Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.96/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$131.96

140 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	139.46	598	21
Medium and Large 1	559	130.64	731	119

One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale140 hd

131.96

—

AL average8 barns · 877 hd

133.55

−1.59

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	1,764	89.97	1,587	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	58.11	787	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	56.92	687	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	44.70	449	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Value Added	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.10/cwt	136.00–140.00	655	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.24/cwt	152.00–158.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	147.00/cwt	140.00–152.50	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	112.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	123.99/cwt	118.00–128.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	118.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.31/cwt	114.00–116.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	45.62/cwt	44.00–46.00	458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.35/cwt	146.00–149.00	549	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	106.74/cwt	98.00–117.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	147.66/cwt	145.00–154.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.98/cwt	127.50–140.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	113.48/cwt	105.00–119.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	127.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	599	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	84.61/cwt	82.00–90.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	57.86/cwt	56.00–62.00	802	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	58.51/cwt	55.00–62.00	710	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	51.42/cwt	50.00–52.00	620	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	88.46/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,059.38/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	656.67/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	120.07/cwt	117.50–124.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	103.72/cwt	100.00–106.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	110.58/cwt	109.00–113.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	124.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	97.84/cwt	91.00–100.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	138.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	96.63/cwt	95.00–97.50	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	91.53/cwt	87.00–96.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.71/cwt	117.50–122.50	576	5

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 603Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 127Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 61Year ago 45

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	478	136.00–140.00	137.10
18	—	670	114.00–121.00	116.75
16	—	568	125.00–132.00	128.21
12	—	772	110.00–114.00	111.96
11	—	522	130.00–139.00	134.97
7	—	373	152.00–158.00	153.24
6	—	322	162.00–170.00	163.35
5	—	419	140.00–152.50	147.00
4	—	734	110.00–114.00	112.50
3	—	603	118.00–128.00	123.99
2	—	888	96.00	96.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
4	—	444	135.00–140.00	136.98
5	—	488	133.00	133.00
9	—	375	146.00–149.00	146.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	115.00–120.00	118.91
3	—	478	114.00–116.00	115.31
2	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	483	117.50–124.00	120.07
14	—	639	100.00–106.00	103.72
14	—	566	109.00–113.00	110.58
14	—	433	118.00–128.00	124.02
8	—	378	125.00–133.00	130.32
7	—	524	116.00–122.00	119.42
6	—	736	91.00–100.00	97.84
4	—	310	130.00–143.00	138.01
3	—	665	95.00–97.50	96.63
2	—	755	87.00–96.00	91.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	245	173.00	173.00
2	—	285	170.00–172.00	170.96
3	—	325	160.00–170.00	163.33
3	—	687	98.00–117.00	106.74
4	—	575	110.00–119.00	116.34
6	—	384	145.00–154.00	147.66
7	—	424	127.50–140.00	135.98
8	—	611	105.00–119.00	113.48
15	—	469	124.00–130.00	127.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	770	75.00	75.00
2	—	550	95.00–105.00	100.00
3	—	673	82.00–90.00	84.61
5	—	477	117.50–122.50	120.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	44.00–46.00	45.62
2	—	1,010	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	56.00–62.00	57.86
1	—	1,315	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,175	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	55.00–62.00	58.51
7	—	1,206	50.00–52.00	51.42
2	—	1,158	63.00–64.00	63.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	85.00–94.00	88.46
1	—	1,830	96.00	96.00

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	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,059.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–700.00	656.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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