Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.18/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$124.18

176 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	125.19	614	124
Medium and Large 2	423	121.97	516	48
Medium and Large 3	368	119.50	439	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about $175 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 sale176 hd

124.18

—

AL average13 barns · 1,775 hd

120.64

+3.54

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	1,764	75.72	1,336	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	53.67	764	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	53.50	613	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	47.73	506	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	415	159.60/cwt	155.00–164.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	636	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.78/cwt	131.00–140.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	141.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	111.53/cwt	106.00–113.50	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	126.42/cwt	121.00–132.00	592	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.57/cwt	156.00–158.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.36/cwt	142.00–156.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	139.29/cwt	138.00–141.00	507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	169.53/cwt	167.50–177.50	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.83/cwt	132.00–141.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.48/cwt	117.00–123.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.44/cwt	165.00–172.50	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.61/cwt	164.00–166.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,305	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.91/cwt	44.00–50.50	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,475	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	73.67/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,231	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	80.85/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	648.00/cwt	500.00–690.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	795.00/cwt	725.00–830.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	734.32/cwt	600.00–925.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	453.75/cwt	400.00–525.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	48.48/cwt	48.00–49.00	560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	61.19/cwt	59.50–63.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	53.18/cwt	50.00–58.50	599	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	545.00–555.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.60/cwt	118.00–128.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.59/cwt	102.00–110.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	120.00–145.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.66/cwt	142.00–165.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	132.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	126.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	460	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	630	44

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 0Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 80

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	155.00–164.00	159.60
15	—	476	140.00–149.00	145.26
10	—	331	167.50–177.50	169.53
8	—	529	132.00–141.00	133.83
3	—	560	127.50	127.50
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
11	—	628	110.00–118.00	113.42
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
44	—	373	160.00–170.00	168.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	131.00–140.00	133.78
5	—	425	142.00–152.00	146.00
5	—	520	120.00–145.00	135.00
6	—	579	112.00–114.00	112.99
9	—	623	108.00–112.00	109.98
9	—	326	142.00–165.00	154.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	605	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	117.00–126.00	121.45
8	—	334	140.00–148.00	141.84
14	—	616	106.00–113.50	111.53
12	—	583	110.00–116.00	113.95
29	—	468	121.00–132.00	126.42
3	—	650	105.00	105.00
9	—	364	138.00–141.00	139.29
22	—	434	130.00–140.00	133.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	115.00–119.00	117.43
11	—	425	118.00–128.00	124.60
1	—	765	65.00	65.00
7	—	578	102.00–110.00	106.59
8	—	322	130.00–139.00	132.20
16	—	363	122.00–130.00	126.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	315	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	117.00–118.00	117.50
7	—	473	156.00–158.00	156.57
5	—	526	142.00–156.00	145.36
3	—	823	110.00	110.00
4	—	670	118.00–120.00	119.23
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
11	—	620	117.00–123.00	119.48
8	—	375	165.00–172.50	169.44
5	—	412	164.00–166.00	165.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	160.00–162.50	161.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	44.00–50.50	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,675	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	48.00–49.00	48.48
2	—	1,298	59.50–63.00	61.19
17	—	1,126	50.00–58.50	53.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	71.00–76.00	73.67
2	—	1,998	78.00–83.00	80.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	500.00–690.00	648.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	600.00–925.00	734.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–900.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–525.00	453.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	545.00–555.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	725.00–830.00	795.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00–725.00	687.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle