Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.79/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$133.79

85 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	135.73	854	69
Medium and Large 2	588	129.72	763	11thin
Medium and Large 3	526	115.99	610	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $243 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 sale85 hd

133.79

—

AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd

140.21

−6.42

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	1,592	89.22	1,420	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	78.00	987	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	75.89	921	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	55.48	547	19

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	610	131.83/cwt	126.00–135.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	129.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	122.47/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	155.87/cwt	147.50–157.50	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	159.17/cwt	158.00–162.00	847	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	143.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	124.73/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	47.17/cwt	43.00–50.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	62.51/cwt	62.00–64.00	680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	55.95/cwt	51.50–59.00	532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	69.90/cwt	65.00–72.50	794	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	85.45/cwt	81.50–89.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	78.06/cwt	75.50–80.50	938	5
Bulls	—	—	2,150	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	80.33/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	659.00/cwt	600.00–795.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	560.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.56/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	431.36/cwt	270.00–575.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,056.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.69/cwt	137.50–142.50	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.50/cwt	152.50–155.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.99/cwt	160.00–167.50	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.13/cwt	135.00–142.50	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	126.23/cwt	122.50–130.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	130.99/cwt	128.50–136.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.18/cwt	137.50–147.50	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1

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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 266Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 63Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	126.00–135.00	131.83
17	—	662	127.50–130.00	129.74
11	—	821	118.00–125.50	122.47
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
6	—	377	159.00	159.00
10	—	436	147.50–157.50	155.87
3	—	995	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
7	—	572	137.50–142.50	140.69
4	—	525	137.50–147.50	142.18
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
6	—	584	128.50–136.00	130.99
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
2	—	428	122.50–130.00	126.23
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	137.50	137.50
4	—	916	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	473	165.00–175.00	169.30
4	—	585	155.00–157.00	155.49
20	—	532	158.00–162.00	159.17
2	—	620	150.00–156.00	152.93
11	—	873	124.50–127.00	124.73
2	—	655	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	760	138.00	138.00
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	182.00	182.00
6	—	976	118.00–120.00	118.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	565	147.50	147.50
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
2	—	690	130.00–137.00	133.53
1	—	895	118.00	118.00
3	—	631	143.00–145.00	143.64
1	—	710	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
7	—	729	124.00	124.00
2	—	775	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
5	—	377	160.00–167.50	163.99
3	—	532	135.00–142.50	140.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	131.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	385	152.50–155.50	153.50
1	—	710	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	43.00–50.00	47.17
4	—	1,088	62.00–64.00	62.51
11	—	950	51.50–59.00	55.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	65.00–72.50	69.90
2	—	1,435	81.50–89.00	85.45
5	—	1,202	75.50–80.50	78.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,313	79.00–82.00	80.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	560.00–700.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	270.00–575.00	431.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–795.00	659.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–975.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	825.00–1,125.00	930.56
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,056.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–950.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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