Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.19/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.65 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$144.19

114 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	147.88	845	26
Medium and Large 2	516	146.69	756	60
Medium and Large 3	545	135.42	738	28

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about $107 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 sale114 hd

144.19

—

AL average16 barns · 1,470 hd

145.89

−1.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−52.65

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	1,786	94.45	1,687	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	75.20	1,006	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	67.96	1,094	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	67.37	720	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,033	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$936	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$825	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,179	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	676	116.63/cwt	113.00–121.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	137.39/cwt	137.00–142.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.91/cwt	142.00–145.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	173.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.37/cwt	142.00–145.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	156.70/cwt	155.00–157.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	179.99/cwt	179.00–182.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.80/cwt	153.00–155.00	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.27/cwt	161.50–163.50	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	171.70/cwt	170.00–176.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.84/cwt	150.00–151.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	60.39/cwt	59.00–62.00	633	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	76.98/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,042	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	70.86/cwt	67.00–72.00	765	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	67.96/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,094	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	889	11
Bulls	—	—	1,729	93.19/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	936.43/head	900.00–985.00	936	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	750.00–875.00	825	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,178.57/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	135.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	867	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	150.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	135.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	664	122.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.79/cwt	157.00–160.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	164.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	163.68/cwt	162.00–167.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	149.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.26/cwt	127.00–132.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.36/cwt	130.00–132.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	143.57/cwt	143.00–149.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	145.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	9

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 432Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 81Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 51

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	113.00–121.00	116.63
4	—	624	121.00–128.00	122.70
8	—	424	142.00–145.00	142.37
20	—	520	132.00–141.00	134.75
3	—	578	130.00–132.00	131.36
3	—	387	145.00–148.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	555	137.00–142.00	137.39
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
7	—	466	142.00–145.00	142.91
4	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	607	133.00–134.00	133.66
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	115.00–125.00	120.16
14	—	410	125.00–135.00	126.53
2	—	735	100.00–105.00	102.53
3	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	160.00	160.00
9	—	455	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
2	—	663	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	325	170.00–177.00	173.34
12	—	495	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
4	—	615	139.00–145.00	142.05
3	—	485	165.00–170.00	166.63
2	—	385	179.00–180.00	179.49
7	—	409	170.00–176.00	171.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	142.00	142.00
7	—	564	155.00–157.00	156.70
3	—	408	179.00–182.00	179.99
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
10	—	616	153.00–155.00	154.80
18	—	518	161.50–163.50	163.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	718	120.00–125.00	122.46
10	—	638	135.00–140.00	135.96
7	—	456	150.00–154.00	150.58
5	—	432	157.00–160.00	158.79
13	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.04
8	—	563	140.00–143.00	141.49
11	—	507	143.00–149.00	143.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	174.00–175.00	174.48
6	—	513	150.00–151.00	150.84
9	—	626	142.00–145.00	143.32
7	—	660	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
6	—	528	133.00–137.00	135.68
4	—	664	115.00–125.00	122.40
3	—	327	162.00–167.00	163.68
3	—	430	145.00–152.00	149.72
11	—	580	127.00–132.00	130.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,048	59.00–62.00	60.39
18	—	1,079	67.00–72.00	70.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,353	74.00–79.00	76.98
11	—	1,288	68.00–70.00	69.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,610	65.00–70.00	67.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	90.00–94.00	93.19
1	—	2,015	99.50	99.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–985.00	936.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	750.00–875.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,178.57

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

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