Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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 $125.83/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$125.83

163 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$30.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	128.62	645	114
Medium and Large 2	465	119.78	557	48
Medium and Large 3	530	98.00	519	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.62/cwt here — about $126 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 sale163 hd

125.83

—

AL average15 barns · 1,261 hd

123.79

+2.04

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	1,639	85.69	1,404	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	58.15	692	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	56.27	725	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	49.68	535	26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.16/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	166.92/cwt	162.00–171.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.29/cwt	137.00–143.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	131.81/cwt	125.00–135.50	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	162.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	126.29/cwt	125.00–126.50	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.58/cwt	165.00–171.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.31/cwt	122.50–132.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	141.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.44/cwt	127.50–138.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.19/cwt	124.00–132.50	599	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.76/cwt	116.00–125.00	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	134.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	128.72/cwt	127.00–134.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.30/cwt	122.50–130.00	728	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	134.97/cwt	131.00–137.50	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.21/cwt	127.50–135.00	436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	56.73/cwt	53.00–60.00	720	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	51.27/cwt	50.00–52.00	659	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	53.82/cwt	53.00–56.50	664	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	48.83/cwt	44.00–52.00	508	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	63.55/cwt	62.00–65.00	895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	59.11/cwt	55.00–63.00	707	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	52.58/cwt	52.00–53.00	599	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	85.69/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,404	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	998.57/cwt	940.00–1,050.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	428.13/cwt	350.00–475.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	604.17/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	563.33/cwt	500.00–680.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	764.00/cwt	680.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	986.67/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	798.33/cwt	700.00–970.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	826.67/cwt	800.00–880.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	735	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.80/cwt	153.00–160.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.17/cwt	135.00–147.50	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.55/cwt	140.00–152.50	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	19

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 637Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 82Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 73Year ago 46

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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
4	—	721	119.00	119.00
17	—	564	122.00–129.00	126.16
22	—	432	150.00–160.00	154.42
11	—	344	162.00–171.00	166.92
21	—	532	125.00–135.00	129.24
2	—	673	120.00	120.00
10	—	607	117.00–125.00	121.02
8	—	373	157.00–168.00	162.33
14	—	468	140.00–152.50	146.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	131.00–137.50	134.97
7	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.43
14	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.82
5	—	320	153.00–160.00	155.80
1	—	700	92.50	92.50
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
4	—	683	105.00–107.50	106.23
4	—	375	135.00–147.50	141.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	122.50	122.50
2	—	335	147.50	147.50
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	569	137.00–143.00	140.29
10	—	683	125.00–135.50	131.81
16	—	417	160.00–163.00	162.01
9	—	526	140.00–147.50	142.46
7	—	728	125.00–126.50	126.29
3	—	367	165.00–171.00	168.58
2	—	473	159.00	159.00
11	—	626	127.50–138.00	133.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	128.00–135.00	132.63
5	—	577	122.50–132.50	126.31
6	—	615	122.50–125.00	123.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	100.00	100.00
8	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.21
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
7	—	424	119.00–125.00	122.11
15	—	470	115.00–123.00	119.05
5	—	378	125.00–128.00	126.25
8	—	330	127.50–135.00	132.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	115.00	115.00
10	—	319	138.00–146.00	141.60
25	—	471	124.00–132.50	127.19
12	—	635	116.00–125.00	122.76
7	—	369	133.00–140.00	134.82
10	—	421	127.00–134.00	128.72
29	—	572	122.50–130.00	127.30
19	—	522	125.00–132.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,269	53.00–60.00	56.73
4	—	1,286	50.00–52.00	51.27
2	—	1,408	62.00–65.00	63.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	64.00	64.00
23	—	1,196	55.00–63.00	59.11
5	—	1,139	52.00–53.00	52.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	53.00–56.50	53.82
19	—	1,040	44.00–52.00	48.83
1	—	820	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	84.00–89.00	85.69

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)	Open	3	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	940.00–1,050.00	998.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	700.00–970.00	798.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–880.00	826.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–650.00	604.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	680.00–900.00	764.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	986.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	350.00–475.00	428.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–680.00	563.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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