Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.72/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$146.72

62 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	150.34	785	24
Medium and Large 2	464	147.43	684	22
Medium and Large 3	437	140.32	613	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $172 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 sale62 hd

146.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,405 hd

145.91

+0.81

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	1,605	95.48	1,532	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	83.73	1,289	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	80.64	1,054	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	66.36	704	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.59/cwt	149.00–152.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.70/cwt	137.00–142.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	146.59/cwt	145.00–147.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	152.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	172.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	177.98/cwt	177.00–180.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	153.59/cwt	151.50–155.50	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	168.13/cwt	167.00–171.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	162.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	174.01/cwt	172.00–175.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	179.22/cwt	177.00–182.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	177.83/cwt	177.00–180.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.56/cwt	127.00–132.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.62/cwt	152.00–157.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	163.46/cwt	162.00–169.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	154.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	65.27/cwt	61.00–66.00	684	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,092	5
Bulls	—	—	1,493	79.12/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	107.22/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,138	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	83.73/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,289	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	87.51/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,023	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	75.45/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,036	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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 283Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 50Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
5	—	423	145.00–147.00	146.59
6	—	332	150.00–152.00	151.35
2	—	523	127.00–132.00	129.56
2	—	585	115.00–125.00	119.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	153.00	153.00
7	—	522	149.00–152.00	151.59
2	—	370	160.00–161.00	160.51
4	—	418	155.00–157.00	155.49
2	—	615	147.00	147.00
3	—	735	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
4	—	528	145.00–148.00	145.72
3	—	560	137.00–142.00	138.70
2	—	780	118.00–119.00	118.50
12	—	370	152.00–157.00	154.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	159.00–161.00	159.99
3	—	625	151.00–157.00	152.94
2	—	505	164.00	164.00
3	—	420	177.00–180.00	177.98
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
7	—	459	167.00–171.00	168.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	170.00–177.00	172.84
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	669	151.50–155.50	153.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	157.00–165.00	162.86
3	—	390	150.00–157.00	154.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	172.00–175.00	174.01
2	—	515	149.00–150.00	149.50
7	—	391	177.00–180.00	177.83
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	177.00–182.00	179.22
2	—	533	140.00–147.00	143.42
3	—	478	147.00–157.00	150.17
5	—	359	162.00–169.00	163.46
1	—	605	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,048	61.00–66.00	65.27
1	—	1,145	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,169	87.00–89.50	87.51
6	—	1,373	72.00–77.00	75.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	82.00–85.50	83.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	77.00–82.00	79.12
4	—	1,649	107.00–108.00	107.22
1	—	1,875	114.00	114.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle