Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.73/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −55.11 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$141.73

131 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	143.05	694	101
Medium and Large 2	444	138.74	616	27
Medium and Large 3	480	124.17	596	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $98 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 sale131 hd

141.73

—

AL average14 barns · 1,480 hd

133.57

+8.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−55.11

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	1,963	80.20	1,574	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	59.56	630	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,268	56.25	713	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	48.01	503	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.87/cwt	140.00–153.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.05/cwt	127.50–135.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.55/cwt	112.50–122.50	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	137.79/cwt	135.00–142.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	111.40/cwt	110.00–113.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.07/cwt	147.50–160.00	651	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	167.01/cwt	162.50–172.50	529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.40/cwt	130.00–142.00	704	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.61/cwt	115.00–127.50	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	111.50/cwt	109.00–113.00	811	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	63.08/cwt	62.00–64.00	630	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	53.27/cwt	53.00–53.50	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	48.90/cwt	47.00–50.50	524	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	57.44/cwt	54.00–61.00	628	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	41.42/cwt	41.00–42.00	378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,963	80.20/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,574	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.71/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	355.00–490.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	615.00/cwt	580.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	498.00/cwt	450.00–530.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	720.00–900.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.07/cwt	140.00–153.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	712	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.38/cwt	137.50–142.50	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.02/cwt	120.00–137.50	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	154.82/cwt	150.00–157.50	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.00/cwt	115.00–122.50	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	164.89/cwt	157.50–167.00	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.82/cwt	127.50–140.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	131.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 482Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 73Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 31Year ago 67

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	318	140.00–153.00	145.87
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
19	—	465	125.00–132.50	128.62
12	—	370	131.00–140.00	133.35
11	—	535	121.00–130.00	125.43
10	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.69
5	—	727	110.00–113.00	111.40
19	—	421	126.00–135.00	131.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	127.50–135.00	130.05
3	—	362	130.00	130.00
4	—	475	112.50–122.50	117.55
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
5	—	428	115.00–122.50	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	132.50	132.50
1	—	560	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	152.00–155.00	153.54
6	—	431	137.50–142.50	140.38
5	—	522	120.00–137.50	129.02
3	—	317	150.00–157.50	154.82
8	—	469	127.50–140.00	132.82
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	147.50–160.00	153.07
11	—	317	162.50–172.50	167.01
19	—	524	130.00–142.00	134.40
6	—	625	115.00–127.50	121.61
6	—	727	109.00–113.00	111.50
13	—	468	140.00–153.00	147.07
15	—	564	122.00–130.00	126.30
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
16	—	371	157.50–167.00	164.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	135.00–142.00	137.79
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
3	—	460	150.00–156.00	152.00
3	—	433	160.00–166.00	162.65
2	—	530	147.50–148.00	147.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,280	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	62.00–64.00	63.08
5	—	1,094	54.00–61.00	57.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	53.00–53.50	53.27
3	—	1,072	47.00–50.50	48.90
2	—	913	41.00–42.00	41.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	77.00–84.00	80.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	355.00–490.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–530.00	498.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	580.00–650.00	615.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	720.00–900.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	625.00–800.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	960.71

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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Bulls · 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