Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.43/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$134.43

116 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$38.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	139.28	661	91
Medium and Large 2	516	121.63	627	19thin
Medium and Large 3	543	101.26	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about $111 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 sale116 hd

134.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,515 hd

127.55

+6.87

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	1,658	79.82	1,324	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,232	56.51	696	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	55.85	596	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	48.50	461	7thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	160.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	507	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.28/cwt	141.00–152.50	624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.63/cwt	161.00–165.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	123.80/cwt	123.00–124.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	152.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.76/cwt	174.00–180.00	565	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	625.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	496.88/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	592.50/cwt	550.00–720.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,249.69/cwt	1,075.00–1,385.00	—	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.25/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	—	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	715.00/cwt	610.00–785.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	113.80/cwt	113.00–115.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	153.78/cwt	151.00–158.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.19/cwt	130.00–151.00	782	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	79.68/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,352	6
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,047	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.76/cwt	137.50–144.00	728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	612	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.56/cwt	160.00–172.50	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	60.44/cwt	58.00–66.50	650	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	47.05/cwt	46.00–48.50	510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	55.71/cwt	54.00–57.50	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.07/cwt	157.00–163.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.82/cwt	110.00–114.00	688	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	51.09/cwt	50.50–52.00	494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	42.03/cwt	40.00–44.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	54.35/cwt	51.00–57.50	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.70/cwt	152.50–159.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	558	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	465	117.50	117.50
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
3	—	523	105.00–110.00	106.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
6	—	467	125.00–131.00	127.36
4	—	620	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	524	115.00–120.00	118.23
4	—	435	137.00–138.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	316	155.00–165.00	160.32
12	—	474	135.00–145.00	140.21
12	—	424	141.00–152.50	147.28
13	—	562	120.00–130.00	123.76
5	—	610	110.00–114.00	112.82
8	—	509	130.00–137.00	133.89
8	—	369	152.50–159.00	156.70
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
8	—	665	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	157.00	157.00
2	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	165.00–175.00	170.66
6	—	424	161.00–165.00	162.63
5	—	766	123.00–124.00	123.80
4	—	506	150.00–154.00	152.96
2	—	720	123.00	123.00
2	—	580	147.00	147.00
4	—	695	130.50	130.50
8	—	318	174.00–180.00	177.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	113.00–115.00	113.80
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
12	—	574	130.00–151.00	136.19
1	—	805	103.00	103.00
11	—	521	137.50–144.00	139.76
9	—	365	160.00–175.00	167.75
6	—	328	170.00–180.00	172.33
13	—	472	150.00–158.00	154.27
12	—	618	118.00–123.00	121.76
12	—	429	157.00–163.00	160.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	151.00–158.00	153.78
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
10	—	327	160.00–172.50	167.56
5	—	431	145.00–150.00	146.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,075.00–1,385.00	1,249.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–850.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	400.00–600.00	496.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–675.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	987.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,250.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–720.00	592.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	775.00–1,135.00	941.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–785.00	715.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,697	77.00–83.00	79.68
1	—	1,405	74.50	74.50
1	—	1,680	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	58.00–66.50	60.44
2	—	1,083	46.00–48.50	47.05
22	—	1,061	51.00–57.50	54.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	54.00–57.50	55.71
1	—	1,280	60.50	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	50.50–52.00	51.09
2	—	915	40.00–44.00	42.03

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

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How this sale compares

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