Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.75/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$110.75

103 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	111.96	547	87
Medium and Large 1	579	106.10	614	10thin
Medium and Large 3	439	101.05	444	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $104 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 sale103 hd

110.75

—

AL average9 barns · 980 hd

111.42

−0.67

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	1,222	61.50	752	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	45.34	557	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	32.10	322	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.03/cwt	113.00–121.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.93/cwt	119.00–126.00	513	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	616	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,096.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	—	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.55/cwt	126.00–127.00	472	11
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	820.00/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	683.33/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	147.40/cwt	147.00–149.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	101.68/cwt	101.00–102.00	632	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.56/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.71/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	22.93/cwt	21.00–26.00	214	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,292	66.27/cwt	65.00–68.00	856	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	38.61/cwt	35.00–40.00	415	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	43.92/cwt	42.00–46.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.42/cwt	123.00–131.00	661	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	110.68/cwt	109.00–118.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	109.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,152	56.73/cwt	55.00–60.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.20/cwt	106.00–109.00	563	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.81/cwt	114.00–116.00	730	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	123.37/cwt	121.00–127.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	137.63/cwt	135.00–143.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	90.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	89.87/cwt	85.00–95.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	117.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	100.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	571	12

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 563Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 53Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 46Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	108.00	108.00
3	—	622	101.00–102.00	101.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
17	—	421	119.00–126.00	121.93
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
11	—	373	126.00–127.00	126.55
5	—	487	109.00–118.00	110.68
40	—	525	106.00–109.00	107.20
12	—	569	100.00–105.00	100.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	105.00–115.00	109.77
1	—	445	102.00	102.00
2	—	570	85.00–95.00	89.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	177.00	177.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
3	—	418	145.00–147.00	145.65
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
2	—	733	101.00–104.00	102.49
2	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	113.00–121.00	116.03
3	—	642	105.00–108.00	105.99
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
5	—	480	127.00–130.00	128.24
4	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.45
3	—	442	135.00–143.00	137.63
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	121.00–127.00	123.37
3	—	325	130.00–135.00	133.28
2	—	608	85.00–95.00	90.02
3	—	478	115.00–118.00	117.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	142.00	142.00
2	—	673	118.00–119.00	118.51
28	—	531	123.00–131.00	124.42
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
4	—	459	134.00–140.00	135.49
3	—	572	120.00–122.00	120.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	147.00–149.00	147.40
2	—	325	160.00–168.00	163.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
6	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.98
21	—	630	114.00–116.00	115.81
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
7	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,096.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–850.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,280.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	985.71
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	21.00–26.00	22.93
1	—	1,005	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,075	35.00–40.00	38.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,258	42.00–46.00	43.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	65.00–68.00	66.27
3	—	1,152	55.00–60.00	56.73

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle