Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $121.14/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$121.14

118 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	123.78	607	89
Medium and Large 2	494	114.29	565	27
Medium and Large 3	458	96.25	440	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $167 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 sale118 hd

121.14

—

AL average11 barns · 855 hd

123.17

−2.03

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	1,659	86.71	1,439	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,230	67.49	830	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	66.18	716	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	51.47	516	18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	60.23/cwt	59.00–61.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	118.68/cwt	117.50–121.00	501	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	467.50/cwt	395.00–570.00	—	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	830	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	45.97/cwt	41.00–48.00	446	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	74.07/cwt	73.00–76.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	609	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	625.56/cwt	570.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	725.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.48/cwt	124.50–129.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	146.52/cwt	142.00–155.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	112.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.32/cwt	112.50–118.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	113.51/cwt	112.00–116.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	668	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.96/cwt	117.00–132.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	134.86/cwt	132.50–143.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.61/cwt	105.00–119.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	126.23/cwt	123.00–128.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.58/cwt	137.50–145.00	590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	109.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.11/cwt	126.00–133.00	550	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.85/cwt	144.00–147.50	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	132.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	125.17/cwt	122.50–126.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	119.15/cwt	117.00–122.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	66.61/cwt	62.50–70.50	717	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.37/cwt	57.00–60.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	54.22/cwt	51.00–58.00	551	9
Bulls	—	—	1,628	95.27/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	86.86/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,516	6
Bulls	—	—	1,463	69.16/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,012	2

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 384Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 34

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	59.00–61.00	60.23
3	—	1,233	73.00–76.00	74.07
14	—	1,077	62.50–70.50	66.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	67.00–68.00	67.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	41.00–48.00	45.97
2	—	1,043	57.00–60.00	58.37
9	—	1,017	51.00–58.00	54.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	93.00–98.00	95.27
6	—	1,745	82.00–90.00	86.86
2	—	1,463	67.00–71.00	69.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	107.50	107.50
8	—	533	112.50–118.00	114.32
11	—	472	120.00–128.00	124.10
7	—	424	120.00–130.00	126.55
6	—	585	109.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	390	139.00	139.00
1	—	650	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	98.00	98.00
8	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.51
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.68
3	—	383	142.00–155.00	146.52
8	—	614	110.00–116.00	112.14
11	—	555	115.00–125.00	120.41
12	—	522	117.00–132.00	122.96
9	—	417	137.50–145.00	141.58
6	—	716	107.00–112.00	109.68
4	—	325	150.00–160.00	153.67
1	—	225	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	82.00	82.00
3	—	370	120.00–127.50	122.50
3	—	422	117.50–121.00	118.68
1	—	625	97.50	97.50
13	—	479	115.00–120.00	118.35
5	—	529	110.00–116.00	112.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.50	117.50
1	—	525	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	114.00–119.00	116.76
4	—	611	112.00–116.00	113.51
9	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.91
6	—	326	132.50–143.00	134.86
4	—	670	105.00–119.00	108.61
10	—	486	123.00–128.00	126.23
2	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
27	—	429	126.00–133.00	128.11
3	—	772	108.00	108.00
11	—	360	130.00–134.00	132.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	124.50–129.00	126.48
2	—	528	134.00–135.00	134.51
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
16	—	467	144.00–147.50	146.85
4	—	684	122.50–126.00	125.17
3	—	577	130.00–133.00	131.65
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
13	—	375	156.00–158.00	156.39
6	—	740	117.00–122.00	119.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	133.50	133.50

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)	5	—	—	650.00–825.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	570.00–700.00	625.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–975.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	395.00–570.00	467.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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