Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.49/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$128.49

138 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$4.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	128.77	748	130
Medium and Large 2	506	123.93	627	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.83/cwt here — about $121 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

128.49

—

AL average16 barns · 1,664 hd

131.43

−2.94

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	—	Average	1,848	85.28	1,576	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	62.66	903	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	61.34	722	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	53.65	551	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.26/cwt	115.00–129.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.50/cwt	112.50–119.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	108.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.47/cwt	127.50–137.50	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	97.66/cwt	97.50–98.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.13/cwt	135.00–139.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	96.63/cwt	96.00–98.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.36/cwt	137.50–155.00	611	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	101.22/cwt	100.00–107.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	114.80/cwt	112.50–120.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.14/cwt	125.00–137.50	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	101.46/cwt	98.00–104.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.04/cwt	133.00–154.00	648	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.84/cwt	118.00–128.00	706	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	117.85/cwt	116.00–119.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	118.87/cwt	117.00–120.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	113.03/cwt	112.00–117.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	119.13/cwt	116.00–122.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.16/cwt	156.00–159.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	116.08/cwt	112.50–121.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	114.13/cwt	112.00–116.00	655	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	108.10/cwt	104.00–112.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	120.34/cwt	117.50–125.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	136.37/cwt	130.00–142.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	128.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.68/cwt	49.00–55.00	553	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	61.10/cwt	59.00–64.00	932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	61.34/cwt	57.00–65.00	722	19
Bulls	—	—	2,010	87.71/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,061	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	596.67/cwt	520.00–670.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	399.17/cwt	325.00–440.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	622.50/cwt	600.00–645.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	90.97/cwt	90.00–93.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	104.16/cwt	97.50–105.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	2

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 625Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 83Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 28Year ago 10

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	108.00	108.00
9	—	513	97.50–105.00	104.16
2	—	595	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	115.00–129.00	121.26
6	—	523	112.50–119.00	115.50
5	—	559	105.00–110.00	108.47
4	—	421	127.50–137.50	132.47
3	—	672	97.50–98.00	97.66
3	—	378	135.00–139.00	137.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	763	96.00–98.00	96.63
14	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.44
13	—	423	137.50–155.00	144.36
12	—	662	100.00–107.00	101.22
9	—	564	112.50–120.00	114.80
7	—	468	125.00–137.50	131.14
5	—	717	98.00–104.00	101.46
4	—	614	110.00–114.00	110.99
4	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	466	133.00–154.00	139.04
22	—	575	118.00–128.00	122.84
13	—	690	116.00–119.00	117.85
11	—	533	125.00–133.00	129.74
8	—	710	117.00–120.00	118.87
5	—	768	112.00–117.00	113.03
5	—	608	116.00–122.50	119.13
5	—	422	156.00–159.00	157.16
3	—	998	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	115.00–117.50	115.81
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.52
2	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	644	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	112.50–121.00	116.08
7	—	411	110.00–115.00	113.02
4	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.46
1	—	755	71.00	71.00
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
1	—	670	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	653	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	574	112.00–116.00	114.13
8	—	619	104.00–112.00	108.10
6	—	408	117.50–125.00	120.34
6	—	329	130.00–142.00	136.37
5	—	524	113.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	380	122.00–136.00	128.31
3	—	780	90.00–93.00	90.97
2	—	723	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	460	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,031	49.00–55.00	53.68
1	—	1,010	47.00	47.00
1	—	995	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	59.00–64.00	61.10
2	—	1,315	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,177	57.00–65.00	61.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,010	86.00–89.00	87.71
1	—	1,360	78.00	78.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–670.00	596.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	325.00–440.00	399.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–645.00	622.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	725.00–875.00	815.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle