Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00-10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.18/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$119.18

124 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$5.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	120.63	561	91
Medium and Large 3	398	115.28	459	10thin
Medium and Large 2	382	115.10	439	23

One grade step is worth $5.53/cwt here — about $122 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

119.18

—

AL average9 barns · 785 hd

117.60

+1.58

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	1,619	67.65	1,095	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,220	57.83	706	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	55.33	669	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	45.48	533	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.37/cwt	117.50–125.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	110.83/cwt	108.00–113.00	631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.61/cwt	152.00–163.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.55/cwt	133.00–142.00	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	183.49/cwt	182.50–185.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.25/cwt	136.00–151.00	681	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.91/cwt	113.00–122.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.29/cwt	137.50–147.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.78/cwt	161.00–173.00	526	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	396.88/cwt	310.00–505.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.02/cwt	147.50–158.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	128.62/cwt	126.00–131.00	482	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	130.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	692	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.27/cwt	125.00–133.00	670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	692.50/cwt	660.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	828.57/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.38/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	701.43/cwt	575.00–825.00	—	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	54.69/cwt	51.00–58.00	639	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	7
Bulls	—	—	1,707	65.53/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,119	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	49.25/cwt	49.00–49.50	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	149.04/cwt	145.00–152.50	534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	62.38/cwt	61.50–63.50	878	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	46.78/cwt	44.00–49.50	541	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	121.55/cwt	110.00–130.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	156.98/cwt	152.50–162.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.05/cwt	122.50–132.50	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	125.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	521	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	114.86/cwt	113.00–119.00	420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	111.23/cwt	109.00–112.50	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	124.41/cwt	123.00–126.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.73/cwt	127.00–136.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.73/cwt	127.50–135.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.56/cwt	157.50–173.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.64/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	155.61/cwt	145.00–161.00	524	3

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 198Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 19Year ago 6

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00-10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	117.50–125.00	120.37
7	—	415	135.00–145.00	138.26
6	—	376	145.00–150.00	147.29
6	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.04
6	—	470	127.00–136.00	132.73
3	—	337	145.00–161.00	155.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	152.00–163.00	157.61
3	—	682	118.00–120.00	118.66
12	—	515	133.00–142.00	136.55
1	—	765	107.50	107.50
15	—	479	136.00–151.00	142.25
4	—	310	161.00–173.00	169.78
9	—	627	118.00–126.00	124.07
8	—	429	147.50–158.00	152.02
2	—	705	112.00–115.00	113.50
10	—	590	123.00–126.00	124.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	142.50	142.50
2	—	388	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	108.00–113.00	110.83
4	—	637	106.00–107.00	106.49
14	—	375	126.00–131.00	128.62
9	—	334	126.00–135.00	130.80
12	—	513	115.00–118.00	116.63
18	—	414	123.00–128.00	125.73
2	—	660	103.00	103.00
18	—	480	117.00–125.00	119.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	110.00–130.00	121.55
5	—	422	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	303	117.00	117.00
14	—	366	113.00–119.00	114.86
6	—	427	110.00–120.00	115.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	137.50–145.00	141.10
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
8	—	358	145.00–152.50	149.04
8	—	579	109.00–112.50	111.23
3	—	315	160.00	160.00
6	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	264	182.50–185.00	183.49
8	—	568	113.00–122.00	116.91
11	—	470	137.50–147.00	141.29
5	—	607	112.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	690	107.50	107.50
8	—	425	145.00–154.00	150.55
6	—	518	125.00–133.00	129.27
9	—	371	152.50–162.00	156.98
6	—	327	157.50–173.00	165.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	147.50	147.50
6	—	375	122.50–132.50	129.05

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)	8	—	—	310.00–505.00	396.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–650.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–725.00	692.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	575.00–825.00	701.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	750.00–950.00	828.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	600.00–850.00	680.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	51.00–58.00	54.69
2	—	1,193	49.00–49.50	49.25
3	—	1,408	61.50–63.50	62.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,156	44.00–49.50	46.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,130	55.00–56.00	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	62.00–69.00	65.53
1	—	1,355	74.00	74.00

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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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

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