Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.35/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$119.35

149 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	119.95	618	133
Medium and Large 2	440	115.35	507	14thin
Medium and Large 3	455	107.50	489	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $129 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 sale149 hd

119.35

—

AL average13 barns · 1,385 hd

118.55

+0.79

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	1,735	94.99	1,648	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	69.02	982	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	66.68	811	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	56.50	632	15

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	113.73/cwt	113.00–119.00	665	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.84/cwt	120.00–132.50	597	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	59.07/cwt	55.00–62.00	649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	51.36/cwt	50.00–52.00	596	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	68.96/cwt	64.00–72.00	981	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,118	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	67.04/cwt	64.00–73.00	817	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	74.59/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	97.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,795	8
Bulls	—	—	1,510	86.68/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,309	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	776.67/cwt	720.00–860.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.87/cwt	164.00–167.50	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	107.68/cwt	105.00–108.50	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.39/cwt	146.00–151.00	624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.25/cwt	139.50–143.00	681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	730	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	111.02/cwt	110.50–119.00	767	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.89/cwt	118.50–124.50	750	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	984.40/cwt	860.00–1,125.00	—	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.56/cwt	660.00–900.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,221.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	110.55/cwt	106.00–116.00	699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.56/cwt	116.00–124.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	128.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	129.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	131.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	150.62/cwt	150.00–152.50	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	122.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.99/cwt	142.00–146.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	113.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	162.77/cwt	156.00–166.00	505	4

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 Jun 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 316Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 25Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 19Year ago 58

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
4	—	463	110.00–115.00	111.23
6	—	317	125.00–128.00	126.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	585	113.00–119.00	113.73
32	—	478	120.00–132.50	124.84
15	—	632	106.00–116.00	110.55
15	—	520	116.00–124.00	120.56
11	—	419	125.00–131.00	128.37
10	—	371	125.00–133.00	129.78
9	—	318	130.00–135.00	131.06
2	—	933	89.00	89.00
1	—	760	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
2	—	323	164.00–167.50	165.87
4	—	720	108.00–115.00	111.45
5	—	756	105.00–108.50	107.68
7	—	579	120.00–128.00	125.14
12	—	426	146.00–151.00	146.39
15	—	482	139.50–143.00	141.25
22	—	533	135.00–141.00	136.96
22	—	691	110.50–119.00	111.02
27	—	620	118.50–124.50	120.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	120.00–125.00	121.64
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
2	—	618	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	655	109.00–112.00	110.51
14	—	486	120.00–128.00	122.07
9	—	412	142.00–146.00	143.99
8	—	561	105.00–120.00	113.02
6	—	525	117.50–120.00	118.18
4	—	310	156.00–166.00	162.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	150.00–152.50	150.62
2	—	430	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,098	55.00–62.00	59.07
5	—	1,161	50.00–52.00	51.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,423	64.00–72.00	68.96
2	—	1,500	74.00–75.00	74.52
1	—	1,260	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,218	64.00–73.00	67.04
10	—	1,120	61.00–63.00	62.03
3	—	1,500	74.00–76.00	74.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,844	90.00–100.00	97.35
3	—	1,510	86.00–88.00	86.68
1	—	1,535	101.00	101.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	720.00–860.00	776.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	860.00–1,125.00	984.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	660.00–900.00	790.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,221.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,108.33

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

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