Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.35/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.31 against this barn's trailing median of $202.66.

Average price

$125.35

126 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	127.83	667	97
Medium and Large 2	523	117.56	614	24
Medium and Large 3	440	114.49	504	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $163 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 sale126 hd

125.35

—

AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd

127.20

−1.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.66

−77.31

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	1,778	86.50	1,538	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	67.44	841	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	60.90	852	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	57.52	604	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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	Medium and Large 1	—	521	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.25/cwt	143.00–151.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.04/cwt	125.00–145.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	135.62/cwt	133.00–145.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	119.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	499	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	112.13/cwt	107.00–116.00	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.07/cwt	123.00–131.00	605	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	142.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.85/cwt	125.00–145.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	97.03/cwt	95.00–98.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.24/cwt	105.00–118.00	651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.21/cwt	115.00–121.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	118.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	121.12/cwt	119.00–122.50	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.23/cwt	105.00–113.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	86.02/cwt	85.00–87.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.05/cwt	107.00–110.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	56.83/cwt	55.00–58.50	877	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	56.24/cwt	52.50–59.00	594	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	61.34/cwt	61.00–62.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	931.25/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.86/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	735.00/cwt	625.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	613.33/cwt	500.00–800.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	105.78/cwt	102.50–111.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	112.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.83/cwt	160.00–173.00	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	63.81/cwt	60.00–66.00	821	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.03/cwt	58.00–64.00	717	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	76.10/cwt	73.50–79.50	961	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	68.37/cwt	64.00–72.00	876	20
Bulls	—	—	1,775	94.47/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	82.51/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,469	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 230Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 49Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 72

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.04
15	—	621	107.00–116.00	112.13
11	—	431	140.00–146.00	142.65
17	—	470	125.00–145.00	129.85
12	—	566	115.00–121.00	117.21
13	—	376	145.00–160.00	151.88
1	—	270	174.00	174.00
2	—	840	97.00–98.00	97.50
7	—	726	102.50–111.00	105.78
5	—	678	110.00–116.00	112.57
4	—	318	160.00–173.00	166.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	142.50	142.50
2	—	600	105.00	105.00
3	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
4	—	483	119.00–122.50	121.12
11	—	580	105.00–113.00	110.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	110.00–115.00	113.32
1	—	380	122.50	122.50
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
3	—	475	143.00–151.00	146.25
3	—	525	125.00–145.00	136.04
4	—	741	110.00	110.00
4	—	670	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
5	—	634	122.00	122.00
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	133.00–145.00	135.62
5	—	716	110.00	110.00
10	—	531	117.00–123.00	119.99
12	—	371	132.00–137.00	134.52
3	—	635	114.00	114.00
15	—	427	130.00–134.00	132.05
2	—	813	93.00–95.00	94.00
20	—	476	123.00–131.00	127.07
3	—	777	95.00–98.00	97.03
14	—	565	105.00–118.00	115.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00–118.00	115.16
7	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.86
5	—	413	115.00–125.00	118.97
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
1	—	765	75.00	75.00
2	—	720	85.00–87.00	86.02
4	—	468	115.00–117.50	116.24
3	—	563	107.00–110.00	108.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,544	55.00–58.50	56.83
7	—	1,286	60.00–66.00	63.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	52.50–59.00	56.24
3	—	1,027	61.00–62.00	61.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,175	58.00–64.00	61.03
6	—	1,263	73.50–79.50	76.10
20	—	1,281	64.00–72.00	68.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	93.00–96.00	94.47
4	—	1,780	81.00–84.00	82.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	931.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	892.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–800.00	613.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	625.00–850.00	735.00

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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Bulls · 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

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