Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.88/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$116.88

152 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	120.29	695	111
Medium and Large 2	601	107.92	649	39
Medium and Large 3	450	102.75	462	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $233 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 sale152 hd

116.88

—

AL average13 barns · 1,247 hd

120.62

−3.74

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	1,397	87.67	1,224	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	65.37	732	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	59.17	794	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	54.01	519	10

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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	436.25/cwt	395.00–450.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	834.38/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,194.23/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.42/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	12
Bulls	—	—	1,680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	47.22/cwt	46.50–48.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.71/cwt	53.00–61.00	544	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	73.27/cwt	72.50–74.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	847	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	949	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	120.08/cwt	119.00–123.00	627	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.97/cwt	102.00–110.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.01/cwt	127.50–135.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	135.85/cwt	134.00–140.00	437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	785	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	532	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	159.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	124.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.08/cwt	127.50–129.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	132.62/cwt	131.00–135.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	97.36/cwt	95.00–101.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	589	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	59.25/cwt	57.00–62.00	607	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	67.27/cwt	64.00–70.00	770	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	62.01/cwt	59.00–64.00	820	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	54.44/cwt	54.00–55.50	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	489	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,018.75/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	—	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 420Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 18Year ago 82

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

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	395.00–450.00	436.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–725.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	1,035.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,018.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–700.00	662.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–950.00	834.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,194.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,415	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,095	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	46.50–48.00	47.22
8	—	977	53.00–61.00	55.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	72.50–74.00	73.27
6	—	1,024	57.00–62.00	59.25
11	—	1,145	64.00–70.00	67.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	59.00–64.00	62.01
3	—	1,372	54.00–55.50	54.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
3	—	503	131.00	131.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	102.50	102.50
3	—	270	157.50	157.50
4	—	308	156.00–163.00	159.41
9	—	377	140.00–148.00	143.27
8	—	420	130.00–136.00	133.27
5	—	468	127.50–129.00	128.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	140.00–147.50	144.08
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	92.50	92.50
4	—	480	122.50–123.00	122.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.19
2	—	753	118.00	118.00
4	—	665	123.00–125.00	123.98
20	—	585	127.00–134.00	130.70
1	—	330	162.00	162.00
2	—	500	137.00	137.00
2	—	710	122.00	122.00
16	—	623	123.00–129.00	126.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	110.00	110.00
8	—	498	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	125.00	125.00
3	—	665	109.00	109.00
2	—	373	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	847	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	119.00–123.00	120.08
2	—	765	102.00–110.00	105.97
6	—	373	127.50–135.00	130.01
10	—	322	134.00–140.00	135.85
3	—	735	111.00–113.00	112.00
17	—	417	125.00–129.00	127.63
12	—	474	123.00–128.00	124.67
10	—	591	112.50	112.50
3	—	633	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	108.00	108.00
7	—	792	94.00	94.00
4	—	488	118.00	118.00
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	123.00	123.00
2	—	535	113.00	113.00
5	—	376	131.00–135.00	132.62
10	—	676	95.00–101.00	97.36
2	—	805	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	97.50	97.50

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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