Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.64/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$148.64

94 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	151.34	835	44
Medium and Large 2	487	146.52	714	35
Medium and Large 3	392	145.66	571	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $264 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 sale94 hd

148.64

—

AL average15 barns · 2,068 hd

151.84

−3.20

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	1,483	102.33	1,518	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	93.25	1,282	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	79.89	1,031	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	68.62	695	22

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,132	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$920	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$732	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,220	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$783	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	58.45/cwt	56.00–61.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	73.27/cwt	71.00–76.00	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	64.68/cwt	63.00–67.00	606	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	93.25/cwt	93.25–93.25	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	144.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	127.01/cwt	125.00–127.50	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	145.81/cwt	141.00–147.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	151.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	132.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	151.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	187.53/cwt	185.00–195.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	181.06/cwt	177.00–185.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	169.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	167.32/cwt	167.00–170.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	173.70/cwt	172.00–177.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	158.35/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	179.42/cwt	177.00–184.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	188.30/cwt	185.00–189.00	874	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.82/cwt	80.00–82.00	828	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	77.53/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,158	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	85.93/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,132.00/head	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,132	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/head	890.00–950.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	732.22/head	600.00–770.00	732	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,220	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	783.33/head	750.00–850.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	145.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	161.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	182.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	794	127.74/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	207.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	173.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.82/cwt	155.00–161.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	149.28/cwt	149.00–150.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	151.24/cwt	150.00–153.00	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	217.53/cwt	215.00–225.00	677	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 512Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	149.00	149.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
2	—	515	156.00	156.00
9	—	565	152.50	152.50
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
8	—	359	205.00–215.00	207.47
4	—	311	215.00–225.00	217.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	150.00–153.00	151.48
2	—	328	195.00–205.00	200.04
6	—	589	145.00–150.00	145.79
10	—	365	180.00–190.00	182.11
6	—	420	162.00–170.00	164.79
4	—	794	126.00–133.00	127.74
8	—	476	155.00–161.00	158.82
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	372	155.00–165.00	161.64
2	—	428	147.00–150.00	148.56
2	—	333	170.00–177.00	173.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	142.00–145.00	144.24
8	—	341	145.00–155.00	151.32
3	—	467	130.00–137.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	125.00–127.50	127.01
4	—	318	162.00–164.00	163.02
5	—	509	141.00–147.00	145.81
9	—	472	147.00–150.00	148.05
10	—	379	150.00–160.00	151.87
2	—	675	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	153.00–157.00	154.35
7	—	612	149.00–150.00	149.28
6	—	680	140.00	140.00
12	—	591	150.00–153.00	151.24
2	—	470	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	193.00	193.00
3	—	320	200.00–210.00	206.56
2	—	735	153.00	153.00
9	—	588	167.00–170.00	167.32
10	—	680	158.00	158.00
3	—	515	177.00–184.00	179.42
12	—	464	185.00–189.00	188.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	185.00–195.00	187.53
12	—	539	168.00–170.00	169.50
2	—	783	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
3	—	485	172.00–177.00	173.70
3	—	638	157.00–159.00	158.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.62
2	—	335	177.00–185.00	181.06
1	—	555	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	56.00–61.00	58.45
13	—	1,029	71.00–76.00	73.27
5	—	937	63.00–67.00	64.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	93.25	93.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	80.00–82.00	80.82
12	—	1,493	75.00–78.00	77.53
3	—	1,457	85.00–88.00	85.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,435	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,455	92.00	92.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	890.00–950.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–770.00	732.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–850.00	783.33

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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