Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.35/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$127.35

181 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	131.36	597	127
Medium and Large 2	479	118.56	568	44
Medium and Large 3	385	115.06	443	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $154 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 sale181 hd

127.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,446 hd

125.53

+1.83

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	1,836	84.23	1,547	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	57.75	675	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	51.00	609	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	48.45	459	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	318	151.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	138.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	513	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.32/cwt	122.50–132.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	138.22/cwt	136.00–140.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.11/cwt	143.00–150.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.96/cwt	162.50–167.50	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	131.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	568	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.23/cwt	147.00–157.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.08/cwt	130.00–147.50	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.26/cwt	152.50–161.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.94/cwt	49.00–54.00	540	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	45.54/cwt	44.00–47.00	396	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	57.75/cwt	56.00–60.00	675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	86.31/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	672.22/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	422.14/cwt	355.00–500.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	712.22/cwt	550.00–860.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,044.00/cwt	950.00–1,120.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	813.33/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	768.33/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	713.75/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	141.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.71/cwt	116.00–127.50	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	88.15/cwt	82.50–91.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.68/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	150.41/cwt	145.00–154.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.80/cwt	147.50–155.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	109.87/cwt	107.50–117.50	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 261Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 60Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 66Year ago 19

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	318	145.00–160.00	151.12
20	—	360	135.00–145.00	142.38
12	—	471	122.50–132.00	127.32
2	—	555	117.50–120.00	118.74
11	—	740	102.50	102.50
19	—	530	119.00–126.00	123.38
45	—	432	130.00–139.00	131.59
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	135.00–141.00	137.93
13	—	370	125.00–135.00	131.28
8	—	424	116.00–127.50	123.71
3	—	757	82.50–91.00	88.15
10	—	619	105.00	105.00
5	—	516	107.50–117.50	109.87
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	385	110.00–120.00	115.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	135.00–145.00	138.78
5	—	467	127.50–135.00	131.95
8	—	378	145.00–152.00	148.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	129.00–135.00	132.23
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
9	—	476	130.00–147.50	137.08
5	—	376	152.50–161.00	158.26
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
11	—	419	145.00–154.00	150.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
4	—	558	136.00–140.00	138.22
3	—	413	155.00–162.00	159.28
7	—	528	143.00–150.00	147.11
5	—	322	162.50–167.50	163.96
7	—	379	161.00–165.00	162.99
9	—	470	147.00–157.00	150.23
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	135.00–145.00	141.71
3	—	422	150.00–152.50	151.68
6	—	382	147.50–155.00	153.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	49.00–54.00	51.94
6	—	870	44.00–47.00	45.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	56.00–60.00	57.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	82.00–90.00	86.31
1	—	1,525	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–700.00	672.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	355.00–500.00	422.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	375.00	375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–950.00	813.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–650.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–775.00	713.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	550.00–860.00	712.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	950.00–1,120.00	1,044.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–825.00	768.33

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle