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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.75/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$119.75

200 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	122.07	586	115
Medium and Large 2	422	119.12	503	73
Medium and Large 3	440	101.31	445	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $140 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 sale200 hd

119.75

—

AL average11 barns · 1,703 hd

119.79

−0.04

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	—	High	1,632	77.00	1,256	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	57.80	687	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	55.51	721	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	41.56	383	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	615	124.58/cwt	121.00–127.00	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.93/cwt	118.00–125.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.58/cwt	152.50–160.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.73/cwt	155.00–170.00	593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	119.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	113.00/cwt	109.00–116.00	657	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	105.87/cwt	105.00–107.50	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.09/cwt	142.50–157.50	648	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.86/cwt	132.00–142.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	129.48/cwt	124.00–133.00	543	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	171.63/cwt	167.50–175.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.66/cwt	118.00–127.00	575	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	625	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	176.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	481	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	110.47/cwt	107.00–112.50	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	102.20/cwt	98.00–106.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.63/cwt	116.00–123.00	620	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	420.00/cwt	340.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.79/cwt	53.00–60.50	668	11
Bulls	—	—	1,868	77.66/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	55.51/cwt	54.00–57.50	721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.29/cwt	127.50–132.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.25/cwt	97.50–105.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	35.73/cwt	33.00–38.00	324	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.47/cwt	62.00–63.50	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.29/cwt	112.50–118.00	555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.88/cwt	135.00–146.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.96/cwt	112.50–120.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	46.22/cwt	43.00–49.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	102.24/cwt	98.00–105.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.94/cwt	116.00–126.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	157.29/cwt	152.50–165.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	91.59/cwt	88.00–95.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.08/cwt	155.00–168.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	124.98/cwt	115.00–128.00	470	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	110.92/cwt	107.50–112.50	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	134.12/cwt	130.00–141.00	427	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	166.76/cwt	137.50–175.00	532	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.91/cwt	137.50–146.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	131.67/cwt	127.50–139.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.47/cwt	137.50–148.00	675	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.57/cwt	149.00–158.00	651	16

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 429Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 67Year ago 240

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	121.00–127.00	124.58
18	—	362	155.00–170.00	163.73
15	—	574	125.00–137.00	129.74
7	—	669	118.00–125.00	119.54
2	—	770	110.00–113.00	111.51
12	—	470	142.50–150.00	148.53
12	—	518	132.00–142.00	137.86
3	—	273	177.00	177.00
3	—	315	167.50–175.00	171.63
1	—	725	112.50	112.50
16	—	421	149.00–158.00	154.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	625	112.50	112.50
9	—	435	135.00–146.00	142.88
5	—	321	152.50–165.00	157.29
4	—	535	125.00–130.00	127.45
10	—	464	127.50–139.00	131.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	118.00–125.00	121.93
4	—	603	107.50–110.00	108.74
18	—	426	142.50–157.50	152.09
3	—	277	175.00–180.00	176.51
1	—	670	107.50	107.50
2	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
8	—	519	125.00–134.00	129.32
12	—	376	155.00–168.00	160.08
16	—	319	137.50–175.00	166.76
17	—	474	137.50–148.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	152.50–160.00	157.58
2	—	575	112.50	112.50
5	—	478	127.50–132.00	129.29
5	—	634	98.00–105.00	102.24
8	—	529	116.00–126.00	121.94
8	—	389	145.00	145.00
2	—	695	102.50	102.50
8	—	430	137.50–146.00	141.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	109.00–116.00	113.00
23	—	419	124.00–133.00	129.48
13	—	473	118.00–127.00	121.66
16	—	364	129.00–135.00	132.11
16	—	614	107.00–112.50	110.47
9	—	665	98.00–106.00	102.20
9	—	518	116.00–123.00	119.63
14	—	318	130.00–141.00	134.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	105.00–107.50	105.87
12	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.14
15	—	477	112.50–118.00	116.29
10	—	420	112.50–120.00	115.96
3	—	280	127.00	127.00
4	—	525	105.00–108.00	106.54
20	—	376	115.00–128.00	124.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	97.50–105.00	101.25
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
5	—	511	88.00–95.00	91.59
3	—	332	107.50–112.50	110.92
1	—	365	112.50	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	340.00–500.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–950.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,868	74.00–80.00	77.66
1	—	1,505	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,176	53.00–60.50	56.79
2	—	1,210	51.00–52.50	51.69
5	—	1,206	62.00–63.50	62.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	54.00–57.50	55.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	33.00–38.00	35.73
5	—	931	43.00–49.00	46.22

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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