Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.21/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$146.21

105 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.27/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 2	425	152.71	649	32
Medium and Large 1	550	150.10	826	48
Medium and Large 3	444	130.44	579	25

One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about $69 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 sale105 hd

146.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,283 hd

145.12

+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	—	Average	1,903	100.85	1,919	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	82.95	1,078	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	74.95	766	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	68.44	1,069	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	181.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	178.25/cwt	175.00–180.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.56/cwt	154.00–158.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.14/cwt	142.00–149.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	155.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	610	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	128.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	166.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.29/cwt	172.00–177.00	570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	158.80/cwt	158.00–163.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	160.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	166.64/cwt	165.00–170.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	80.83/cwt	80.00–82.00	844	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	76.91/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,049	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	93.42/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,033	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	70.64/cwt	68.00–73.00	698	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	78.33/cwt	77.00–79.00	829	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,053	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	72.46/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,111	20
Bulls	—	—	1,810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,208	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	921.11/cwt	885.00–950.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/cwt	640.00–800.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	928.85/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.86/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.04/cwt	145.00–147.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	136.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	837	10

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 384Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 41Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 93Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	115.00–117.00	115.66
5	—	416	127.00–130.00	128.82
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
14	—	381	135.00–145.00	136.35
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	154.00–158.00	154.56
8	—	640	140.00	140.00
5	—	433	158.00–161.00	158.59
10	—	575	145.00–148.00	145.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	160.00	160.00
9	—	605	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	142.00–149.00	143.14
25	—	392	152.00–157.00	155.63
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	185.00	185.00
3	—	427	180.00–183.00	181.01
3	—	472	175.00–180.00	178.25
5	—	660	144.00	144.00
5	—	515	171.00	171.00
2	—	628	155.00–156.00	155.51
6	—	591	158.00–163.00	158.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	125.00–127.00	125.67
2	—	438	162.00–170.00	166.07
17	—	325	172.00–177.00	175.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	455	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	160.00–167.00	160.98
6	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.65
3	—	567	150.00–154.00	151.32
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	165.00–170.00	166.64
2	—	470	158.00	158.00
1	—	540	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.04
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	80.00–82.00	80.83
26	—	988	68.00–73.00	70.64
21	—	1,058	77.00–79.00	78.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	75.00–78.00	76.91
11	—	1,106	92.00–94.00	93.42
20	—	1,355	80.00–84.00	82.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,495	71.00–74.00	72.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	100.00–105.00	101.59
1	—	1,810	122.00	122.00
4	—	2,105	95.00	95.00

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	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	885.00–950.00	921.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	640.00–800.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	875.00–975.00	928.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,117.86

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

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