Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. 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 $122.88/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$122.88

138 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	124.33	592	127
Medium and Large 2	522	106.14	554	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $38 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 sale138 hd

122.88

—

AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd

122.40

+0.48

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	1,605	86.90	1,395	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	62.43	806	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	59.65	849	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	52.47	590	23

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	574	96.51/cwt	95.00–97.50	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	121.39/cwt	117.50–124.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	100.98/cwt	97.00–105.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.57/cwt	122.00–127.50	581	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	127.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	544	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	131.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	507	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.67/cwt	116.00–122.50	634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	116.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	142.93/cwt	139.00–144.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.75/cwt	105.00–106.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.12/cwt	117.50–123.50	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	116.35/cwt	114.00–116.50	643	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	128.51/cwt	127.00–132.50	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.42/cwt	114.00–118.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.29/cwt	108.00–118.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	116.32/cwt	110.00–122.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	159.65/cwt	159.00–160.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	52.86/cwt	48.00–57.00	599	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	59.02/cwt	56.00–64.00	839	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	66.76/cwt	66.00–68.00	977	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.00/cwt	56.00–65.00	756	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	68.74/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,028	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.08/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,476	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	477.22/cwt	370.00–590.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	873.33/cwt	750.00–970.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	123.55/cwt	120.50–124.00	869	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.94/cwt	125.50–127.00	785	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.73/cwt	141.00–146.00	677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.80/cwt	125.00–139.50	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 646Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 79Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 64

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes firm to steady. 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
4	—	574	95.00–97.50	96.51
4	—	376	117.50–124.00	121.39
2	—	608	97.00–105.00	100.98
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	470	122.00–127.50	123.57
19	—	426	126.00–135.00	127.79
18	—	385	130.00–134.00	131.63
16	—	525	116.00–122.50	120.67
11	—	562	110.00–118.00	116.15
5	—	313	139.00–144.00	142.93
4	—	673	105.00–106.00	105.75
4	—	633	114.00	114.00
3	—	748	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	117.50–123.50	121.12
2	—	575	108.00–112.00	109.98
2	—	480	112.50	112.50
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	553	114.00–116.50	116.35
14	—	469	127.00–132.50	128.51
5	—	626	114.00–118.00	116.42
4	—	665	108.00–118.00	112.29
4	—	519	110.00–122.50	116.32
3	—	307	159.00–160.00	159.65
2	—	440	141.00	141.00
2	—	358	150.00–158.00	153.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	703	120.50–124.00	123.55
25	—	623	125.50–127.00	125.94
25	—	474	141.00–146.00	142.73
13	—	532	135.00–139.00	135.98
8	—	684	125.00	125.00
5	—	838	115.00	115.00
5	—	560	125.00–139.50	133.80
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,133	48.00–57.00	52.86
1	—	950	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,421	56.00–64.00	59.02
3	—	1,463	66.00–68.00	66.76
2	—	1,378	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,239	56.00–65.00	61.00
7	—	1,495	67.00–72.00	68.74
1	—	1,175	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	84.00–92.00	88.08
2	—	1,603	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,570	94.00	94.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	370.00–590.00	477.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–970.00	873.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle