Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher, and replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.14/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.70 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$128.14

100 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$20.50/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	489	135.10	660	66
Medium and Large 3	435	115.25	501	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	114.60	647	32

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $13 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 sale100 hd

128.14

—

AL average15 barns · 915 hd

126.56

+1.58

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−68.70

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	2,032	76.70	1,559	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	59.00	746	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	55.45	629	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	46.71	504	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	121.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	747	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.06/cwt	131.00–137.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.26/cwt	106.00–118.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	124.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	583	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.88/cwt	112.00–114.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	117.25/cwt	116.00–121.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.74/cwt	121.00–135.00	666	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	111.60/cwt	110.00–112.50	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.83/cwt	97.50–108.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	132.78/cwt	127.00–143.00	580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	82.75/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,630	2
Bulls	—	—	2,178	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	46.71/cwt	44.00–49.50	504	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	746	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.12/cwt	61.00–63.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	686.67/cwt	660.00–725.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.74/cwt	147.50–155.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.61/cwt	157.00–166.00	530	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	52.75/cwt	51.00–54.50	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.48/cwt	127.00–132.50	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	148.52/cwt	147.50–150.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	94.25/cwt	94.00–95.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.80/cwt	131.00–144.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	145.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 465Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 66Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 60Year ago 14

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher, and replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
5	—	318	131.00–144.00	138.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	117.00–123.00	121.02
9	—	567	106.00–118.00	114.26
18	—	469	120.00–129.00	124.26
14	—	608	110.00–112.50	111.60
11	—	437	127.00–143.00	132.78
6	—	383	140.00–148.00	145.59
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.97
5	—	747	89.00	89.00
2	—	315	152.50	152.50
4	—	466	127.00–132.50	130.48
5	—	384	147.50–150.00	148.52
4	—	695	94.00–95.00	94.25
4	—	630	102.00–106.00	102.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	112.00–114.00	112.88
4	—	550	116.00–121.00	117.25
5	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.69
20	—	521	121.00–135.00	127.74
7	—	660	97.50–108.00	105.83
10	—	420	147.50–155.00	151.74
9	—	330	157.00–166.00	160.61
6	—	369	153.00–158.00	155.99
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
2	—	535	131.00–137.00	134.06
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
5	—	416	150.00	150.00
8	—	638	122.50	122.50
3	—	685	119.50	119.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	81.00–84.50	82.75
2	—	2,178	73.50	73.50
1	—	1,865	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	44.00–49.50	46.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	47.50	47.50
2	—	1,178	61.00–63.00	62.12
2	—	1,135	51.00–54.50	52.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	660.00–725.00	686.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50

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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Bulls · 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

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