Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.03/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$125.03

142 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	127.76	609	97
Medium and Large 2	452	122.29	552	31
Medium and Large 3	441	112.17	495	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $114 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 sale142 hd

125.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

+1.70

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	—	Average	1,497	80.21	1,200	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	65.20	776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,111	60.14	668	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	53.15	580	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	404	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.94/cwt	140.00–152.50	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.08/cwt	138.00–144.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	163.14/cwt	162.00–167.50	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.73/cwt	119.00–126.00	632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.34/cwt	132.00–139.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	117.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.27/cwt	136.00–141.00	512	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.31/cwt	147.00–156.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.61/cwt	139.00–141.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.31/cwt	156.00–161.00	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.61/cwt	157.00–163.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	166.96/cwt	163.00–168.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	86.39/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	48.56/cwt	48.00–49.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.44/cwt	53.50–56.50	604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	950	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	618	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,151	58.92/cwt	56.00–63.00	678	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	74.03/cwt	71.50–76.00	911	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	575.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	673.75/cwt	620.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	540.00–675.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,071.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	726.36/cwt	640.00–800.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.40/cwt	111.00–116.00	703	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	71.12/cwt	69.00–72.50	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	64.17/cwt	61.50–67.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	119.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	114.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.84/cwt	145.00–157.50	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 81Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 146Year ago 63

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. 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
4	—	404	151.00–152.50	151.38
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
5	—	386	150.00–155.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	138.00–144.00	140.08
9	—	331	162.00–167.50	163.14
6	—	562	126.00–134.00	130.31
8	—	374	157.00–163.00	159.61
7	—	425	155.00–160.00	156.86
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
5	—	732	104.00	104.00
5	—	620	111.00–116.00	113.40
9	—	466	145.00–157.50	151.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	140.00–152.50	144.94
5	—	716	99.00	99.00
16	—	515	119.00–126.00	122.73
13	—	415	132.00–139.00	137.34
16	—	571	117.00–120.00	117.61
15	—	370	136.00–141.00	138.27
2	—	883	75.00	75.00
19	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	135.00–139.00	137.01
4	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.78
8	—	556	112.00–117.00	114.89
4	—	360	130.00–136.00	132.71
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
9	—	466	119.00	119.00
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	345	115.00–121.00	119.34
6	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	166.00–170.00	167.94
5	—	617	132.00–139.00	133.36
6	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.29
3	—	522	147.00–156.00	151.31
5	—	578	139.00–141.00	140.61
8	—	692	133.50	133.50
11	—	430	156.00–161.00	158.31
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
5	—	357	163.00–168.00	166.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	82.00–90.00	86.39
3	—	1,230	71.50–76.00	74.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	48.00–49.00	48.56
4	—	1,090	53.50–56.50	55.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,151	56.00–63.00	58.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	55.00–59.00	56.95
4	—	1,274	69.00–72.50	71.12
7	—	1,219	61.50–67.00	64.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–925.00	833.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,071.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	620.00–725.00	673.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	540.00–675.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	640.00–800.00	726.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	750.00–925.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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

Replacement Cattle