Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.57/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$133.57

151 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	137.10	703	88
Medium and Large 2	481	129.90	625	59
Medium and Large 3	478	110.03	526	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $177 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 sale151 hd

133.57

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

138.24

−4.67

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	1,487	86.87	1,291	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	62.45	907	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	61.71	740	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	54.55	600	20

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)	—	$881	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$753	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$529	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$305	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$936	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,071	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	124.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.92/cwt	144.00–155.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.88/cwt	122.50–124.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	193.01/cwt	187.50–197.50	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	149.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	943	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	129.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.51/cwt	142.50–147.50	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.30/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.72/cwt	175.00–184.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	127.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	167.52/cwt	163.00–175.00	886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	160.38/cwt	152.00–165.00	913	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.18/cwt	143.00–150.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	172.17/cwt	165.00–176.00	718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.65/cwt	137.50–145.00	869	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	764	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.81/cwt	152.50–165.00	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	49.64/cwt	48.00–50.00	515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	56.18/cwt	55.00–61.00	629	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	62.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	907	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	63.15/cwt	60.00–68.00	769	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	54.79/cwt	51.00–56.00	577	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	72.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,055	4
Bulls	—	—	1,293	84.65/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	305.45/head	280.00–350.00	305	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.53/head	750.00–950.00	811	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.25/head	800.00–975.00	881	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	725.00–975.00	850	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.71/head	925.00–950.00	936	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	645.00/head	550.00–700.00	645	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	393.13/head	340.00–435.00	393	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	771.11/head	695.00–850.00	771	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,181.25/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	537.50/head	500.00–575.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	186.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.08/cwt	137.50–144.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	145.17/cwt	137.50–149.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.50	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.72/cwt	150.00–154.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	179.55/cwt	177.00–185.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	778	5

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 715Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 144Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 48Year ago 23

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
13	—	564	122.50–125.00	124.14
3	—	773	90.00–95.00	91.62
12	—	464	125.00–132.50	129.58
10	—	365	142.50–147.50	145.51
7	—	511	120.00–125.00	122.15
5	—	425	137.50–144.00	141.08
7	—	338	140.00–145.00	142.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	125.00–135.00	130.66
16	—	431	144.00–155.00	145.92
4	—	664	122.50–124.00	122.88
3	—	740	116.00–117.00	116.33
10	—	460	133.00–143.00	137.54
20	—	520	130.00–136.00	132.57
9	—	368	150.00–154.00	151.72
5	—	614	125.00–128.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	105.00–115.00	110.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	140.00	140.00
5	—	525	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	187.50–197.50	193.01
28	—	632	145.00–155.00	149.18
14	—	677	144.00–151.00	148.30
3	—	377	180.00–190.00	185.78
4	—	736	139.50	139.50
15	—	484	170.00–175.00	171.61
5	—	426	175.00–184.00	179.72
11	—	784	125.00–134.00	127.82
1	—	800	127.50	127.50
21	—	529	163.00–175.00	167.52
19	—	569	152.00–165.00	160.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
4	—	744	126.00	126.00
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
4	—	665	127.50–132.50	130.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	143.00–150.00	147.18
13	—	417	165.00–176.00	172.17
11	—	618	137.50–145.00	140.65
9	—	658	130.00–139.00	133.55
23	—	516	145.00–153.00	148.03
14	—	473	152.50–165.00	156.81
8	—	328	185.00–190.00	186.93
1	—	710	127.50	127.50
9	—	366	177.00–185.00	179.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	137.00	137.00
4	—	533	140.00–143.00	141.49
3	—	313	179.00	179.00
4	—	429	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
14	—	476	140.00–150.50	145.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	460	137.50–149.00	145.17
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	48.00–50.00	49.64
15	—	1,120	55.00–61.00	56.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,452	60.00–65.00	62.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,218	60.00–68.00	63.15
9	—	1,054	51.00–56.00	54.79
4	—	1,460	70.00–76.00	72.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	83.00–86.00	84.65
2	—	1,680	88.00–90.00	89.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	280.00–350.00	305.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	750.00–950.00	810.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	881.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	695.00–850.00	771.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–700.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	340.00–435.00	393.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–975.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,181.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–950.00	935.71

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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How this sale compares

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