Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.41/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$118.41

290 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$41.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	121.80	636	228
Medium and Large 2	510	109.72	560	54
Medium and Large 3	551	80.54	444	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.26/cwt here — about $192 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 sale290 hd

118.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,750 hd

121.29

−2.88

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	1,455	80.00	1,164	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	57.84	848	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	56.50	666	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	47.82	465	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.48/cwt	112.50–120.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	165.00/cwt	162.50–167.50	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	171.21/cwt	167.50–175.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	135.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	647	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.31/cwt	137.50–150.00	606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.78/cwt	152.50–162.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	120.43/cwt	113.00–125.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	182.15/cwt	180.00–186.00	388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	102.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	116.07/cwt	113.00–117.50	539	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	101.57/cwt	98.00–103.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.50	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	97.82/cwt	95.00–99.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	715	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	121.87/cwt	119.00–125.00	586	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	102.09/cwt	98.00–104.00	734	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	144.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	627	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.51/cwt	122.50–135.00	541	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	137.58/cwt	130.00–142.50	498	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	107.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.57/cwt	113.00–116.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	152.18/cwt	148.00–155.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	159.28/cwt	157.50–160.00	366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	136.09/cwt	135.00–138.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	141.33/cwt	137.50–143.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.67/cwt	118.00–135.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.34/cwt	155.00–164.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	146.76/cwt	142.00–147.50	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.87/cwt	105.00–117.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	165.94/cwt	162.50–170.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	169.22/cwt	148.00–180.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	79.89/cwt	75.00–85.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	49.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	42.20/cwt	41.00–44.00	354	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	56.20/cwt	51.00–60.50	805	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	62.76/cwt	62.50–63.00	984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	58.08/cwt	54.50–61.50	684	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	50.44/cwt	48.00–52.50	575	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	64.46/cwt	62.50–65.50	837	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,164	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	516.67/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	441.67/cwt	340.00–550.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	807.50/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	512.50/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	705.00/cwt	550.00–885.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.83/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 299Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 4.00-8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	125.00–130.00	126.99
6	—	527	112.50–120.00	117.48
6	—	330	145.00–155.00	151.08
5	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.06
4	—	260	162.50–167.50	165.00
4	—	228	167.50–175.00	171.21
3	—	370	135.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	565	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	130.00–142.00	135.04
11	—	423	137.50–150.00	143.31
10	—	265	170.00–180.00	175.45
8	—	529	128.00–135.00	129.70
8	—	378	152.50–162.00	156.78
7	—	564	113.00–125.00	120.43
7	—	317	160.00–170.00	164.86
6	—	670	95.00–100.00	98.33
5	—	213	180.00–186.00	182.15
3	—	635	100.00–109.00	102.91
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
6	—	563	75.00–85.00	79.89
1	—	665	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	464	113.00–117.50	116.07
9	—	566	98.00–103.00	101.57
8	—	533	108.00–114.00	110.99
7	—	364	120.00–127.50	123.57
5	—	627	95.00–99.00	97.82
2	—	725	70.00–75.00	72.52
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	653	109.50	109.50
11	—	482	129.00	129.00
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	481	119.00–125.00	121.87
21	—	719	98.00–104.00	102.09
21	—	326	140.00–150.00	144.49
20	—	527	116.00–122.00	118.96
20	—	418	122.50–135.00	129.51
20	—	362	130.00–142.50	137.58
9	—	609	102.00–109.00	107.88
7	—	563	113.00–116.00	115.57
6	—	259	148.00–155.00	152.18
6	—	230	157.50–160.00	159.28
4	—	928	86.00	86.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	135.00–138.00	136.09
3	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	395	152.50	152.50
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	768	114.00	114.00
4	—	580	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	137.50–143.00	141.33
11	—	621	118.00–135.00	126.67
10	—	574	130.00–138.00	135.58
9	—	365	155.00–164.00	160.34
8	—	427	150.00–157.00	153.82
7	—	489	142.00–147.50	146.76
6	—	680	105.00–117.00	110.87
5	—	317	162.50–170.00	165.94
4	—	269	148.00–180.00	169.22
3	—	948	97.00	97.00
3	—	832	103.00	103.00
2	—	725	101.00–105.00	103.00
1	—	225	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,013	45.00–52.00	49.55
4	—	840	41.00–44.00	42.20
1	—	1,100	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,432	51.00–60.50	56.20
2	—	1,568	62.50–63.00	62.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,178	54.50–61.50	58.08
11	—	1,140	48.00–52.50	50.44
4	—	1,298	62.50–65.50	64.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–550.00	516.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	340.00–550.00	441.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	807.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	825.00–1,150.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00–575.00	512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	550.00–885.00	705.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,045.83

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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