Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.86/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$129.86

100 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	132.04	607	68
Medium and Large 2	401	126.13	506	28
Medium and Large 3	346	118.88	412	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $196 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

129.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,361 hd

125.81

+4.05

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	1,780	78.00	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	67.53	823	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,316	60.78	800	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	57.03	638	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	475	148.57/cwt	144.00–152.50	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	128.73/cwt	122.50–135.00	493	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.97/cwt	155.00–166.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.09/cwt	122.00–133.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	121.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.88/cwt	112.00–119.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.79/cwt	158.00–161.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	113.04/cwt	109.00–115.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	171.00/cwt	169.00–175.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	114.15/cwt	112.00–115.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	141.33/cwt	137.00–145.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	71.87/cwt	69.50–75.00	905	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	66.29/cwt	63.00–69.50	810	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	61.61/cwt	61.00–62.00	681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	839.29/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	417.22/cwt	305.00–550.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	59.42/cwt	58.00–61.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.67/cwt	525.00–775.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	735.00/cwt	690.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,018.75/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	753.57/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.17/cwt	133.00–140.00	703	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.50	764	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	55.99/cwt	53.00–59.00	597	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.01/cwt	112.50–117.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	151.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	148.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	490	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.67/cwt	117.00–122.50	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.30/cwt	160.00–166.00	596	4

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 194Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 19Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 38Year ago 102

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	144.00–152.50	148.57
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
12	—	372	155.00–166.00	160.97
18	—	316	165.00–175.00	170.24
2	—	838	89.00	89.00
7	—	634	112.00–115.00	114.15
4	—	410	153.00–157.00	154.99
5	—	520	133.00–140.00	135.17
9	—	575	115.00–123.00	118.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
4	—	350	147.50–155.00	151.25
4	—	308	157.50–162.50	159.94
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
3	—	445	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	383	122.50–135.00	128.73
4	—	478	112.50–117.50	115.01
3	—	440	117.00–122.50	120.67
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	122.00–133.00	127.09
6	—	428	133.00–140.00	136.28
7	—	521	118.00–124.00	121.89
2	—	688	105.00–108.00	106.49
5	—	571	112.00–119.00	115.88
6	—	629	109.00–115.00	113.04
7	—	374	137.00–145.00	141.33
22	—	331	144.00–153.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00	152.00
2	—	508	147.00–152.00	149.46
5	—	423	158.00–161.00	159.79
4	—	558	133.50	133.50
6	—	305	169.00–175.00	171.00
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
4	—	365	160.00–166.00	163.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,360	58.00–61.00	59.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,259	69.50–75.00	71.87
16	—	1,222	63.00–69.50	66.29
4	—	1,105	61.00–62.00	61.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	60.00–62.50	61.13
8	—	1,066	53.00–59.00	55.99
1	—	1,020	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	78.00	78.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	839.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	525.00–775.00	666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–850.00	753.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	305.00–550.00	417.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	690.00–800.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,018.75

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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