Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.49/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$130.49

50 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	142.20	746	11thin
Medium and Large 2	498	137.68	685	8thin
Medium and Large 3	479	124.47	596	31

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $150 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 sale50 hd

130.49

—

AL average16 barns · 1,518 hd

139.20

−8.71

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	—	Low	1,590	86.00	1,367	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	76.81	1,020	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	74.43	1,148	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	66.45	701	16

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	148.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	155.29/cwt	152.00–157.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	139.55/cwt	137.00–142.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	163.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	143.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.81/cwt	147.00–148.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	74.43/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,148	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	777	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	63.74/cwt	62.00–66.00	658	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	82.24/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	75.45/cwt	73.00–77.00	951	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,367	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,080.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	913.89/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	735.71/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.50/cwt	1,110.00–1,125.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	989.29/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.69/cwt	137.00–139.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	119.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	127.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	152.35/cwt	147.00–155.00	637	12

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 277Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
5	—	543	130.00–135.00	130.99
1	—	260	187.00	187.00
2	—	660	120.00–130.00	124.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	392	147.00–157.00	148.94
2	—	755	107.00	107.00
5	—	461	130.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	635	117.00–123.00	120.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	145.00–149.00	147.01
3	—	467	152.00–157.00	155.29
5	—	520	150.00–152.00	151.22
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
3	—	608	135.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	156.00	156.00
1	—	410	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	120.00–125.00	123.98
4	—	515	137.00–142.00	139.55
3	—	360	160.00–166.00	163.94
12	—	418	147.00–155.00	152.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	133.00–135.00	133.67
4	—	338	140.00–145.00	143.83
3	—	625	110.00–115.00	111.64
10	—	531	115.00–125.00	119.07
2	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.48
9	—	424	125.00–132.00	127.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.51
3	—	428	140.00–148.00	145.48
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	147.00–148.00	147.81
3	—	563	137.00–139.00	137.69
2	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.54
1	—	660	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	73.00–78.00	74.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	70.00–72.00	70.97
10	—	1,032	62.00–66.00	63.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	80.00–84.50	82.24
8	—	1,261	73.00–77.00	75.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	86.00	86.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,060.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	825.00–925.00	913.89
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–750.00	735.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,117.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	989.29

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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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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