Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $118.72/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$118.72

72 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	120.96	603	23
Medium and Large 2	442	119.96	530	34
Medium and Large 3	363	112.49	408	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about $195 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 sale72 hd

118.72

—

AL average12 barns · 1,269 hd

114.82

+3.91

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	1,866	77.44	1,445	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	48.90	498	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	47.58	591	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	46.87	696	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,892	75.02/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	80.46/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	52.52/cwt	51.00–54.00	598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	42.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	571	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	46.87/cwt	46.00–48.00	696	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	48.90/cwt	48.00–50.00	498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.28/cwt	151.00–157.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	147.91/cwt	147.00–150.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	117.61/cwt	116.00–122.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.81/cwt	144.00–147.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.73/cwt	134.00–135.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.23/cwt	135.00–144.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	109.89/cwt	108.00–115.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.41/cwt	148.00–151.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	117.35/cwt	116.00–119.00	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.18/cwt	146.00–150.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	724	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.18/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	116.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	123.34/cwt	121.00–124.00	788	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.86/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	138.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	146.85/cwt	145.00–152.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	126.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	99.81/cwt	95.00–105.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	101.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	5

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 700Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 39Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 46Year ago 90

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,892	71.00–76.00	75.02
4	—	1,833	80.00–82.00	80.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,138	51.00–54.00	52.52
9	—	1,356	40.00–45.00	42.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	46.00–48.00	46.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	48.00–50.00	48.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	151.00–157.00	153.28
6	—	255	169.00	169.00
13	—	518	138.00–148.00	143.15
7	—	481	148.00–151.00	148.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
3	—	592	124.00–126.00	125.33
9	—	639	121.00–124.00	123.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	140.00	140.00
7	—	580	118.00	118.00
3	—	635	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	125.00–127.00	126.62
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
9	—	522	116.00–119.00	117.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	116.00–122.00	117.61
4	—	315	134.00–135.00	134.73
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
4	—	526	110.00–115.00	111.29
7	—	359	126.00–132.00	126.92
6	—	432	122.00–125.00	122.98
5	—	581	100.00–105.00	101.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	112.00–120.00	116.94
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
2	—	363	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	525	92.00	92.00
2	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	147.00–150.00	147.91
5	—	418	144.00–147.00	145.81
3	—	528	127.00–135.00	132.35
7	—	481	135.00–144.00	140.23
8	—	614	108.00–115.00	109.89
5	—	320	150.00–157.00	152.67
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
5	—	478	146.00–150.00	149.18
4	—	514	139.00–146.00	140.79
2	—	560	131.00–135.00	132.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
5	—	340	132.00–140.00	138.49
4	—	265	145.00–152.00	146.85
8	—	525	95.00–105.00	99.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–875.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,055.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,043.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	775.00–875.00	817.86

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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Brundidge Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle