Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.96/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$160.96

52 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	169.58	781	7thin
Medium and Large 1	601	161.64	972	39
Medium and Large 3	438	146.50	642	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $139 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 sale52 hd

160.96

—

AL average14 barns · 489 hd

160.99

−0.02

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	1,747	106.39	1,858	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	75.90	868	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,337	70.36	940	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	64.16	629	17

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	368	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.78/cwt	165.00–178.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.69/cwt	143.00–152.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.76/cwt	155.00–162.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	171.64/cwt	165.00–178.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	156.50/cwt	152.50–160.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.04/cwt	175.00–181.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.19/cwt	142.50–147.50	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.13/cwt	155.00–162.50	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	163.99/cwt	162.50–167.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	168.40/cwt	165.00–172.50	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	156.54/cwt	150.00–162.50	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	64.90/cwt	62.00–67.00	648	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	76.30/cwt	74.00–79.50	882	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	58.70/cwt	57.00–60.00	517	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	71.81/cwt	71.00–72.50	749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	74.54/cwt	73.50–75.50	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	114.14/cwt	110.00–115.50	2,003	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	102.86/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,632	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.25/cwt	775.00–930.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	715.00/cwt	660.00–860.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	897.00/cwt	725.00–980.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	923.64/cwt	825.00–1,030.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,149.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,280.00	—	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,354.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,410.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	470.00/cwt	375.00–600.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	152.49/cwt	145.50–154.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	7

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 526Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 54Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 28Year ago 100

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	172.50–180.00	176.22
3	—	418	165.00–178.00	172.78
2	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	623	135.00–140.00	137.45
6	—	480	157.00–165.00	161.56
4	—	514	150.00–162.50	156.54
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
2	—	583	142.50–145.00	143.76
1	—	720	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	142.50	142.50
1	—	305	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	143.00–152.50	147.69
3	—	323	150.00–157.00	152.24
3	—	580	125.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	155.00–162.00	158.76
2	—	338	165.00–178.00	171.64
10	—	466	152.50–160.00	156.50
10	—	569	142.50–147.50	146.19
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
7	—	511	145.50–154.00	152.49
7	—	376	160.00–170.00	164.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	423	175.00–177.00	175.98
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	175.00–181.00	179.04
6	—	658	158.00	158.00
1	—	805	131.00	131.00
2	—	788	135.00–136.00	135.50
11	—	616	155.00–162.50	158.13
2	—	850	130.00–133.00	131.50
4	—	583	162.50–167.50	163.99
3	—	535	165.00–172.50	168.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	146.50	146.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	998	62.00–67.00	64.90
3	—	880	57.00–60.00	58.70
1	—	1,060	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,330	73.50–75.50	74.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	82.50	82.50
14	—	1,156	74.00–79.50	76.30
3	—	1,043	71.00–72.50	71.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	110.00–115.50	114.14
5	—	1,738	98.00–107.00	102.86
1	—	1,755	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–800.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	375.00–600.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	775.00–930.00	831.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	660.00–860.00	715.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	825.00–1,030.00	923.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	725.00–980.00	897.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	775.00–975.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	1,000.00–1,280.00	1,149.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,410.00	1,354.29

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

Steers · 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