Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.42/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$116.42

111 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	123.63	554	32
Medium and Large 2	475	114.20	542	59
Medium and Large 3	371	111.43	414	20

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $141 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 sale111 hd

116.42

—

AL average13 barns · 1,202 hd

113.35

+3.07

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	1,715	84.29	1,445	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	58.51	757	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	55.48	875	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	53.29	552	18

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 3	—	773	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.87/cwt	137.00–142.00	536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	139.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	148.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	110.42/cwt	110.00–111.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.37/cwt	124.00–127.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	103.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	55.32/cwt	54.00–58.00	584	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	48.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	—	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	55.48/cwt	54.00–57.00	875	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	57.39/cwt	54.00–59.00	771	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	62.69/cwt	62.00–65.00	696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	88.38/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	125.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	117.25/cwt	116.00–118.00	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	134.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	117.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	102.38/cwt	97.00–105.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	94.51/cwt	92.00–97.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	108.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.78/cwt	118.00–123.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	125.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	105.26/cwt	104.00–106.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	95.62/cwt	94.00–102.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	108.29/cwt	106.00–109.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	90.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	111.18/cwt	111.00–114.00	583	16
Stock Cows	Small 3Fancy	—	—	855.00/cwt	775.00–935.00	—	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	942.50/cwt	890.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,069.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	993.75/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	16

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 544Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 148Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 48Year ago 40

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	104.00–105.00	104.33
3	—	517	125.00–126.00	125.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	383	137.00–142.00	139.87
3	—	472	132.00–135.00	132.96
2	—	405	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	556	125.00–128.00	125.76
8	—	658	116.00–118.00	117.25
7	—	511	132.00–138.00	134.55
6	—	630	119.00	119.00
3	—	412	142.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	373	130.00–137.00	136.07
16	—	524	111.00–114.00	111.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	115.00–125.00	117.09
3	—	412	97.00–105.00	102.38
2	—	483	92.00–97.00	94.51
2	—	380	105.00–112.00	108.36
2	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	82.00	82.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	111.00–118.00	114.55
12	—	430	118.00–123.00	118.78
12	—	364	125.00–129.00	125.70
8	—	566	104.00–106.00	105.26
5	—	617	94.00–102.00	95.62
4	—	535	106.00–109.00	108.29
3	—	668	90.00–93.00	90.98
3	—	332	131.00–136.00	134.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	135.00–142.00	139.64
1	—	705	86.00	86.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	148.00–155.00	148.82
7	—	576	110.00–111.00	110.42
5	—	535	115.00–124.00	116.73
5	—	466	124.00–127.00	126.37
3	—	417	130.00–132.00	131.31
3	—	382	135.00–143.00	137.48
2	—	678	102.00–106.00	103.98
1	—	730	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	514	125.00–130.00	126.28
3	—	413	136.00–138.00	136.68
2	—	613	111.00–115.00	113.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,055	54.00–58.00	55.32
5	—	988	45.00–50.00	48.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	54.00–57.00	55.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	54.00–59.00	57.39
4	—	1,111	62.00–65.00	62.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	87.00–89.00	88.38
1	—	1,525	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	993.75
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	—	775.00–935.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	890.00–950.00	942.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,069.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00	750.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle