Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.29/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$116.29

81 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$21.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	125.26	609	25
Medium and Large 2	541	117.00	633	36
Medium and Large 3	638	103.79	662	20

One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale81 hd

116.29

—

AL average10 barns · 887 hd

120.23

−3.94

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	—	Low	1,406	87.13	1,225	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	61.50	698	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	60.00	923	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	49.41	527	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	99.91/cwt	95.00–105.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	110.55/cwt	107.00–117.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	127.39/cwt	127.00–129.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.75/cwt	114.00–117.00	653	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.34/cwt	119.00–121.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	121.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.58/cwt	135.00–137.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	139.74/cwt	139.00–142.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	53.59/cwt	52.00–56.00	602	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	43.55/cwt	41.00–45.00	430	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	115.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	886	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	104.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	113.50/cwt	112.00–114.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.58/cwt	125.00–127.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	85.65/cwt	85.00–86.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.93/cwt	117.00–123.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	94.33/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	62.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	663	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	638.00/cwt	575.00–680.00	—	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 354Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 29Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
3	—	430	140.00–143.00	141.02
6	—	623	116.00–119.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.54
2	—	658	111.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	620	113.00–115.00	113.68
4	—	528	117.00–123.00	119.93
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.63
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	99.91
2	—	458	110.00–116.00	112.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	122.00–126.00	122.97
5	—	463	127.00–129.00	127.39
3	—	558	119.00–121.00	120.34
3	—	320	132.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	107.00–117.00	110.55
6	—	735	99.00	99.00
11	—	645	100.00–105.00	104.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	114.00–117.00	114.75
6	—	468	120.00–124.00	120.69
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
4	—	616	112.00–114.00	113.50
5	—	424	125.00–127.00	126.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.43
10	—	558	125.00–129.00	125.82
12	—	675	118.00–121.00	119.03
12	—	766	114.00–118.00	115.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	120.00–130.00	121.94
8	—	483	130.00–139.00	133.00
4	—	429	139.00–142.00	139.74
10	—	665	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	135.00–137.00	135.58
1	—	395	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	52.00–56.00	53.59
5	—	988	41.00–45.00	43.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,380	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	58.00	58.00
5	—	1,054	60.00–65.00	62.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,115	85.00–86.00	85.65
3	—	1,700	93.00–95.00	94.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–680.00	638.00

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