Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.72/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.11 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$151.72

177 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	154.00	684	47
Medium and Large 1	548	152.56	835	118
Medium and Large 3	426	134.64	573	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $110 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 sale177 hd

151.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,330 hd

154.02

−2.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−45.11

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	1,650	91.00	1,502	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	82.43	1,023	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	72.51	967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	60.92	630	5thin

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)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$667	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$553	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$245	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.24/cwt	133.00–145.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	119.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	133.91/cwt	132.00–137.50	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.38/cwt	125.00–136.00	764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.06/cwt	135.00–146.00	608	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	146.13/cwt	142.00–151.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.77/cwt	138.00–148.50	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.65/cwt	142.00–156.00	646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	145.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.50	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.24/cwt	167.50–171.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	180.43/cwt	180.00–184.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	161.79/cwt	158.00–165.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.33/cwt	167.00–177.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	777	126.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.74/cwt	147.50–156.00	800	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.50	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	180.49/cwt	175.00–182.50	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.06/cwt	155.00–167.50	749	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	69.53/cwt	68.00–71.00	866	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	75.48/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,073	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	81.99/cwt	77.00–84.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	62.65/cwt	62.00–64.00	680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	87.66/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,438	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	245.00/head	245.00–245.00	245	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	471.50/head	325.00–600.00	472	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.00/head	600.00–880.00	716	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.27/cwt	125.00–147.50	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	143.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	885	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	172.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.42/cwt	115.00–130.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.01/cwt	150.00–161.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.10/cwt	141.00–150.00	841	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	979	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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 349Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
30	—	524	147.50–156.00	152.74
13	—	431	165.00–175.00	170.52
4	—	359	175.00–182.50	180.49
21	—	468	155.00–167.50	160.06
20	—	616	140.00–149.00	143.69
5	—	681	140.00–145.00	142.03
13	—	572	141.00–150.00	147.10
8	—	722	135.00–144.00	139.80
3	—	763	125.00–135.00	128.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	125.00–135.00	131.77
5	—	377	170.00–172.50	171.01
7	—	316	170.00–175.00	172.24
7	—	513	135.00–145.00	139.35
8	—	422	150.00–161.00	158.01
17	—	467	145.00–155.00	149.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	125.00–147.50	138.27
2	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.80
4	—	475	115.00–130.00	122.42
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	627	133.00–145.00	138.24
1	—	200	195.00	195.00
14	—	481	142.00–150.00	146.41
22	—	518	138.00–148.50	143.77
21	—	429	142.00–156.00	150.65
6	—	561	135.00–147.00	139.42
12	—	675	130.00–140.00	136.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	115.00–125.00	119.06
4	—	514	120.00	120.00
3	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	588	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	132.00–137.50	133.91
8	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.13
9	—	577	125.00–136.00	132.38
22	—	425	135.00–146.00	143.06
6	—	362	142.00–151.00	146.13
2	—	848	102.00	102.00
2	—	723	113.00–115.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	160.00–167.00	164.43
3	—	765	141.00–149.00	145.79
4	—	724	150.00–151.00	150.25
2	—	518	167.50–171.00	169.24
10	—	407	180.00–184.00	180.43
3	—	867	130.00–135.00	132.63
10	—	671	150.00–157.00	153.46
3	—	610	158.00–165.00	161.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	177.50	177.50
5	—	521	156.00–157.50	156.50
3	—	667	152.00	152.00
4	—	370	167.00–177.00	170.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	120.00–129.00	126.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	68.00–71.00	69.53
3	—	1,422	73.00–78.00	75.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	68.50	68.50
4	—	1,201	77.00–84.00	81.99
3	—	1,333	87.50–88.00	87.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	62.00–64.00	62.65
1	—	825	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,045	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,580	91.00	91.00

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)	1	—	—	245.00	245.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	325.00–600.00	471.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–880.00	716.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00

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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How this sale compares

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