Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.85/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$136.85

106 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	137.16	660	20
Medium and Large 1	573	137.06	786	84
Medium and Large 3	505	125.00	631	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $29 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 sale106 hd

136.85

—

AL average11 barns · 1,242 hd

128.04

+8.81

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	1,918	85.59	1,642	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	59.01	808	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	58.69	756	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	45.62	451	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.82/cwt	44.00–50.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	59.59/cwt	56.00–62.00	778	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	53.58/cwt	52.00–54.00	675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.42/cwt	64.00–65.00	808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	85.59/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,642	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	989.29/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	661.25/cwt	570.00–775.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.32/cwt	125.00–136.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.44/cwt	127.00–133.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.26/cwt	147.50–158.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	159.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.95/cwt	138.00–147.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.38/cwt	118.00–126.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	96.24/cwt	95.00–97.50	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	666	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	145.23/cwt	140.00–152.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	105.84/cwt	105.00–106.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	127.83/cwt	126.00–131.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.50	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	129.81/cwt	126.00–133.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 367Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 82Year ago 23

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	989.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–900.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	570.00–775.00	661.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	44.00–50.00	46.82
1	—	900	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	58.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,306	56.00–62.00	59.59
4	—	1,259	52.00–54.00	53.58
2	—	1,255	64.00–65.00	64.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,918	80.00–89.00	85.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	125.00–136.00	132.32
5	—	436	140.00–145.00	143.24
2	—	483	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	365	147.50	147.50
1	—	635	122.50	122.50
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	615	127.00–133.00	131.44
11	—	676	128.00–130.00	128.26
10	—	568	130.00–140.00	133.85
10	—	430	147.50–158.00	151.26
8	—	383	158.00–164.00	159.72
7	—	530	138.00–147.00	143.95
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.98
5	—	723	118.00–126.00	123.38
3	—	783	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	110.00–119.00	116.95
3	—	365	120.00–126.00	123.69
2	—	708	95.00–97.50	96.24
2	—	578	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	566	115.00–121.00	117.69
13	—	519	120.00–127.00	123.48
8	—	340	140.00–152.00	145.23
6	—	668	105.00–106.00	105.84
6	—	465	126.00–131.00	127.83
6	—	386	130.00–136.00	132.75
2	—	418	128.00–132.50	130.26
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	135.00–140.00	137.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	132.00–137.00	134.49
6	—	514	126.00–133.00	129.81
6	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.29
4	—	626	115.00–121.00	118.12
4	—	579	125.00–132.00	128.76
4	—	376	150.00–163.00	156.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle