Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.70/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$131.70

179 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	134.90	578	104
Medium and Large 2	383	128.15	491	69
Medium and Large 3	393	117.08	461	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $117 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 sale179 hd

131.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,886 hd

135.69

−3.99

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	1,738	92.18	1,602	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	65.84	873	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	65.72	804	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	49.22	493	5thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.08/cwt	137.50–148.00	748	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.63/cwt	175.00–184.00	648	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	148.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	172.79/cwt	171.00–177.50	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.58/cwt	190.00–202.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.78/cwt	158.00–159.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	146.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	172.83/cwt	165.00–174.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	124.18/cwt	122.50–125.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.07/cwt	125.00–133.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	469	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	131.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	435	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.36/cwt	126.00–135.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.89/cwt	135.00–143.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	64.46/cwt	59.00–68.00	846	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	73.26/cwt	69.50–77.00	939	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	61.82/cwt	57.50–68.00	724	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.02/cwt	48.00–55.00	512	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	73.45/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	101.54/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,682	86.56/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,456	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	420.00/cwt	375.00–450.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	827.00/cwt	620.00–950.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	618.75/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,142.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	829.17/cwt	625.00–975.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,202.50/cwt	1,105.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	979.17/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.90/cwt	122.50–127.00	823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	154.95/cwt	150.00–162.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	164.87/cwt	160.00–172.50	631	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	175.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	150.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.84/cwt	162.50–175.00	715	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	183.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	181.26/cwt	177.50–190.00	682	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 488Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 20Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 79Year ago 80

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
4	—	625	129.00–135.00	131.98
17	—	523	137.50–148.00	143.08
3	—	550	142.00	142.00
13	—	363	175.00–184.00	178.63
9	—	659	122.50–127.00	124.90
7	—	482	145.00–160.00	150.50
18	—	431	162.50–175.00	165.84
13	—	322	180.00–190.00	183.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	147.00–150.00	148.00
7	—	431	150.00–162.00	154.95
1	—	880	87.50	87.50
23	—	383	160.00–172.50	164.87
8	—	515	125.00–132.50	128.73
8	—	328	170.00–180.00	175.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	167.50	167.50
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
11	—	323	174.00–180.00	177.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	133.00	133.00
8	—	411	171.00–177.50	172.79
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
2	—	323	190.00–202.00	195.58
9	—	523	158.00–159.00	158.78
5	—	612	145.00–149.00	146.01
8	—	453	165.00–174.00	172.83
5	—	376	177.50–190.00	181.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	122.50	122.50
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	107.50	107.50
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
10	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.47
8	—	529	125.00–133.00	129.07
18	—	480	126.00–135.00	129.36
50	—	431	130.00–140.00	135.15
17	—	373	135.00–143.00	137.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	122.50–125.00	124.18
22	—	364	125.00–133.00	128.77
21	—	331	130.00–137.00	131.36
18	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.61
2	—	515	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,312	59.00–68.00	64.46
2	—	1,405	70.00–77.00	73.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	55.50	55.50
6	—	1,282	69.50–77.00	73.26
9	—	1,171	57.50–68.00	61.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,003	48.00–55.00	51.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	98.00–106.50	101.54
5	—	1,682	83.00–93.00	86.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–650.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	375.00–450.00	420.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–700.00	618.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	620.00–950.00	827.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	979.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,129.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,142.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	625.00–975.00	829.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,105.00–1,300.00	1,202.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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