Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, sale not reported last two weeks due to holiday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$126.50

179 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	129.56	709	153
Medium and Large 2	663	109.96	729	23
Medium and Large 3	548	97.00	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $177 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 sale179 hd

126.50

—

AL average14 barns · 1,780 hd

129.00

−2.51

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	1,635	75.56	1,235	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	51.09	671	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	50.56	717	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	42.94	487	21

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	—	478	132.87/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	119.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	147.46/cwt	146.00–150.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	146.41/cwt	146.00–148.00	523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	166.72/cwt	166.00–170.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	154.86/cwt	149.00–156.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	127.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,011	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	159.73/cwt	158.00–162.00	741	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	807.14/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.75/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	612.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	482.50/cwt	425.00–540.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.77/cwt	113.00–119.00	782	15
Bulls	—	—	1,599	76.42/cwt	72.50–78.50	1,222	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	69.32/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	673	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	123.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.79/cwt	108.00–110.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	108.46/cwt	106.00–109.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	51.62/cwt	49.00–55.00	673	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	45.00/cwt	44.00–46.00	656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	50.86/cwt	48.00–54.75	718	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	34.79/cwt	34.00–37.00	346	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	44.54/cwt	41.00–47.75	521	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.78/cwt	127.00–139.00	765	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	176.16/cwt	173.00–180.00	558	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	58.16/cwt	57.00–59.50	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	44.82/cwt	43.50–47.50	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.11/cwt	139.00–148.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.54/cwt	155.00–163.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	110.40/cwt	110.00–111.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.46/cwt	169.00–174.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	894	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,037	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend, sale not reported last two weeks due to holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	478	128.00–135.00	132.87
8	—	628	117.00–122.00	119.21
12	—	425	133.00–141.00	136.88
11	—	318	146.00–150.00	147.46
10	—	357	146.00–148.00	146.41
3	—	778	113.00	113.00
1	—	860	92.50	92.50
5	—	576	121.00–127.00	123.31
9	—	684	120.00	120.00
20	—	524	126.00–130.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
4	—	675	100.00–104.00	102.01
5	—	624	108.00–110.00	108.79
11	—	742	106.00–109.00	108.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
1	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	124.00	124.00
26	—	720	121.00–123.00	122.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	664	128.00–136.00	135.44
11	—	421	166.00–170.00	166.72
7	—	579	149.50	149.50
2	—	318	177.50–180.00	178.74
1	—	630	143.00	143.00
22	—	504	149.00–156.00	154.86
15	—	791	123.00–129.00	127.84
15	—	464	158.00–162.00	159.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
6	—	643	116.00	116.00
3	—	465	148.00	148.00
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	110.00	110.00
15	—	670	113.00–119.00	116.77
8	—	426	155.00–166.00	157.96
9	—	572	127.00–139.00	133.78
10	—	625	120.00–127.50	122.56
11	—	317	173.00–180.00	176.16
12	—	524	139.00–148.00	144.11
5	—	724	110.00–111.00	110.40
8	—	368	169.00–174.00	171.46
9	—	471	150.00–158.00	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
6	—	375	155.00–163.00	159.54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–900.00	807.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–775.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	993.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–540.00	482.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,083.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	72.50–78.50	76.42
2	—	1,643	68.00–70.00	69.32
1	—	1,870	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,304	49.00–55.00	51.62
3	—	1,355	57.00–59.50	58.16
5	—	1,329	43.50–47.50	44.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	44.00–46.00	45.00
22	—	1,412	48.00–54.75	50.86
1	—	1,465	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	34.00–37.00	34.79
16	—	1,170	41.00–47.75	44.54
1	—	1,140	50.00	50.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle