Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $138.56/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$138.56

112 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	142.49	716	30
Medium and Large 1	601	139.70	840	52
Medium and Large 3	478	132.66	634	30

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $82 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 sale112 hd

138.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,609 hd

141.99

−3.43

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	1,675	96.27	1,613	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	76.01	1,028	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	68.00	1,023	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	67.88	751	23

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	576	143.94/cwt	142.00–145.00	829	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	150.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	144.61/cwt	143.00–151.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	137.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	155.78/cwt	154.00–160.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.45/cwt	168.00–172.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.48/cwt	167.00–168.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	870	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	146.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	63.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	700	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	72.63/cwt	71.00–74.00	808	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	68.01/cwt	66.00–69.00	858	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	81.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,090	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	76.30/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,066	15
Bulls	—	—	1,820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	91.40/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.82/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	710.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	752.50/cwt	730.00–775.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	158.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	145.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	137.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	833	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.61/cwt	153.00–157.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	908	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 270Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 44Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 113Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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	—	576	142.00–145.00	143.94
19	—	606	137.00–142.00	137.53
5	—	795	118.00	118.00
5	—	523	145.00–152.00	146.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	342	147.00–155.00	150.03
3	—	627	115.00–117.00	115.65
5	—	678	110.00–115.00	112.04
6	—	430	137.00–142.00	138.63
3	—	463	125.00–135.00	131.55
3	—	533	117.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	385	145.00–147.00	146.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	159.00	159.00
11	—	640	132.00	132.00
5	—	456	143.00–151.00	144.61
5	—	511	135.00–142.00	137.77
6	—	363	153.00–157.00	155.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	120.00	120.00
5	—	725	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	154.00–160.00	155.78
6	—	690	136.00	136.00
5	—	475	168.00–172.00	170.45
2	—	523	167.00–168.00	167.48
16	—	619	140.00–150.00	140.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	168.00–172.00	169.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	145.00–149.00	146.62
3	—	677	127.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.45
4	—	480	149.00–152.00	150.47
3	—	612	135.00–138.00	136.98
5	—	583	138.00–142.00	139.55
2	—	383	155.00–165.00	159.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	422	135.00–140.00	136.60
2	—	343	155.00–162.00	158.53
5	—	391	142.00–150.00	145.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	146.00–149.00	146.99
3	—	663	136.00–139.00	137.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	60.00–66.00	63.53
11	—	1,112	71.00–74.00	72.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	66.00–69.00	68.01
8	—	1,338	80.00–83.00	81.47
15	—	1,397	73.00–77.00	76.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,603	89.00–93.00	91.40

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)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,291.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	850.00–950.00	908.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–725.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	991.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	730.00–775.00	752.50

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