Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.80/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.04 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$150.80

146 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	156.45	743	86
Medium and Large 2	476	143.80	684	57
Medium and Large 3	500	121.67	608	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.78/cwt here — about $135 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 sale146 hd

150.80

—

AL average16 barns · 1,473 hd

143.68

+7.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−46.04

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	—	Low	1,554	77.04	1,197	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	60.38	725	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,240	56.46	700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	612	120.12/cwt	117.50–123.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	122.29/cwt	117.50–127.50	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	136.50/cwt	132.50–142.00	579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.41/cwt	125.00–138.00	499	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	133.11/cwt	128.00–137.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	145.08/cwt	137.50–151.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	145.26/cwt	142.50–151.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	124.24/cwt	121.00–127.50	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	355	182.32/cwt	170.00–195.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.98/cwt	132.50–142.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.44/cwt	171.00–182.50	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.47/cwt	145.00–156.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	178.65/cwt	175.00–182.50	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.21/cwt	154.00–160.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	178.84/cwt	176.00–185.00	606	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	158.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.59/cwt	160.00–172.00	710	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	64.21/cwt	62.00–66.50	792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	58.62/cwt	58.00–60.00	764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	57.82/cwt	54.00–61.00	682	6
Bulls	—	—	1,323	69.31/cwt	67.00–72.00	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	78.53/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	423.00/cwt	400.00–515.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	902.86/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,022.22/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	706.67/cwt	675.00–745.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	586.67/cwt	530.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.17/cwt	147.50–153.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.69/cwt	118.50–120.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.50	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	165.04/cwt	160.00–167.50	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.04/cwt	116.00–130.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	127.54/cwt	122.50–132.50	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	177.78/cwt	170.00–182.50	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.28/cwt	120.00–132.50	545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	169.76/cwt	167.50–177.50	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	141.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	505	6

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 646Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 88Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 51Year ago 46

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	117.50–123.00	120.12
19	—	424	132.50–142.00	136.50
10	—	510	125.00–130.00	126.82
5	—	322	142.50–151.00	145.26
3	—	660	110.00–115.00	113.35
10	—	585	120.00–129.00	124.47
10	—	484	128.00–137.00	131.77
6	—	357	140.00–145.00	141.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	105.00–110.00	106.23
2	—	685	100.00	100.00
10	—	460	115.00–125.00	120.57
15	—	374	125.00–138.00	133.41
13	—	425	120.00–132.50	128.28
6	—	332	136.00–140.00	137.83
2	—	770	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	117.50–127.50	122.29
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	136.50	136.50
4	—	508	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	170.00–195.00	182.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	728	128.00–137.00	133.11
6	—	613	137.50–151.00	145.08
2	—	780	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	300	183.00	183.00
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
5	—	425	171.00–182.50	176.44
1	—	810	127.00	127.00
8	—	569	150.00–157.00	151.71
2	—	380	175.00–182.50	178.65
12	—	526	154.00–160.00	156.21
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	121.00–127.50	124.24
9	—	567	130.00–145.00	139.01
5	—	532	132.50–142.50	136.98
3	—	362	171.00	171.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	145.00–156.00	150.47
2	—	430	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
14	—	339	176.00–185.00	178.84
10	—	458	156.00–160.00	158.59
9	—	573	135.00–150.00	141.71
1	—	765	112.50	112.50
11	—	426	160.00–172.00	166.59
3	—	695	113.00–115.00	114.33
5	—	637	122.50–132.50	127.54
13	—	379	170.00–182.50	177.78
19	—	526	130.00–150.00	144.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	147.50–153.00	150.17
8	—	627	118.50–120.00	118.69
9	—	520	127.00–132.50	129.00
6	—	428	150.00–160.00	155.74
11	—	369	160.00–167.50	165.04
8	—	567	116.00–130.00	124.04
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
8	—	317	167.50–177.50	169.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	62.00–66.50	64.21
6	—	1,179	54.00–61.00	57.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,303	58.00–60.00	58.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	67.00–72.00	69.31
1	—	1,690	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,663	76.00–81.00	78.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	400.00–515.00	423.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–825.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–700.00	586.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	902.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,022.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–745.00	706.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–775.00	700.00

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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