Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.25/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$121.25

168 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	121.57	648	137
Medium and Large 3	328	120.74	396	5thin
Medium and Large 2	454	119.69	544	26

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about $105 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 sale168 hd

121.25

—

AL average15 barns · 1,435 hd

126.83

−5.58

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	1,808	76.15	1,377	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	57.91	669	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	56.16	772	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	44.97	449	23

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,780	79.54/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,416	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.16/cwt	52.00–58.00	772	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	69.38/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	44.43/cwt	41.00–49.00	430	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.00	631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	140.57/cwt	135.00–147.50	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	559	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	118.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	679	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	130.50/cwt	127.50–134.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	87.57/cwt	87.50–88.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	120.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	640	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.87/cwt	148.00–155.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.55/cwt	131.00–135.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.00/cwt	130.00–147.50	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	102.67/cwt	102.00–103.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	147.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.98/cwt	147.50–155.00	558	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	795	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.11/cwt	112.50–118.00	612	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	600.00–670.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	469.64/cwt	325.00–575.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	802.50/cwt	725.00–880.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.45/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	—	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	581.43/cwt	500.00–670.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	70.90/cwt	70.00–72.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	57.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	679	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.29/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	117.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	130.70/cwt	127.00–132.50	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.35/cwt	121.00–127.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	121.43/cwt	117.50–125.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	164.49/cwt	152.50–170.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.87/cwt	132.50–140.00	514	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	115.59/cwt	113.00–122.00	718	9

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 960Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 119Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	78.00–82.00	79.54
2	—	1,865	65.00–72.00	69.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	52.00–58.00	56.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	968	41.00–49.00	44.43
3	—	1,220	51.00–52.00	51.69
1	—	925	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	70.00–72.00	70.90
14	—	1,173	55.00–61.00	57.90
2	—	1,050	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
20	—	478	135.00–147.50	140.57
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
10	—	554	127.50–134.00	130.50
5	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.21
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
11	—	431	145.00–149.00	147.09
13	—	372	147.50–155.00	149.98
12	—	619	127.00–129.00	128.49
2	—	225	170.00	170.00
12	—	531	130.00–139.00	134.89
10	—	313	152.50–170.00	164.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	130.00–147.50	139.00
3	—	407	127.00–132.50	130.70
5	—	479	121.00–127.00	123.35
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
3	—	290	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	130.00	130.00
2	—	300	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	427	125.00–133.00	130.98
15	—	571	117.00–121.00	118.88
3	—	765	95.00–97.00	95.66
7	—	841	87.50–88.00	87.57
20	—	533	118.00–125.00	120.16
10	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.39
11	—	661	110.00–115.00	112.84
12	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.06
3	—	702	102.00–103.00	102.67
4	—	883	86.00	86.00
10	—	378	132.50–140.00	135.87
9	—	621	113.00–122.00	115.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	112.50–118.00	115.11
2	—	370	122.50	122.50
9	—	462	115.00–119.00	117.31
5	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	117.50–125.00	121.43
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
6	—	910	111.50	111.50
9	—	566	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
5	—	887	115.50	115.50
10	—	431	148.00–155.00	150.87
11	—	626	131.00–135.00	133.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–670.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	325.00–575.00	469.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	831.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,150.00	1,043.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	600.00–775.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	500.00–670.00	581.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–880.00	802.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,129.29

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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