Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.58/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$118.58

160 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	120.70	653	103
Medium and Large 2	493	118.87	586	45
Medium and Large 3	479	99.38	476	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $177 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 sale160 hd

118.58

—

AL average12 barns · 1,460 hd

123.07

−4.49

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	1,698	84.79	1,440	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	61.53	803	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	57.20	895	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	56.23	638	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	473	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	116.60/cwt	115.00–117.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.54/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	105.79/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	144.23/cwt	142.00–148.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	130.99/cwt	128.00–131.25	834	59
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	86.19/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.85/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	605.00/cwt	560.00–650.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	115.17/cwt	115.00–117.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	101.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	57.15/cwt	55.00–58.00	652	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	65.08/cwt	62.00–67.00	888	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	57.20/cwt	55.00–58.00	895	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	110.49/cwt	107.00–114.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	114.36/cwt	112.00–119.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.58/cwt	131.00–136.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	161.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.37/cwt	137.00–140.00	657	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	130.59/cwt	130.00–131.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.76/cwt	105.00–108.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	125.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	580	27

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 557Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 77Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	117.00–121.00	119.05
5	—	534	115.00–117.00	116.60
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	265	138.00–142.00	140.04
8	—	583	110.00–115.00	111.23
3	—	382	130.00–131.00	130.34
9	—	422	123.00–128.00	124.17
4	—	668	105.00–108.00	105.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	572	118.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	363	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	415	131.00	131.00
4	—	509	120.00–121.00	120.25
11	—	641	115.00–117.00	115.17
27	—	462	125.00–130.00	125.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
2	—	330	110.00–117.00	113.61
2	—	590	95.00	95.00
3	—	540	95.00	95.00
4	—	413	100.00–105.00	101.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	160.00–161.00	160.49
3	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.65
7	—	483	120.00–126.00	120.83
8	—	560	111.00	111.00
1	—	285	167.00	167.00
9	—	528	115.00–119.00	115.85
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	415	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	105.00–107.00	105.79
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
2	—	380	144.00	144.00
3	—	612	102.00–105.00	103.99
4	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
4	—	535	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	708	107.00–114.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	142.00–148.00	144.23
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
3	—	760	112.00–119.00	114.36
12	—	532	131.00–136.00	132.58
5	—	337	160.00–170.00	161.81
33	—	478	137.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	567	130.00–131.00	130.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
59	—	637	128.00–131.25	130.99
1	—	315	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,728	84.00–88.00	86.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	47.00	47.00
10	—	1,140	55.00–58.00	57.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,215	57.00	57.00
14	—	1,365	62.00–67.00	65.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	55.00–58.00	57.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–975.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	560.00–650.00	605.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle