Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.69/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$155.69

70 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	169.99	822	15thin
Medium and Large 3	517	154.32	798	7thin
Medium and Large 1	644	151.42	975	48

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale70 hd

155.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,287 hd

159.91

−4.22

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	1,870	92.09	1,722	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	82.00	1,177	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	79.01	860	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	62.30	627	25

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	468	170.46/cwt	169.00–172.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	141.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	176.19/cwt	175.00–180.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	171.53/cwt	170.00–178.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	164.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	148.68/cwt	147.00–150.00	977	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	188.40/cwt	186.00–193.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	147.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.41/cwt	143.00–145.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	67.57/cwt	64.00–69.00	699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	52.95/cwt	50.00–55.00	517	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	60.25/cwt	59.00–62.00	592	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	76.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	2,003	101.23/cwt	99.00–103.00	2,028	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	166.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	155.77/cwt	155.00–157.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.37/cwt	143.00–147.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	135.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	148.60/cwt	145.00–152.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	139.38/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,063	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 Jan 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 365Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 80Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	169.00–172.00	170.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	170.00–172.00	170.67
5	—	574	140.00–147.00	141.39
2	—	610	140.00	140.00
3	—	542	150.00–155.00	153.32
4	—	389	175.00–180.00	176.19
8	—	481	162.00–167.00	166.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	733	115.00–117.00	116.02
5	—	372	155.00–157.00	155.77
2	—	418	145.00–152.00	148.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	170.00–178.00	171.53
5	—	590	156.00	156.00
1	—	370	181.00	181.00
3	—	330	186.00–193.00	188.40
1	—	545	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	142.00	142.00
20	—	618	150.00–156.00	154.18
5	—	562	159.00–169.00	164.98
16	—	657	147.00–150.00	148.68
5	—	763	136.00–147.00	139.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	172.00	172.00
2	—	473	142.00–152.00	147.13
2	—	695	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	161.56
3	—	563	130.00–133.00	130.99
6	—	426	143.00–147.00	146.37
11	—	518	135.00–143.00	137.27
3	—	715	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.49
4	—	433	135.00–137.00	135.47
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	143.00–145.00	144.41
7	—	685	129.00–134.00	129.68
1	—	495	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,035	64.00–69.00	67.57
5	—	976	50.00–55.00	52.95
8	—	983	59.00–62.00	60.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	85.00–86.00	85.51
6	—	1,075	75.00–80.00	76.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
2	—	2,003	99.00–103.00	101.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–900.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	625.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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