Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.75/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$129.75

242 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$17.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	130.98	644	210
Medium and Large 2	416	122.52	509	29
Medium and Large 3	400	113.33	453	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.65/cwt here — about $191 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 sale242 hd

129.75

—

AL average16 barns · 2,093 hd

129.10

+0.65

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	1,591	78.30	1,246	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	62.11	680	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	61.36	848	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	52.69	542	21

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Fancy	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	174.80/cwt	174.00–176.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.55/cwt	132.50–142.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.66/cwt	142.50–155.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.12/cwt	119.00–127.00	777	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.34/cwt	115.00–133.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.48/cwt	127.50–131.50	732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	122.53/cwt	115.00–129.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	133.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	897	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	170.79/cwt	167.00–174.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.31/cwt	157.50–167.50	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	129.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.50	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	143.11/cwt	135.00–147.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	172.38/cwt	170.00–176.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.57/cwt	117.50–125.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	139.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	495	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	147.27/cwt	142.50–155.00	474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	629	125
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	120.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	121.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	682	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	683	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	147.03/cwt	130.00–155.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	606	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	917.86/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	495.00/cwt	450.00–535.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	651.67/cwt	600.00–680.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,503	74.06/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,113	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	83.95/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	56.74/cwt	56.50–57.00	644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	62.66/cwt	59.50–65.50	671	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	61.36/cwt	57.50–64.00	848	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	43.18/cwt	41.00–46.00	396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	54.28/cwt	52.00–56.00	569	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	822	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 479Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 117

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	155.00–170.00	161.04
5	—	340	174.00–176.00	174.80
6	—	467	132.50–142.00	135.55
14	—	428	142.50–155.00	148.66
25	—	621	119.00–127.00	125.12
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
26	—	562	120.00–125.00	121.30
47	—	526	127.00–134.00	129.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	112.00	112.00
7	—	511	118.00–125.00	120.97
9	—	372	130.00–155.00	147.03
5	—	469	125.00–136.00	129.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	115.00–133.00	126.34
1	—	900	107.00	107.00
1	—	835	119.00	119.00
5	—	777	115.00–129.00	122.53
46	—	671	130.00–134.00	133.68
7	—	366	167.00–174.00	170.79
15	—	416	157.50–167.50	162.31
6	—	623	130.00–138.00	134.24
21	—	483	150.00–160.00	155.95
19	—	526	140.00–155.00	147.65
11	—	559	135.00–147.00	143.11
12	—	332	170.00–176.00	172.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
5	—	324	155.00–165.00	161.11
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
5	—	565	131.00	131.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	565	127.50–131.50	129.48
7	—	431	130.00–138.00	133.58
19	—	516	125.00–132.50	129.30
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
5	—	665	117.50–125.00	120.57
9	—	372	135.00–144.00	139.06
2	—	280	155.00–160.00	157.37
9	—	322	142.50–155.00	147.27
125	—	486	127.00–135.00	129.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	124.00–133.00	129.14
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
18	—	412	115.00–125.00	120.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	596	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	917.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–680.00	651.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–535.00	495.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	71.00–78.00	74.06
3	—	1,708	80.00–86.50	83.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	56.50–57.00	56.74
8	—	1,071	59.50–65.50	62.66
1	—	1,200	68.50	68.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,382	57.50–64.00	61.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	41.00–46.00	43.18
18	—	1,048	52.00–56.00	54.28

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle