Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.07/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$132.07

204 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	133.90	675	157
Medium and Large 2	458	126.54	579	45
Medium and Large 3	500	113.00	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about $110 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 sale204 hd

132.07

—

AL average13 barns · 1,278 hd

130.57

+1.50

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	—	Low	1,367	86.45	1,182	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	71.98	809	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	69.06	928	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	60.18	590	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	471	125.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	126.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.71/cwt	129.00–138.00	707	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.94/cwt	112.50–120.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.52/cwt	134.00–139.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	129.65/cwt	128.00–134.00	958	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	141.25/cwt	137.50–144.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.11/cwt	118.00–125.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	144.45/cwt	143.00–147.00	537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.03/cwt	157.00–164.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	135.65/cwt	132.00–140.00	655	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.05/cwt	134.00–141.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	616	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.38/cwt	154.00–162.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.58/cwt	133.00–150.00	471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	161.43/cwt	158.00–162.50	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	137.15/cwt	135.00–144.00	599	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	116.31/cwt	112.50–120.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.91/cwt	127.00–137.00	756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.42/cwt	115.00–129.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.59/cwt	112.50–121.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.99/cwt	152.50–154.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.29/cwt	145.00–147.50	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.83/cwt	117.50–127.50	520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.50	626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.50	776	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.51/cwt	132.50–142.50	442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	642.50/cwt	565.00–750.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.19/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	59.13/cwt	55.00–62.00	595	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	65.02/cwt	64.00–67.00	619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	857.14/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	846.67/cwt	740.00–1,000.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	165.25/cwt	162.50–170.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	136.88/cwt	128.00–139.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.44/cwt	140.00–151.00	812	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.52/cwt	111.00–118.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.19/cwt	151.00–157.50	735	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	163.24/cwt	160.00–166.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	787	105.27/cwt	102.50–111.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	75.09/cwt	72.50–77.50	988	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	74.88/cwt	73.00–79.00	866	19
Bulls	—	—	1,165	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	90.92/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	67.96/cwt	64.00–71.00	896	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	63.06/cwt	62.00–64.00	935	3

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 523Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 74Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 24Year ago 61

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 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
8	—	471	120.00–128.00	125.91
2	—	683	105.00	105.00
11	—	516	115.00–129.00	122.42
6	—	564	112.50–121.00	119.59
7	—	319	132.50–142.50	138.51
11	—	379	128.00–140.00	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	525	129.00–138.00	134.71
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
4	—	710	116.00	116.00
13	—	372	143.00–147.00	144.45
1	—	815	99.00	99.00
24	—	580	125.00–134.00	130.33
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
38	—	483	132.00–140.00	135.65
9	—	633	123.00–130.00	124.95
2	—	770	102.00–103.00	102.50
6	—	330	133.00–150.00	142.58
28	—	437	135.00–144.00	137.15
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	127.50–130.00	128.32
3	—	543	125.00–128.00	125.99
10	—	620	112.50–120.00	115.94
7	—	417	130.00–140.00	136.04
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
4	—	320	145.00–147.50	146.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	122.00–130.00	126.23
12	—	522	134.00–139.00	136.52
13	—	368	150.00–160.00	153.69
14	—	490	137.50–144.00	141.25
13	—	683	118.00–125.00	121.11
19	—	426	142.00–150.00	144.51
7	—	319	158.00–162.50	161.43
25	—	573	127.00–137.00	131.91
4	—	260	162.50–170.00	165.25
6	—	725	111.00–118.00	114.52
3	—	787	102.50–111.00	105.27
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	117.50–127.50	120.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	739	128.00–134.00	129.65
7	—	374	157.00–164.00	162.03
20	—	635	134.00–141.00	139.05
9	—	414	154.00–162.00	158.38
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
4	—	823	120.00–125.00	122.24
1	—	880	117.00	117.00
10	—	676	128.00–139.00	136.88
32	—	566	140.00–151.00	143.44
6	—	523	149.00–154.00	150.15
28	—	477	151.00–157.50	154.19
8	—	336	160.00–166.00	163.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	112.50–120.00	116.31
3	—	377	152.50–154.00	152.99
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
2	—	525	130.00–140.00	135.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	60.00–63.50	61.81
21	—	1,104	68.00–73.50	70.33
19	—	1,156	73.00–79.00	74.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,007	55.00–62.00	59.13
3	—	952	64.00–67.00	65.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	72.50–77.50	75.09
11	—	1,319	64.00–71.00	67.96
3	—	1,482	62.00–64.00	63.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,468	87.50–94.00	90.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	565.00–750.00	642.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	857.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	740.00–1,000.00	846.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	515.00	515.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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