Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.73/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$117.73

174 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	120.15	551	16thin
Medium and Large 1	560	117.49	658	158

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale174 hd

117.73

—

AL average11 barns · 1,421 hd

120.60

−2.86

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	1,668	81.00	1,351	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	63.52	728	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	61.71	867	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	58.12	604	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	63.72/cwt	60.00–70.00	726	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	57.86/cwt	56.00–59.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	116.29/cwt	114.00–120.00	672	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.26/cwt	123.00–128.00	594	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	119.52/cwt	117.50–126.00	629	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	107.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	713	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	126.34/cwt	120.00–132.00	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	114.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.10/cwt	99.00–107.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	131.35/cwt	131.00–132.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	96.92/cwt	94.00–100.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	126.54/cwt	123.00–129.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.21/cwt	127.00–138.00	614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.89/cwt	117.00–118.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	139.81/cwt	138.00–147.50	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	111.28/cwt	107.00–114.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	72.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,191	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	533.33/cwt	505.00–565.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–740.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	641.67/cwt	615.00–655.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	908.33/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.66/cwt	127.00–133.00	736	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.25/cwt	126.00–128.00	785	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.56/cwt	160.00–171.00	622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.58/cwt	137.00–141.00	647	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	122.11/cwt	122.00–123.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.07/cwt	143.00–155.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	171.61/cwt	167.50–176.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.57/cwt	127.50–135.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.83/cwt	112.50–113.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	57.39/cwt	56.00–58.00	582	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	60.29/cwt	60.00–61.00	673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	62.28/cwt	58.00–68.00	883	10

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 501Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 32Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 7

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,417	58.00–68.00	62.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,140	60.00–70.00	63.72
6	—	1,125	56.00–59.00	57.86
3	—	1,268	71.00–75.00	72.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	56.00–58.00	57.39
3	—	1,117	60.00–61.00	60.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,610	74.00	74.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
5	—	326	127.50–135.00	130.57
3	—	570	112.50–113.00	112.83
3	—	515	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	475	115.00–117.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	578	114.00–120.00	116.29
26	—	478	123.00–128.00	124.26
25	—	526	117.50–126.00	119.52
18	—	662	105.00–114.00	107.71
13	—	421	120.00–132.00	126.34
9	—	622	110.00–118.00	114.86
7	—	723	99.00–107.00	102.10
3	—	375	131.00–132.00	131.35
2	—	775	94.00–100.00	96.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	123.00–129.00	126.54
2	—	535	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	378	145.00–147.50	146.24
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	124.00–128.00	124.95
11	—	479	127.00–138.00	128.21
9	—	576	117.00–118.00	117.89
5	—	440	138.00–147.50	139.81
3	—	632	107.00–114.00	111.28
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	167.50	167.50
1	—	310	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	130.00–135.00	133.11
4	—	580	120.00–125.00	123.29
4	—	538	127.00–130.00	128.48
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	132.50	132.50
5	—	713	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	528	130.00–137.00	132.75
27	—	568	127.00–133.00	129.66
22	—	622	126.00–128.00	126.25
15	—	367	160.00–171.00	169.56
12	—	467	137.00–141.00	138.58
9	—	702	122.00–123.00	122.11
8	—	673	122.00–127.00	125.00
2	—	780	116.00–121.00	118.48
2	—	415	143.00–155.00	149.07
2	—	310	167.50–176.00	171.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	505.00–565.00	533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–975.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–740.00	665.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	615.00–655.00	641.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	908.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle