Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.79/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$108.79

105 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$45.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	135.10	532	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	111.85	601	74
Medium and Large 3	547	89.81	492	23

One grade step is worth $45.29/cwt here — about $41 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 sale105 hd

108.79

—

AL average10 barns · 588 hd

114.39

−5.60

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	1,382	74.40	1,028	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	61.92	825	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	59.50	900	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	53.98	615	15

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	579	105.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	722	66.70/cwt	60.00–70.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	109.44/cwt	109.00–113.00	582	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.61/cwt	131.00–134.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	104.40/cwt	101.00–107.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	118.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	108.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	105.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.17/cwt	134.00–137.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	46.03/cwt	44.00–48.00	525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	64.41/cwt	64.00–65.00	851	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	57.88/cwt	57.00–59.00	672	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	59.50/cwt	57.00–62.00	900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	52.07/cwt	50.00–53.00	580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	60.26/cwt	58.00–61.00	808	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.75/cwt	785.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	683.33/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	492.31/cwt	425.00–550.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	893.18/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	81.43/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,222	7
Bulls	—	—	1,105	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	114.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	793	80.01/cwt	77.00–83.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.32/cwt	133.00–134.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	96.81/cwt	90.00–100.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	102.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	83.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	76.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	123.71/cwt	121.00–127.00	542	11

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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 59Year ago 0

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	105.00–109.00	105.97
16	—	532	109.00–113.00	109.44
12	—	635	104.00	104.00
5	—	382	131.00–134.00	131.61
2	—	340	139.00	139.00
8	—	715	96.00	96.00
2	—	790	86.00	86.00
14	—	473	115.00–118.00	115.51
11	—	438	121.00–127.00	123.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	130.00–135.00	131.23
4	—	375	138.00–140.00	138.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	60.00–70.00	66.70
7	—	484	101.00–107.00	104.40
2	—	323	117.00–120.00	118.42
8	—	569	80.00–89.00	83.47
3	—	613	75.00–80.00	76.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	126.00–132.00	128.32
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
21	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.67
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
5	—	472	134.00–137.00	135.17
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	103.00	103.00
7	—	860	105.50	105.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
6	—	719	106.00–109.00	108.49
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
7	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	96.00	96.00
5	—	629	105.00–108.00	105.62
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	112.00–120.00	114.68
2	—	320	132.00	132.00
3	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	793	77.00–83.00	80.01
3	—	632	90.00–100.00	96.81
3	—	367	120.00–130.00	123.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	150.00–153.00	150.99
2	—	470	131.00	131.00
3	—	442	140.00–146.00	142.02
2	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.55
6	—	635	102.00–108.00	102.96
2	—	580	110.00–117.00	113.44
2	—	305	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	530	133.00–134.00	133.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	44.00–48.00	46.03
7	—	1,161	57.00–59.00	57.88
6	—	1,113	50.00–53.00	52.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	64.00–65.00	64.41
12	—	1,341	58.00–61.00	60.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	57.00–62.00	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	78.00–83.00	81.43
3	—	1,105	58.00	58.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–850.00	833.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	683.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	425.00–550.00	492.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	750.00–975.00	893.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle