Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.84/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$150.84

83 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	154.57	794	51
Medium and Large 2	447	151.14	676	22
Medium and Large 3	490	131.12	642	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $152 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 sale83 hd

150.84

—

AL average16 barns · 1,407 hd

149.74

+1.09

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	1,867	87.74	1,638	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	79.08	1,048	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	65.00	910	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	64.88	639	25

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	585	146.25/cwt	144.00–152.00	856	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.25/cwt	162.00–165.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	166.61/cwt	166.00–169.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.26/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	158.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.35/cwt	162.00–164.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.83/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	157.81/cwt	157.00–159.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.78/cwt	153.00–156.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	167.75/cwt	167.00–175.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.68/cwt	158.00–162.00	993	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	192.36/cwt	191.00–195.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.67/cwt	155.00–159.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.25/cwt	172.00–182.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	152.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	675	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	458	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	71.97/cwt	70.00–74.00	741	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	65.69/cwt	62.00–67.00	677	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	85.92/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,167	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	80.50/cwt	79.00–82.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	80.02/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	2,220	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,422.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	—	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	946.43/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	926.32/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,176.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.32/cwt	162.00–167.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	173.49/cwt	172.00–182.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	3

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 263Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 13Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	585	144.00–152.00	146.25
7	—	426	162.00–165.00	163.25
5	—	391	166.00–169.00	166.61
5	—	457	157.00–159.00	157.81
13	—	528	153.00–156.00	155.78
1	—	330	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	157.00–160.00	159.26
6	—	313	162.00–164.00	162.35
4	—	468	149.00–153.00	150.97
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
3	—	685	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	145.00–150.00	147.03
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	545	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	155.00–162.00	158.52
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
11	—	516	167.00–175.00	167.75
3	—	328	191.00–195.00	192.36
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	149.00–154.00	151.83
3	—	425	180.00–185.00	183.25
2	—	713	142.00–143.00	142.51
2	—	775	140.00	140.00
4	—	465	179.00	179.00
17	—	626	158.00–162.00	158.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	155.00–159.00	155.67
3	—	415	172.00–182.00	175.25
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
3	—	467	167.00–170.00	168.97
6	—	363	185.00–187.00	185.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	145.00–153.00	152.17
15	—	429	162.00–167.00	162.32
3	—	540	155.00	155.00
6	—	618	139.00–141.00	139.33
2	—	480	160.00	160.00
7	—	373	172.00–182.00	173.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	866	50.00–55.00	52.93
11	—	1,030	70.00–74.00	71.97
7	—	1,031	62.00–67.00	65.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,358	84.00–88.00	85.92
2	—	1,163	79.00–82.00	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	79.00–81.00	80.02
1	—	2,220	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,745	85.00–90.00	87.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,422.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,176.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	946.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	900.00–950.00	926.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,058.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle