Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.87/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$133.87

204 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	135.99	686	157
Medium and Large 2	443	128.88	570	43
Medium and Large 3	551	104.52	576	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/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

133.87

—

AL average14 barns · 1,845 hd

135.58

−1.70

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	1,540	84.90	1,307	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	68.67	825	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,150	60.43	695	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	56.97	567	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.65/cwt	127.50–135.00	734	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	791	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	142.23/cwt	137.50–147.50	613	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.57/cwt	145.00–157.50	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	121.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.81/cwt	124.00–130.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.82/cwt	130.00–141.00	642	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	185.42/cwt	180.00–192.50	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.38/cwt	163.00–175.00	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.72/cwt	122.00–133.00	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.09/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	856	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.93/cwt	174.00–186.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.00/cwt	151.00–158.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.47/cwt	157.00–170.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.05/cwt	165.00–178.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	177.36/cwt	172.50–185.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	405	154.25/cwt	151.00–157.50	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	120.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	935	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	57.45/cwt	55.00–59.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	60.43/cwt	60.00–62.00	695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,488	78.41/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,571	88.80/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,395	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	650.00–860.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	149.18/cwt	145.00–152.50	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,015	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.89/cwt	64.00–69.00	754	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	710.71/cwt	625.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.09/cwt	142.50–155.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	111.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	170.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	564	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	163.06/cwt	159.00–169.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.03/cwt	127.00–132.50	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.18/cwt	112.50–118.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	133.21/cwt	132.00–135.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.57/cwt	155.00–161.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	849	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.73/cwt	139.00–150.50	703	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.76/cwt	124.00–126.00	911	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.66/cwt	132.00–140.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	158.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	525	17

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 369Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	562	127.50–135.00	130.65
20	—	618	126.00–130.00	128.01
10	—	425	157.00–170.00	163.47
8	—	371	165.00–178.00	171.05
6	—	338	172.50–185.00	177.36
1	—	265	208.00	208.00
11	—	774	118.00–126.00	120.86
12	—	665	125.00–130.00	127.60
20	—	479	139.00–150.50	146.73
13	—	730	124.00–126.00	124.76
12	—	512	132.00–140.00	135.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	142.50–155.00	150.09
3	—	525	124.00	124.00
6	—	668	110.00–118.00	114.04
5	—	615	115.00–122.00	117.73
5	—	484	132.00–135.00	133.21
8	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.80
5	—	371	150.00–162.50	157.38
5	—	325	155.00–165.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	870	94.00	94.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
17	—	431	137.50–147.50	142.23
15	—	371	145.00–157.50	151.57
2	—	795	105.00	105.00
8	—	669	120.00–126.00	121.80
6	—	618	124.00–130.00	127.81
32	—	476	130.00–141.00	134.82
27	—	572	122.00–133.00	128.72
21	—	524	128.00–134.00	132.09
17	—	331	155.00–165.00	158.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
4	—	405	151.00–157.50	154.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	145.00–152.50	149.18
6	—	385	134.00–135.00	134.16
9	—	431	130.00–135.00	131.68
5	—	581	110.00–117.50	112.97
6	—	520	112.50–118.00	115.18
8	—	483	115.00–124.00	119.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	84.50	84.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
3	—	478	110.00–113.00	111.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	180.00–192.50	185.42
12	—	578	147.00–152.00	149.76
12	—	426	163.00–175.00	169.38
11	—	476	155.00–165.00	160.14
4	—	728	130.00–135.00	132.47
24	—	612	135.00–144.00	139.80
14	—	373	174.00–186.00	177.93
13	—	664	135.00–144.00	139.88
3	—	770	125.00–133.00	127.74
10	—	523	151.00–158.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	136.00–146.00	141.91
15	—	331	162.00–175.00	170.42
10	—	384	159.00–169.00	163.06
8	—	574	127.00–132.50	129.03
7	—	425	155.00–161.00	157.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	55.00–59.00	57.45
1	—	980	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,115	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	60.00–62.00	60.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,145	64.00–69.00	65.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	74.00–80.00	78.41
5	—	1,571	86.00–94.00	88.80

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)	3	—	—	650.00–860.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–825.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	625.00–900.00	710.71

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

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How this sale compares

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