Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.73/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$125.73

94 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	126.38	592	72
Medium and Large 2	406	123.60	502	22

One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about $90 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 sale94 hd

125.73

—

AL average15 barns · 1,777 hd

121.92

+3.81

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	1,649	87.09	1,436	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	67.02	720	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	60.99	876	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	57.49	576	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	480	118.36/cwt	117.50–119.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	134.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	126.46/cwt	122.50–130.00	597	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	127.13/cwt	127.00–127.50	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	112.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	144.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	136.83/cwt	135.00–143.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	119.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	157.45/cwt	155.00–161.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	139.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.21/cwt	146.00–155.00	620	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	120.90/cwt	120.00–122.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.16/cwt	158.00–170.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.45/cwt	117.00–123.00	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	56.57/cwt	54.00–60.00	561	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	60.99/cwt	58.00–62.00	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	67.50/cwt	62.50–71.00	722	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	72.95/cwt	70.50–75.50	795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	60.82/cwt	60.00–61.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.50	430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.61/cwt	142.50–155.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	152.60/cwt	145.00–158.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	92.77/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,496	84.86/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	398	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,019.44/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.15/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.75/cwt	620.00–930.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	440.00–570.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 160Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 21Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 55

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	117.50–119.00	118.36
7	—	333	125.00–132.50	129.22
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
6	—	365	123.00–130.00	127.04
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	130.00–137.00	134.48
15	—	472	122.50–130.00	126.46
6	—	624	112.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
3	—	313	134.00–145.00	139.11
12	—	425	125.00–135.00	132.10
13	—	528	117.00–123.00	119.45
2	—	663	101.00–106.00	103.53
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	134.00–140.00	136.16
9	—	526	124.00–133.00	127.41
5	—	412	138.00–149.00	144.87
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
3	—	318	155.00–165.00	159.82
2	—	738	102.00–104.00	102.99
4	—	555	119.00–124.00	121.48
8	—	381	142.50–155.00	147.61
2	—	228	174.00–175.00	174.53
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	127.00–127.50	127.13
2	—	288	150.00–158.00	153.90
1	—	795	88.00	88.00
2	—	230	165.00	165.00
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	140.00–151.00	142.53
6	—	536	135.00–143.00	136.83
1	—	845	112.50	112.50
5	—	669	118.00–122.00	119.01
4	—	361	155.00–161.00	157.45
16	—	413	146.00–155.00	150.21
5	—	721	120.00–122.50	120.90
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
8	—	579	131.00–135.00	132.22
5	—	323	158.00–170.00	162.16
2	—	610	128.00–132.00	129.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
3	—	337	145.00–158.00	152.60
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	63.00	63.00
6	—	991	54.00–60.00	56.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	58.00–62.00	60.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,069	62.50–71.00	67.50
4	—	1,090	70.50–75.50	72.95
5	—	1,078	60.00–61.00	60.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,928	91.00–96.00	92.77
1	—	1,425	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,496	82.00–91.00	84.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	1,019.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	946.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	620.00–930.00	728.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	440.00–570.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–750.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

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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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