Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.61/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$123.61

197 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	125.64	654	155
Medium and Large 2	494	116.75	577	37
Medium and Large 3	420	111.62	469	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $185 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 sale197 hd

123.61

—

AL average15 barns · 1,523 hd

128.81

−5.20

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	1,401	75.44	1,057	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	61.99	757	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	53.05	558	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	52.38	807	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,186.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,310.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.66/cwt	121.00–127.50	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	704	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	531.25/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.06/cwt	148.00–156.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.50	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	117.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.83/cwt	139.00–142.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	627	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.89/cwt	141.00–149.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	132.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	550	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.15/cwt	102.00–104.50	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	111.42/cwt	110.50–115.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.79/cwt	160.00–163.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.91/cwt	152.50–163.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.05/cwt	137.00–139.50	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	118.08/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	123.85/cwt	122.00–127.50	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	796	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	52.38/cwt	50.00–56.00	807	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.84/cwt	57.00–62.50	736	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.43/cwt	64.50–66.50	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	51.57/cwt	50.00–53.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,401	75.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,057	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	437.50/cwt	400.00–525.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.91/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	625.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	600.00–780.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	111.21/cwt	109.00–116.00	627	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,121.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	652	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	128.97/cwt	124.50–136.00	605	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	140.06/cwt	139.50–141.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	146.50/cwt	144.00–153.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.04/cwt	127.50–135.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.75/cwt	122.50–124.00	709	6

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 209Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 62Year ago 45

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,310.00	1,186.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	900.00–1,225.00	1,060.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–875.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–575.00	531.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	400.00–525.00	437.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–975.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–780.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,121.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	120.00–127.00	123.03
8	—	376	121.00–127.50	122.66
4	—	311	130.00–137.50	133.05
3	—	538	116.00–120.00	117.33
15	—	564	109.00–116.00	111.21
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	105.00–115.00	111.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	416	130.00–137.00	132.18
4	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.47
7	—	720	102.00–104.50	104.15
5	—	671	110.50–115.00	111.42
5	—	319	140.00–142.50	141.20
4	—	618	117.00–122.00	118.53
12	—	570	120.00–126.00	125.34
37	—	527	122.00–130.00	123.78
33	—	469	124.50–136.00	128.97
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	80.50	80.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	110.00–118.00	111.99
2	—	548	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
3	—	377	140.00–144.00	142.69
6	—	573	122.50–124.00	123.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	148.00–156.00	151.06
6	—	528	139.00–142.00	139.83
11	—	477	141.00–149.00	144.89
5	—	378	152.50–163.00	158.91
2	—	825	93.00	93.00
5	—	633	122.00–127.50	123.85
3	—	658	118.00–123.00	120.96
6	—	569	127.50–135.00	131.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.50	137.50
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
8	—	542	139.50–141.00	140.06
4	—	565	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	155.00	155.00
12	—	424	156.00–160.00	156.97
3	—	380	160.00–163.00	161.79
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
12	—	658	134.00	134.00
14	—	560	137.00–139.50	139.05
7	—	925	117.00–118.50	118.08
4	—	749	128.00	128.00
2	—	623	137.00	137.00
8	—	507	144.00–153.00	146.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,541	50.00–56.00	52.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	57.00–62.50	60.84
2	—	1,255	64.50–66.50	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	50.00–53.00	51.57
1	—	1,015	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,401	71.00–78.00	75.44

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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Brundidge Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle