Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.01/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$133.01

160 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	134.64	690	129
Medium and Large 2	493	126.98	627	28
Medium and Large 3	443	119.00	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $162 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 sale160 hd

133.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

132.83

+0.18

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	1,658	82.04	1,360	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	62.07	732	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	61.07	911	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	55.52	564	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.97/cwt	135.00–148.00	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.28/cwt	169.00–172.50	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.72/cwt	146.00–155.00	561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.20/cwt	135.00–142.50	653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	130.16/cwt	127.50–132.00	751	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	127.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	815	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	116.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.50	694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	156.40/cwt	155.00–159.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.14/cwt	157.00–165.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.13/cwt	165.00–172.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	564	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	61.07/cwt	58.00–65.00	911	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	82.04/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.34/cwt	140.00–162.50	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	737	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	566.67/cwt	400.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	412.50/cwt	335.00–570.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	788.33/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.35/cwt	137.00–145.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	167.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.29/cwt	145.00–157.50	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.41/cwt	157.50–162.50	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	152.48/cwt	135.00–161.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	156.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	134.14/cwt	125.00–147.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	126.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	987	10

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 404Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 7

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 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
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
5	—	471	125.00–135.00	129.08
8	—	376	137.00–145.00	141.35
2	—	685	110.00	110.00
8	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.16
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	410	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	120.00	120.00
29	—	418	140.00–150.00	143.97
15	—	630	120.00–128.00	123.37
12	—	375	146.00–155.00	149.72
21	—	476	135.00–142.50	137.20
14	—	577	127.50–132.00	130.16
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
11	—	674	114.00–120.00	116.19
20	—	524	130.00–137.50	132.38
3	—	313	155.00–159.00	156.40
1	—	710	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	135.00–148.00	141.97
10	—	621	125.00–128.00	126.67
17	—	472	145.00–150.00	148.43
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
2	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
7	—	568	126.00–135.00	129.81
7	—	424	155.00–160.00	157.41
5	—	326	160.00–170.00	167.56
10	—	375	157.50–162.50	160.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	143.00	143.00
6	—	468	138.00–145.00	140.98
4	—	358	145.00–157.50	151.29
1	—	280	172.50	172.50
3	—	313	155.00–160.00	156.76
6	—	537	125.00–147.00	134.14
4	—	570	120.00–123.00	121.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	130.00–140.00	133.75
2	—	550	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.50	162.50
9	—	423	140.00–162.50	153.34
5	—	584	125.00–126.00	125.40
3	—	613	115.00–120.00	118.29
2	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	387	135.00–161.00	152.48
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	130.00–140.00	135.97
7	—	372	169.00–172.50	171.28
12	—	571	142.00–150.00	143.98
13	—	733	125.00–131.00	127.60
26	—	525	150.00–159.00	155.32
11	—	670	125.00–138.00	131.80
3	—	328	170.00–180.00	173.10
1	—	1,130	102.50	102.50
7	—	467	157.00–165.00	160.14
11	—	423	165.00–172.00	169.13
10	—	783	120.00–128.00	126.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	685	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
5	—	1,016	53.00–58.00	55.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,492	58.00–65.00	61.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,197	62.00–65.00	63.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	80.00–85.00	82.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	400.00–650.00	566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	335.00–570.00	412.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–825.00	788.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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