Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.21/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$133.21

169 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	134.58	680	144
Medium and Large 2	459	128.05	587	20
Medium and Large 3	441	114.47	505	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about $175 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 sale169 hd

133.21

—

AL average15 barns · 1,930 hd

130.55

+2.67

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	1,683	75.76	1,275	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	62.85	788	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	58.31	813	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	48.30	510	5thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	559	149.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	835	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.12/cwt	174.00–181.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.98/cwt	124.00–129.00	665	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.97/cwt	127.50–135.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	555	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.73/cwt	181.00–192.50	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	138.82/cwt	137.00–146.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.94/cwt	162.00–177.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,421.43/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,384.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.61/cwt	159.00–167.50	771	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	746.67/cwt	625.00–950.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	590.00/cwt	560.00–620.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.78/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	76.33/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	135.79/cwt	134.00–137.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	66.19/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	516	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	712	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	178.69/cwt	172.50–182.50	652	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	168.60/cwt	163.00–173.00	703	11
Bulls	—	—	1,845	84.77/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	158.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	766	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	64.02/cwt	63.50–64.50	867	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	52.72/cwt	52.00–53.50	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	62.32/cwt	59.00–64.50	787	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.68/cwt	182.50–192.50	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.93/cwt	118.00–126.50	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	139.35/cwt	137.50–143.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	48.30/cwt	47.00–50.00	510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	56.82/cwt	54.50–62.50	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	144.08/cwt	137.00–148.00	604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	559	145.00–153.00	149.30
12	—	380	174.00–181.00	177.12
4	—	322	181.00–192.50	186.73
3	—	548	154.00	154.00
10	—	609	137.00–146.00	138.82
10	—	420	162.00–177.00	167.94
9	—	471	159.00–167.50	163.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	149.00	149.00
2	—	430	161.00	161.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	124.00–129.00	126.98
19	—	476	127.50–135.00	131.97
19	—	374	144.00–154.00	148.46
24	—	635	118.00–126.50	123.93
17	—	419	137.00–148.00	144.08
4	—	563	125.00–126.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	516	138.00	138.00
8	—	610	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	112.00–120.00	116.09
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	362	137.50–143.00	139.35
10	—	432	125.00–137.00	131.79
2	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	145.00–155.00	148.86
5	—	609	134.00–137.00	135.79
2	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
21	—	365	172.50–182.50	178.69
11	—	417	163.00–173.00	168.60
8	—	482	155.00–165.00	158.96
8	—	328	182.50–192.50	185.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	147.50	147.50

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	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,421.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,384.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	625.00–950.00	746.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	952.78
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	560.00–620.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	75.00–78.00	76.33
2	—	1,513	64.00–68.00	66.19
2	—	1,845	84.00–85.50	84.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	63.50–64.50	64.02
2	—	1,300	52.00–53.50	52.72
4	—	1,471	54.50–62.50	56.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	59.00–64.50	62.32
1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	47.00–50.00	48.30

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