Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower on few offerings. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.50/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$119.50

50 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	123.49	567	27
Medium and Large 2	409	114.90	470	19thin
Medium and Large 3	355	114.38	406	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $161 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 sale50 hd

119.50

—

AL average5 barns · 204 hd

119.76

−0.26

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	1,648	89.50	1,475	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	67.88	759	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	63.03	831	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	58.38	608	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	120.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	125.14/cwt	123.00–130.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	147.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	113.70/cwt	112.00–116.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	95.77/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,665	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	63.03/cwt	61.00–69.00	831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	61.32/cwt	61.00–62.00	646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	67.29/cwt	64.00–72.50	738	12
Bulls	—	—	1,465	76.95/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.30/cwt	152.00–159.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.33/cwt	160.00–163.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	58.37/cwt	56.00–60.00	609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	61.99/cwt	61.00–63.00	667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.24/cwt	72.00–75.00	883	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.50	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.52/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	756.32/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	686.00/cwt	630.00–700.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,047.32/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	817.86/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	677.50/cwt	560.00–760.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	591.67/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 313Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 83Year ago 19

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower on few offerings. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	158.00	158.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	363	160.00–163.00	161.33
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	133.00	133.00
4	—	419	150.00–156.00	152.41
4	—	383	152.00–159.00	154.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	145.00–155.00	147.98
2	—	305	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	114.00	114.00
2	—	548	119.00	119.00
3	—	423	120.00–126.00	122.69
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
13	—	375	125.00–135.00	130.48
4	—	569	112.00–116.00	113.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	96.00–100.00	97.99
8	—	366	115.00–123.00	120.25
3	—	327	123.00–130.00	125.14
2	—	485	109.00	109.00
3	—	423	110.00–117.00	112.26
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
3	—	342	115.00–117.50	115.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	92.00–98.00	95.77
2	—	1,465	75.00–80.00	76.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,044	56.00–60.00	58.37
4	—	1,076	61.00–63.00	61.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	61.00–69.00	63.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	61.00–62.00	61.32
12	—	1,097	64.00–72.50	67.29
5	—	1,206	72.00–75.00	73.24

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	630.00–700.00	686.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–650.00	591.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	—	800.00–975.00	881.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	675.00–950.00	756.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	560.00–760.00	677.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,047.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	700.00–875.00	817.86

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

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