Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.55/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.55

86 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	125.19	657	48
Medium and Large 2	515	122.88	633	18thin
Medium and Large 3	635	98.70	626	20

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $31 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 sale86 hd

118.55

—

AL average14 barns · 1,300 hd

125.80

−7.25

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	1,870	74.31	1,390	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	57.28	609	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	55.00	787	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	50.29	530	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,870	74.31/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	57.28/cwt	55.00–60.00	609	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	46.27/cwt	45.00–50.00	502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	120.68/cwt	119.00–121.50	678	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	119.33/cwt	118.00–119.50	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.97/cwt	116.00–119.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	556.25/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	103.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	475	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 746Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 95Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 115Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	72.00–77.00	74.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	55.00–60.00	57.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	45.00–50.00	46.27
3	—	1,012	55.00–56.00	55.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	163.00	163.00
2	—	378	147.00–155.00	150.92
2	—	620	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	478	142.00–146.00	142.98
6	—	670	116.00–119.00	117.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	378	135.00–142.00	138.57
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
15	—	562	119.00–121.50	120.68
4	—	665	117.00	117.00
9	—	606	118.00–119.50	119.33
5	—	355	135.00	135.00
14	—	460	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	122.00–125.00	122.73
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
3	—	358	127.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
4	—	495	126.00	126.00
5	—	640	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	94.00	94.00
10	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
4	—	459	103.00–105.00	103.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	133.00	133.00
7	—	705	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	143.00–145.00	144.30
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	156.00	156.00
3	—	380	159.00	159.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	525.00–600.00	556.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	650.00–850.00	700.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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