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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.56/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$131.56

157 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	132.12	604	123
Medium and Large 2	383	131.37	503	32
Medium and Large 3	535	100.00	535	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $69 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 sale157 hd

131.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,544 hd

124.75

+6.81

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	1,764	81.89	1,444	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	66.38	784	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,185	63.16	748	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	56.37	548	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	580	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	151.86/cwt	145.00–158.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	167.73/cwt	167.00–170.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	420	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.92/cwt	141.00–149.00	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	160.69/cwt	158.00–166.00	701	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	112.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.26/cwt	112.00–117.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	152.43/cwt	149.00–159.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.05/cwt	147.50–152.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.00/cwt	132.50–142.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	141.15/cwt	135.00–144.00	546	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	805	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	154.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	145.48/cwt	137.50–149.00	464	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.77/cwt	141.00–149.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.21/cwt	126.00–129.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	597	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.41/cwt	134.00–136.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	168.38/cwt	167.00–169.00	466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.55/cwt	122.50–129.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	63.16/cwt	61.00–67.00	748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	66.38/cwt	63.00–70.50	784	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	62.33/cwt	61.00–63.00	586	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,236	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,531.25/cwt	1,475.00–1,550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	552	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.33/cwt	121.00–123.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	56.79/cwt	53.00–60.50	572	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	48.72/cwt	48.00–50.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	685.00–775.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	132.86/cwt	129.52–135.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.58/cwt	123.00–132.50	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	162.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	125.51/cwt	122.50–126.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.44/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.25/cwt	157.50–161.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	616	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	796	2

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 318Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 31

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	120.00–123.00	121.54
6	—	318	145.00–158.00	151.86
3	—	662	110.00–114.00	112.62
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
4	—	425	141.00–143.00	142.00
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
2	—	365	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	141.00–149.00	143.92
9	—	428	147.50–152.00	149.05
7	—	516	132.50–142.00	137.00
5	—	364	150.00–158.00	154.33
7	—	576	122.50–129.00	124.55
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
6	—	619	121.00–123.00	121.33
9	—	311	150.00–170.00	162.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	167.00–170.00	167.73
18	—	436	158.00–166.00	160.69
3	—	658	128.00–129.00	128.67
16	—	458	149.00–159.00	152.43
19	—	612	129.00–134.00	131.48
13	—	518	141.00–149.00	144.77
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
32	—	369	160.00–166.00	161.76
14	—	578	134.00–136.00	135.41
9	—	277	167.00–169.00	168.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	129.52–135.00	132.86
4	—	335	157.50–161.00	159.25
2	—	473	145.00–147.50	146.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	112.00	112.00
9	—	430	131.00–140.00	136.04
7	—	623	112.00–117.00	115.26
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
18	—	387	135.00–144.00	141.15
31	—	319	137.50–149.00	145.48
11	—	515	126.00–129.00	127.21
15	—	567	115.00–121.00	118.44
24	—	471	127.00–137.00	130.76
2	—	812	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	105.00	105.00
5	—	221	151.00	151.00
4	—	525	120.00–121.00	120.48
5	—	368	123.00–132.50	129.58
4	—	320	132.00–135.00	134.25
3	—	258	141.00	141.00
7	—	439	122.50–126.00	125.51
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	61.00–67.00	63.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,181	63.00–70.50	66.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	61.00–63.00	62.33
12	—	1,008	53.00–60.50	56.79
3	—	863	48.00–50.00	48.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	98.50	98.50
1	—	2,075	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,648	74.00–76.00	74.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,531.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–900.00	891.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–775.00	730.00

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