Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.75/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$142.75

102 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$26.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	159.45	813	33
Medium and Large 2	626	135.52	848	49
Medium and Large 3	565	132.90	751	20

One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $62 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 sale102 hd

142.75

—

AL average12 barns · 616 hd

146.61

−3.86

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	1,588	84.38	1,340	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	70.29	835	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	62.31	663	20

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	144.29/cwt	143.00–147.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.58/cwt	132.00–135.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	111.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	124.31/cwt	123.00–126.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.37/cwt	121.00–128.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.67/cwt	132.00–134.00	680	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	520.00/cwt	500.00–540.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	67.62/cwt	66.00–70.00	749	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	882	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	60.98/cwt	58.00–63.00	645	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	54.38/cwt	51.00–56.00	533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	59.52/cwt	58.00–60.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	113.50/cwt	112.00–114.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	111.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.67/cwt	129.00–132.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	149.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	131.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.66/cwt	153.00–159.00	830	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	165.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	129.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	866	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	125.44/cwt	124.00–127.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	154.36/cwt	152.00–162.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.05/cwt	157.00–166.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	68.17/cwt	65.00–70.00	798	8

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 605Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 41Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
3	—	577	143.00–147.00	144.29
6	—	408	165.00–170.00	165.87
17	—	670	128.00–130.00	129.28
2	—	815	116.00	116.00
7	—	610	130.00–132.00	130.30
9	—	723	124.00–127.00	125.44
4	—	481	152.00–162.00	154.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	172.00	172.00
24	—	530	153.00–159.00	156.66
7	—	467	165.00–166.00	165.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	147.00–155.00	149.55
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
4	—	591	131.00–134.00	131.74
7	—	625	125.00–128.00	126.76
3	—	545	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00–131.00	130.50
5	—	490	132.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
6	—	373	135.00–140.00	136.74
2	—	335	147.00–150.00	148.48
3	—	785	105.00–110.00	106.62
7	—	677	110.00–115.00	111.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
4	—	630	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–115.00	111.02
4	—	538	120.00–124.00	120.99
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	509	132.00–134.00	133.67
5	—	605	126.00	126.00
4	—	734	112.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
9	—	558	129.00–132.00	130.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
4	—	480	140.00–147.00	145.30
7	—	616	123.00–126.00	124.31
5	—	434	150.00–151.00	150.80
7	—	515	134.00–139.00	135.57
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	147.00–150.00	149.01
6	—	570	121.00–128.00	123.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	155.00–157.00	155.98
3	—	373	157.00–166.00	160.05
5	—	511	140.00–143.00	141.22
5	—	463	150.00–155.00	150.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	966.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	500.00–540.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	96.00–100.00	97.96
1	—	1,800	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,360	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	66.00–70.00	67.62
10	—	1,058	58.00–63.00	60.98
3	—	980	51.00–56.00	54.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	74.00–79.00	75.75
4	—	1,286	58.00–60.00	59.52
8	—	1,170	65.00–70.00	68.17

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle