Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.00/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$117.00

167 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	119.03	618	113
Medium and Large 2	458	115.77	530	43
Medium and Large 3	457	101.00	461	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $157 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 sale167 hd

117.00

—

AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd

121.24

−4.24

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	1,642	75.14	1,234	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	56.71	673	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	54.44	792	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	48.25	502	13

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.10/cwt	137.50–140.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.58/cwt	128.00–139.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	125.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.18/cwt	129.00–142.50	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	110.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.46/cwt	101.00–112.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	630	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	583	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	88.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	127.62/cwt	123.00–132.50	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.57/cwt	165.00–177.50	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.70/cwt	125.00–141.00	786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	110.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	675	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	169.65/cwt	165.00–177.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	111.68/cwt	110.00–112.50	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	107.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	482	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	120.61/cwt	118.00–124.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.24/cwt	144.00–155.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	49.12/cwt	45.00–52.00	475	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	48.45/cwt	48.00–49.00	689	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	55.64/cwt	52.50–58.00	813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	55.97/cwt	53.50–60.00	658	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	60.56/cwt	60.00–61.00	710	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	54.48/cwt	53.00–56.00	659	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–760.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	441.00/cwt	315.00–490.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.91/cwt	125.00–150.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.35/cwt	113.00–119.00	540	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	789.19/cwt	650.00–950.00	—	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.32/cwt	150.00–166.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	98.30/cwt	96.00–101.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	106.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	403	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	73.43/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	98.22/cwt	95.00–101.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	97.70/cwt	93.00–100.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	115.88/cwt	113.00–123.00	483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 246Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 24Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 8Year ago 90

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
4	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.44
4	—	425	137.50–140.00	138.10
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	120.00–128.00	125.34
15	—	422	140.00–150.00	144.80
12	—	473	129.00–142.50	133.18
5	—	328	165.00–177.50	167.57
7	—	681	105.00–109.00	107.73
6	—	581	118.00–124.00	120.61
4	—	368	150.00–166.00	155.32
3	—	715	96.00–101.00	98.30
7	—	615	115.00–119.00	117.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	128.00–139.50	135.58
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.00
3	—	300	150.00–152.50	150.83
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	142.50–150.00	146.53
2	—	755	101.00–112.00	106.46
7	—	523	135.00–139.00	137.59
28	—	571	125.00–141.00	137.70
4	—	631	126.00	126.00
3	—	328	165.00–177.50	169.65
3	—	720	110.00–112.50	111.68
6	—	423	144.00–155.00	147.24
5	—	373	158.00–165.00	159.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	343	130.00–145.00	137.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	135.00–140.00	137.52
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
23	—	529	116.00–121.00	119.00
22	—	473	119.00–125.00	123.28
8	—	564	115.00–118.00	116.49
5	—	814	88.00–90.00	88.40
9	—	416	123.00–132.50	127.62
25	—	609	110.00–116.00	110.88
16	—	362	130.00–136.00	133.28
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	107.00–113.00	110.99
8	—	368	125.00–150.00	137.91
5	—	468	113.00–119.00	115.35
1	—	765	77.00	77.00
4	—	618	95.00–101.00	98.22
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	700	77.00	77.00
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
15	—	417	113.00–123.00	115.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	100.00–110.00	106.08
2	—	635	85.00	85.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
3	—	512	93.00–100.00	97.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	967	45.00–52.00	49.12
3	—	1,040	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,210	53.00–56.00	54.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	48.00–49.00	48.45
10	—	1,461	52.50–58.00	55.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,176	53.50–60.00	55.97
1	—	1,540	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,172	60.00–61.00	60.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,648	72.00–77.00	73.43

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–760.00	665.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	315.00–490.00	441.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	530.00	530.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	—	—	650.00–950.00	789.19

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

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