	115.04	578	114
Medium and Large 2	515	103.45	533	23

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $45 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 sale137 hd

113.10

—

AL average16 barns · 2,080 hd

115.46

−2.36

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	1,540	77.77	1,198	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	51.95	595	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	48.38	683	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	43.06	422	28

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	101.65/cwt	97.00–106.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.80/cwt	156.00–165.00	519	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.22/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	659.44/cwt	575.00–875.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	458.33/cwt	425.00–500.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	540.00/cwt	525.00–550.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.95/cwt	121.00–127.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.24/cwt	143.00–150.00	614	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	793.13/cwt	685.00–875.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	715.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.84/cwt	133.00–143.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	158.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.18/cwt	120.00–156.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.42/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.24/cwt	100.00–104.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	107.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	135.03/cwt	129.00–143.00	437	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	103.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	123.72/cwt	119.00–127.50	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	115.36/cwt	110.00–121.00	538	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	108.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	561	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	104.14/cwt	101.00–108.00	593	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	52.16/cwt	50.00–56.50	606	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	48.38/cwt	45.00–51.50	683	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	38.69/cwt	36.00–41.50	367	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	45.48/cwt	42.00–49.00	454	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	98.55/cwt	95.00–102.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	150.46/cwt	149.00–152.50	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.61/cwt	127.00–133.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	146.14/cwt	133.00–157.00	536	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.97/cwt	135.00–148.00	592	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.61/cwt	132.50–137.50	574	8
Bulls	—	—	1,559	77.90/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,214	12
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.75/cwt	83.75–83.75	1,508	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	74.02/cwt	73.50–74.50	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	144.40/cwt	144.00–145.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.00/cwt	117.00–128.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.60/cwt	117.00–121.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	728	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago; Slaughter cows and bulls firm to steady. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	97.00–106.00	101.65
11	—	321	156.00–165.00	161.80
11	—	524	127.00–133.00	129.61
17	—	367	133.00–157.00	146.14
19	—	420	135.00–148.00	140.97
6	—	563	117.00–128.00	123.00
6	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.51
5	—	660	117.00–121.00	118.60
4	—	630	115.00–116.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	149.00–152.50	150.46
6	—	510	110.00–120.00	113.67
7	—	480	120.00–127.50	122.83
8	—	423	132.50–137.50	135.61
5	—	357	144.00–145.00	144.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	121.00–127.00	123.95
5	—	570	125.00–134.00	129.54
5	—	614	120.00–121.00	120.20
7	—	423	143.00–150.00	145.24
5	—	464	133.00–143.00	137.84
8	—	319	155.00–165.00	158.72
10	—	378	120.00–156.00	139.18
14	—	529	133.00–137.00	135.42
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	121.00–122.00	121.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	117.00	117.00
5	—	651	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
11	—	368	125.00–132.00	128.74
12	—	324	129.00–143.00	135.03
6	—	626	101.00–106.00	103.46
13	—	420	119.00–127.50	123.72
19	—	466	110.00–121.00	115.36
26	—	518	105.00–114.00	108.34
12	—	569	101.00–108.00	104.14
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
2	—	710	95.00–102.00	98.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	98.00	98.00
8	—	528	100.00–104.00	102.24
12	—	471	103.00–110.00	107.32
1	—	790	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	685.00–875.00	793.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–800.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–800.00	687.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–875.00	659.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–500.00	458.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	525.00–550.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,162	50.00–56.50	52.16
1	—	900	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,412	45.00–51.50	48.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	949	36.00–41.50	38.69
18	—	998	42.00–49.00	45.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,559	75.00–81.00	77.90
1	—	1,800	83.75	83.75
2	—	1,298	73.50–74.50	74.02

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