Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.83/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$144.83

84 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$18.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	146.20	734	34
Medium and Large 2	435	146.15	636	44
Medium and Large 3	504	127.33	642	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.87/cwt here — about $92 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 sale84 hd

144.83

—

AL average14 barns · 1,546 hd

142.90

+1.92

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	1,830	105.73	1,935	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	83.33	1,214	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	79.95	887	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	68.89	772	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	375	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	142.91/cwt	139.00–147.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	177.29/cwt	177.00–180.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	149.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.61/cwt	156.00–158.50	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	149.11/cwt	149.00–150.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	137.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	132.36/cwt	131.00–138.00	847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	111.97/cwt	107.00–117.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	99.54/cwt	97.00–102.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	567	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	700.00–760.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	832.14/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–730.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	75.56/cwt	73.00–78.00	803	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	83.33/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	110.15/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	71.63/cwt	70.00–72.00	824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	67.36/cwt	65.00–69.00	743	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	82.78/cwt	82.00–83.00	952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	87.44/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,021	2

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 327Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 52Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 165Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.40
2	—	533	139.00–147.00	142.91
3	—	313	170.00–172.00	171.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	152.00–160.00	156.06
2	—	425	137.00–140.00	138.52
2	—	740	107.00–117.00	111.97
2	—	768	97.00–102.00	99.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	127.50	127.50
2	—	508	167.00–170.00	168.49
2	—	573	157.00–160.00	158.47
11	—	418	177.00–180.00	177.29
11	—	613	145.00–150.00	149.10
2	—	670	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	387	156.00–158.50	157.61
15	—	640	131.00–138.00	132.36
2	—	445	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	142.00–148.00	143.94
9	—	444	149.00–150.00	149.11
11	—	511	137.00–142.00	137.47
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
20	—	376	150.00–153.00	150.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–1,000.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–760.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–875.00	832.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–875.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–730.00	665.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	73.00–78.00	75.56
4	—	1,150	82.00–83.00	82.78
2	—	1,168	85.00–90.00	87.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	82.00–86.00	83.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	70.00–72.00	71.63
9	—	1,103	65.00–69.00	67.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	108.00–112.00	110.15
4	—	1,873	102.00–105.00	103.52

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

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