Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.47/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$129.47

113 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$43.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	130.82	701	96
Medium and Large 2	519	126.53	657	15thin
Medium and Large 3	705	87.00	613	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about $87 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 sale113 hd

129.47

—

AL average15 barns · 1,581 hd

133.82

−4.35

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	1,545	87.29	1,349	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	70.79	841	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	60.14	852	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	56.64	498	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	136.85/cwt	136.00–140.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.18/cwt	152.50–160.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.39/cwt	123.00–128.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.73/cwt	162.00–166.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	164.30/cwt	163.00–170.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	848	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.73/cwt	123.00–129.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	166.63/cwt	165.00–169.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.38/cwt	152.00–160.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.51/cwt	134.00–138.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.02/cwt	127.00–134.00	680	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.64/cwt	55.00–58.00	498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	57.52/cwt	56.00–58.50	824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	70.79/cwt	67.50–73.50	841	6
Bulls	—	—	1,497	83.31/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	93.26/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	725.00–925.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.72/cwt	132.00–149.00	581	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	797	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	146.18/cwt	146.00–147.00	501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	145.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	163.01/cwt	157.00–167.50	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.01/cwt	142.50–158.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.70/cwt	134.00–144.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	19

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 42Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	136.00–140.00	136.85
6	—	575	125.00–129.00	127.67
9	—	725	120.00	120.00
12	—	683	120.00–126.00	124.09
8	—	474	134.00–138.00	135.51
20	—	515	127.00–134.00	132.02
11	—	343	146.00–147.00	146.18
8	—	396	140.00–147.00	145.30
7	—	628	122.00–127.00	124.99
4	—	813	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	125.00–126.00	125.80
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
2	—	315	142.50	142.50
4	—	575	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	146.00–147.00	146.50
1	—	1,000	106.00	106.00
8	—	426	162.00–166.00	164.73
9	—	336	163.00–170.00	164.30
2	—	805	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	136.00	136.00
9	—	488	152.00–160.00	158.38
19	—	520	147.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	790	124.00–126.00	124.99
7	—	620	134.00–144.00	140.70
3	—	730	128.00–130.00	129.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	152.50–160.00	156.18
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
5	—	683	123.00–128.00	126.39
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
4	—	614	123.00–129.00	126.73
4	—	324	165.00–169.00	166.63
6	—	380	160.00–168.00	164.67
7	—	529	135.00–142.50	138.32
6	—	483	142.50–158.00	150.01
15	—	579	128.00–137.00	134.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	410	132.00–149.00	141.72
2	—	678	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
7	—	316	157.00–167.50	163.01
1	—	350	157.50	157.50
3	—	560	127.50	127.50
19	—	467	130.00–135.00	133.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	55.00–58.00	56.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	56.00–58.50	57.52
1	—	1,365	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	67.50–73.50	70.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	80.00–89.00	83.31
2	—	1,618	93.00–93.50	93.26

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–925.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle