Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-7.00 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 $155.76/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$155.76

258 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	157.64	681	237
Medium and Large 3	290	141.00	409	4thin
Medium and Large 2	445	133.02	592	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $88 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 sale258 hd

155.76

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

134.26

+21.49

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	1,777	78.38	1,393	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	53.28	665	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	52.30	718	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	48.19	546	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	149.00/cwt	146.00–153.00	839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	126.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	732	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.15/cwt	132.00–144.00	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.57/cwt	170.00–176.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	130.40/cwt	130.00–131.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	179.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,082.69/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	142.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.61/cwt	162.50–175.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.78/cwt	179.00–190.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	189.98/cwt	187.50–192.50	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	181.66/cwt	173.00–191.00	590	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	184.68/cwt	172.00–189.00	674	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.83/cwt	158.00–163.00	756	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	815	13
Bulls	—	—	1,721	77.23/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	157.64/cwt	155.00–163.00	656	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	52.30/cwt	49.00–54.00	718	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	52.80/cwt	50.50–55.25	656	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	57.56/cwt	56.25–59.25	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	148.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	541	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	158.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	119.90/cwt	118.00–124.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	47.64/cwt	45.00–49.50	522	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.50	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.24/cwt	140.00–147.50	612	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.76/cwt	127.50–135.00	680	19

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	146.00–153.00	149.00
7	—	418	170.00–176.00	173.57
5	—	716	130.00–131.00	130.40
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	131.00	131.00
10	—	368	175.00–184.00	179.36
9	—	472	160.00–165.00	163.29
8	—	513	150.00–157.00	154.12
8	—	313	185.00–190.00	187.49
5	—	611	137.50–145.00	142.44
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	179.00	179.00
2	—	425	162.50	162.50
1	—	535	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	123.00–128.00	126.48
22	—	469	132.00–144.00	137.15
13	—	363	145.00–155.00	148.94
7	—	316	155.00–162.00	158.53
3	—	632	118.00–124.00	119.90
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
21	—	427	140.00–147.50	143.24
19	—	520	127.50–135.00	130.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	140.00–145.00	141.95
2	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
6	—	320	140.00–147.50	144.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	325	173.00–191.00	181.66
13	—	424	167.00	167.00
10	—	666	126.50	126.50
5	—	643	127.00	127.00
60	—	365	172.00–189.00	184.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	162.50–175.00	168.61
12	—	383	175.00–180.00	177.48
12	—	325	179.00–190.00	184.78
9	—	626	130.00–134.00	131.79
4	—	720	120.00–125.00	121.74
2	—	278	187.50–192.50	189.98
15	—	526	145.00–154.00	148.55
15	—	470	158.00–163.00	160.83
13	—	575	140.00–147.00	141.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	155.00–163.00	157.64
5	—	540	130.00–143.00	136.25
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	858.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	925.00–1,325.00	1,082.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	75.00–79.00	77.23
1	—	2,000	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	49.00–54.00	52.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,243	50.50–55.25	52.80
3	—	1,300	56.25–59.25	57.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	45.00–49.50	47.64
1	—	1,350	51.50	51.50

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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Brundidge Stockyards

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