Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady . Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher, with the increase on steers and bulls. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.55/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$116.55

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	117.40	658	44
Medium and Large 2	461	111.89	516	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about $142 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 sale52 hd

116.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,179 hd

120.60

−4.05

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	1,703	86.49	1,473	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	67.59	845	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	62.17	911	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	48.50	461	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	518	119.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	112.71/cwt	111.00–115.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.50	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	108.50/cwt	105.00–113.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.80/cwt	137.50–145.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	117.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	125.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	119.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	103.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.90/cwt	133.00–136.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.09/cwt	112.00–119.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.65/cwt	122.50–132.50	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	766	111.22/cwt	109.50–113.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	143.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	101.12/cwt	100.00–102.50	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.12/cwt	145.00–151.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	575	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	62.17/cwt	60.00–65.50	911	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	65.83/cwt	63.50–71.50	858	5

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 379Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 76Year ago 31

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady . Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher, with the increase on steers and bulls. 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	—	518	117.00–122.00	119.27
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
3	—	378	132.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
5	—	628	105.00–112.00	107.94
8	—	567	112.00–119.00	116.09
1	—	895	84.00	84.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
3	—	300	140.00	140.00
4	—	475	119.00–125.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	105.00–112.50	108.71
2	—	550	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	325	122.50–132.50	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	766	109.50–113.00	111.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
4	—	583	111.00–115.00	112.71
4	—	469	120.00–125.00	122.61
6	—	635	105.00–113.00	108.50
3	—	530	115.00–122.00	117.63
3	—	433	136.00–139.00	137.67
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
4	—	379	140.00–149.00	143.37
4	—	720	100.00–102.50	101.12
3	—	303	160.00–162.00	160.67
1	—	200	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
2	—	675	97.50	97.50
3	—	518	105.00–110.00	106.66
5	—	574	100.00–108.00	103.68
4	—	483	110.00–120.00	114.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	127.00–129.00	128.12
6	—	532	137.50–145.00	140.80
4	—	729	122.00–128.00	125.73
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.58
3	—	767	116.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	313	158.00–160.00	158.96
10	—	575	133.00–136.00	134.90
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
4	—	618	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	428	145.00–151.00	148.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
2	—	383	135.00–137.00	136.01

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)	2	—	—	825.00–925.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–775.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,304	63.50–71.50	65.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	47.00	47.00
1	—	825	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	60.00–65.50	62.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	86.00–87.00	86.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle