Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.04/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$141.04

108 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	147.11	716	59
Medium and Large 2	494	134.46	664	26
Medium and Large 3	392	132.90	521	23

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $195 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 sale108 hd

141.04

—

AL average14 barns · 1,395 hd

139.03

+2.01

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	1,692	93.01	1,574	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	75.94	965	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	73.00	1,219	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	66.13	672	28

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	438	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	141.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	640	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	177.93/cwt	176.00–180.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	146.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	725	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	140.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	571	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	170.53/cwt	167.00–176.00	808	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	169.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	164.35/cwt	163.00–165.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	141.32/cwt	139.00–147.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.39/cwt	174.00–176.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	163.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	178.57/cwt	177.00–187.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	193.53/cwt	192.00–195.00	542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	66.62/cwt	64.00–68.00	680	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,219	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.75/cwt	70.00–75.00	928	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	81.86/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,035	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	73.55/cwt	71.00–75.00	768	8
Bulls	—	—	2,110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,427	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	102.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.72/cwt	53.00–58.00	553	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,120.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	176.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.32/cwt	167.00–172.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	132.24/cwt	128.00–138.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	156.87/cwt	156.00–162.00	924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 253Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 44Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	125.00–130.00	128.38
6	—	306	140.00–147.00	141.18
8	—	371	135.00–138.00	136.82
6	—	483	121.00–125.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	150.00–151.00	150.30
28	—	493	146.00–150.00	146.98
10	—	515	146.00	146.00
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	406	140.00–147.00	140.52
7	—	561	128.00–138.00	132.24
4	—	635	121.00	121.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	187.00	187.00
2	—	340	190.00	190.00
5	—	518	174.00–176.00	174.39
4	—	405	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	176.00–180.00	177.93
30	—	474	167.00–176.00	170.53
3	—	515	163.00–165.00	164.35
1	—	385	182.00	182.00
7	—	669	139.00–147.00	141.32
6	—	720	136.00	136.00
13	—	589	156.00–162.00	156.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
3	—	630	137.00	137.00
3	—	408	165.00–171.00	169.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	160.00–167.00	163.48
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
2	—	280	192.00–195.00	193.53
3	—	363	175.00–180.00	176.65
4	—	423	167.00–172.00	168.32
2	—	540	145.00–155.00	149.95
3	—	632	129.00–135.00	130.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	157.00–165.00	163.85
2	—	368	167.00–170.00	168.47
2	—	480	140.00–150.00	144.90
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	177.00–187.00	178.57
2	—	523	160.00–169.00	164.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,020	64.00–68.00	66.62
8	—	1,044	71.00–75.00	73.55
7	—	975	53.00–58.00	56.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,275	70.00–75.00	72.75
7	—	1,264	81.00–83.00	81.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,540	80.00–85.00	82.65
2	—	1,788	100.00–105.00	102.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,030.00–1,120.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	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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Brundidge Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle