Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.18/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$113.18

124 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	114.22	591	105
Medium and Large 2	470	109.18	513	17thin
Medium and Large 3	458	92.50	423	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $168 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 sale124 hd

113.18

—

AL average13 barns · 1,212 hd

116.13

−2.95

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	1,825	83.51	1,524	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	61.38	847	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	58.50	730	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	47.50	509	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.04/cwt	101.00–109.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	527	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	115.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	550	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	112.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	111.31/cwt	108.00–113.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	118.10/cwt	116.00–120.00	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	109.54/cwt	107.00–112.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	120.11/cwt	118.00–122.50	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	127.66/cwt	122.50–132.50	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	558	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.51/cwt	109.00–119.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	104.52/cwt	101.00–107.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	102.39/cwt	100.00–106.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	149.60/cwt	143.00–157.50	449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	49.33/cwt	47.00–51.00	541	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	60.50/cwt	59.00–63.00	833	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	59.38/cwt	56.50–64.00	746	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	53.83/cwt	51.00–55.00	648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	84.68/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	703.57/cwt	575.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	489.38/cwt	300.00–605.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,017.74/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	—	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,250.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	814.29/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.71/cwt	575.00–730.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,143.53/cwt	1,030.00–1,290.00	—	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,314.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	—	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.05/cwt	120.00–134.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.86/cwt	121.00–127.00	705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.47/cwt	126.00–131.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.40/cwt	119.00–121.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	111.75/cwt	106.00–116.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.42/cwt	147.50–157.50	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 317Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 39Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	105.00–115.00	111.58
4	—	510	101.00–109.00	105.04
4	—	470	109.00–111.00	109.98
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	112.00–118.00	115.45
18	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.25
13	—	571	108.00–113.00	111.31
13	—	417	116.00–120.00	118.10
11	—	628	107.00–112.00	109.54
7	—	366	118.00–122.50	120.11
5	—	724	100.00	100.00
5	—	694	112.00	112.00
5	—	324	122.50–132.50	127.66
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	132.50	132.50
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	415	130.00–137.50	134.41
13	—	518	118.00–125.00	121.72
12	—	471	122.00–129.00	124.50
11	—	565	109.00–119.00	114.51
8	—	629	101.00–107.00	104.52
7	—	376	135.00–145.00	139.42
5	—	663	100.00–106.00	102.39
5	—	300	143.00–157.50	149.60
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	120.00–134.00	128.05
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	121.00–127.00	125.86
11	—	465	130.00–137.00	133.53
10	—	520	126.00–131.00	128.47
6	—	728	117.00–118.00	117.50
5	—	660	119.00–121.00	119.40
4	—	791	106.00–116.00	111.75
3	—	870	104.00–105.00	104.66
3	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.30
3	—	418	135.00–145.00	139.03
2	—	828	105.00–109.00	106.98
2	—	315	147.50–157.50	152.42
1	—	395	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	47.00–51.00	49.33
2	—	995	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	59.00–63.00	60.50
1	—	1,390	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,256	56.50–64.00	59.38
3	—	1,203	51.00–55.00	53.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	84.00–86.00	84.68
1	—	1,770	80.00	80.00

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)	7	—	—	575.00–850.00	703.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	300.00–605.00	489.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,017.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,128.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	814.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	575.00–730.00	650.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,030.00–1,290.00	1,143.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,314.29

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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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

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