Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls absent. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.00/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$146.00

222 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$29.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	148.05	827	178
Medium and Large 2	514	138.61	712	42
Medium and Large 3	405	118.50	480	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.55/cwt here — about $347 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 sale222 hd

146.00

—

AL average13 barns · 1,665 hd

150.16

−4.16

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	65.77	781	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,170	62.00	725	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	50.33	520	20

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	—	371	156.97/cwt	153.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.81/cwt	148.00–153.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.18/cwt	124.00–132.50	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	161.44/cwt	158.50–167.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	122.87/cwt	122.00–124.50	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	859	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.80/cwt	137.50–146.00	807	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	178.27/cwt	174.00–187.50	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.88/cwt	172.50–178.00	644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.22/cwt	144.00–153.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.50	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.38/cwt	157.00–165.00	758	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	130.16/cwt	126.00–133.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	916	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.31/cwt	148.00–159.00	798	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.66/cwt	125.00–137.50	609	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.41/cwt	122.50–135.00	659	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.78/cwt	124.00–125.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.26/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	53.31/cwt	50.00–59.00	535	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	44.97/cwt	41.00–49.00	469	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	71.25/cwt	71.00–71.50	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	65.75/cwt	61.00–68.50	782	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	744.00/cwt	690.00–930.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	485.00/cwt	410.00–560.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.48/cwt	135.00–147.50	664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.14/cwt	132.00–135.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.23/cwt	139.00–145.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	136.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.89/cwt	114.00–121.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.50	473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	113.27/cwt	108.00–118.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	5

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 431Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 67Year ago 32

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls absent. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. 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
4	—	371	153.00–160.00	156.97
6	—	420	148.00–153.00	149.81
10	—	567	124.00–132.50	127.18
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
3	—	337	158.50–167.50	161.44
9	—	634	122.00–124.50	122.87
22	—	525	130.00–140.00	133.60
17	—	473	135.00–147.50	140.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	147.50	147.50
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
9	—	533	122.00–130.00	126.43
7	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	460	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	130.00–140.00	136.55
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
36	—	577	137.50–146.00	139.80
3	—	322	174.00–187.50	178.27
11	—	368	172.50–178.00	174.88
25	—	470	157.00–165.00	161.38
6	—	734	126.00–133.00	130.16
11	—	433	160.00–169.00	164.32
26	—	676	130.00–140.00	135.46
33	—	517	148.00–159.00	154.31
5	—	771	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	158.00	158.00
3	—	620	125.00	125.00
7	—	422	144.00–153.00	146.22
3	—	527	140.00–142.50	141.66
14	—	561	130.00–135.00	132.57
6	—	666	115.00–125.00	120.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	473	125.00–137.50	128.66
38	—	521	122.50–135.00	126.41
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
9	—	624	124.00–125.00	124.78
14	—	365	140.00–144.00	142.41
25	—	570	120.00–126.00	124.26
10	—	430	139.00–145.00	142.23
14	—	673	112.00–120.00	115.35
13	—	319	145.00–152.50	148.34
10	—	708	108.00–118.00	113.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	112.50	112.50
7	—	370	132.00–135.00	133.14
6	—	435	123.00–126.00	124.47
2	—	560	113.00	113.00
7	—	531	114.00–121.00	116.89
2	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
5	—	480	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	558	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
1	—	1,275	60.50	60.50
11	—	1,004	50.00–59.00	53.31
8	—	1,043	41.00–49.00	44.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,245	71.00–71.50	71.25
8	—	1,189	61.00–68.50	65.75

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)	5	—	—	690.00–930.00	744.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	410.00–560.00	485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50

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

Steers · 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