Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales for weeks due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.39/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$115.39

130 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	115.62	650	116
Medium and Large 2	424	114.96	487	13thin
Medium and Large 3	415	95.00	394	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $256 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 sale130 hd

115.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,405 hd

118.26

−2.87

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	1,683	74.78	1,259	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	54.91	670	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	49.88	686	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	44.55	490	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	608	111.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.97/cwt	125.00–137.50	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.56/cwt	113.00–121.00	892	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	114.10/cwt	112.00–116.00	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	135.98/cwt	132.50–141.00	494	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	140.82/cwt	137.50–144.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	120.68/cwt	117.50–123.00	623	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	106.05/cwt	104.00–108.00	704	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	102.94/cwt	97.50–106.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.69/cwt	150.00–156.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	164.04/cwt	160.00–167.50	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	147.44/cwt	142.00–150.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.82/cwt	107.50–114.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.33/cwt	155.00–164.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	159.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	493	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	50.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	698	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.29/cwt	58.50–63.50	730	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	55.43/cwt	52.00–57.50	666	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	49.48/cwt	48.00–50.00	624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	74.82/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.00/cwt	134.00–145.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	147.47/cwt	142.50–155.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	129.99/cwt	125.00–137.50	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	81.47/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	44.37/cwt	42.00–46.00	496	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	48.25/cwt	48.00–48.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	633.00/cwt	590.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	603.33/cwt	525.00–750.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	822.92/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	465.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	566.67/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 0Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 29

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales for weeks due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	108.00–116.00	111.95
1	—	855	89.00	89.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
14	—	421	125.00–135.00	129.58
14	—	363	132.50–141.00	135.98
3	—	343	137.50–144.00	140.82
21	—	516	117.50–123.00	120.68
19	—	575	110.00–116.00	112.45
3	—	975	65.00	65.00
27	—	664	104.00–108.00	106.05
11	—	705	97.50–106.00	102.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	117.00–117.50	117.25
2	—	425	112.50	112.50
2	—	725	80.00	80.00
6	—	316	125.00–137.50	129.99
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.81
9	—	517	125.00–137.50	130.97
6	—	575	116.00–123.00	118.59
6	—	436	142.00–150.00	147.44
4	—	610	112.00–116.00	113.98
2	—	730	107.50–114.00	110.82
7	—	309	150.00–165.00	159.44
10	—	458	134.00–145.00	141.00
2	—	660	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	595	112.00	112.00
4	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
2	—	385	132.50	132.50
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	740	113.00–121.00	120.56
17	—	787	112.00–116.00	114.10
3	—	607	118.00–120.00	118.66
7	—	425	150.00–156.00	153.69
4	—	316	160.00–167.50	164.04
13	—	652	124.50	124.50
14	—	526	135.00–145.00	140.41
2	—	560	138.00	138.00
10	—	374	155.00–164.00	160.33
12	—	472	142.00–150.00	147.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	135.00	135.00
3	—	303	155.00–160.00	156.65
15	—	624	116.00	116.00
2	—	410	142.50	142.50
6	—	369	142.50–155.00	147.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	46.00	46.00
8	—	1,386	48.00–52.00	50.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	58.50–63.50	60.29
11	—	1,202	52.00–57.50	55.43
6	—	1,261	48.00–50.00	49.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	39.00	39.00
10	—	1,117	42.00–46.00	44.37
2	—	1,110	48.00–48.50	48.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,688	71.00–78.00	74.82
3	—	1,698	80.00–84.00	81.47
3	—	1,657	65.00–70.00	67.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	590.00–700.00	633.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	775.00–850.00	822.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	550.00–600.00	566.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	525.00–750.00	603.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	275.00	275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–500.00	465.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle