Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $148.97/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$148.97

82 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	153.94	652	41
Medium and Large 1	569	150.17	855	16thin
Medium and Large 3	414	140.04	580	25

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $72 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 sale82 hd

148.97

—

AL average15 barns · 1,963 hd

148.69

+0.28

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	1,395	91.34	1,274	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	84.12	1,011	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	76.45	1,242	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	65.82	674	51

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)	—	$1,305	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,005	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$933	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$800	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,195	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	363	145.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.34/cwt	158.00–166.00	594	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.73/cwt	152.00–156.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	150.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	193.45/cwt	193.00–197.00	689	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	174.34/cwt	174.00–175.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	183.49/cwt	179.00–185.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	175.42/cwt	175.00–177.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	156.16/cwt	155.00–164.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	204.25/cwt	197.00–206.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	190.40/cwt	190.00–193.00	716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	156.21/cwt	155.00–158.00	803	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	58.02/cwt	55.00–60.00	532	16
Bulls	—	—	1,381	88.16/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,217	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	73.28/cwt	70.00–75.00	750	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	64.76/cwt	63.00–66.00	733	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	76.45/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,242	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	88.27/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,172	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	82.64/cwt	79.00–84.00	956	14
Bulls	—	—	1,417	96.64/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,369	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	925.00–975.00	933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,304.55/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,305	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,005	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	775.00–825.00	800	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,020.00–1,160.00	1,125	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	169.80/cwt	167.00–175.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	151.23/cwt	151.00–152.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	179.53/cwt	178.00–184.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	142.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.70/cwt	147.00–153.00	853	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 453Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 61Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 34Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	363	145.00–155.00	145.90
3	—	458	125.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.49
8	—	434	135.00–145.00	142.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	660	147.00	147.00
11	—	570	147.00–153.00	149.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	373	158.00–166.00	159.34
3	—	480	145.00–148.00	146.98
8	—	515	142.00–145.00	143.49
3	—	425	152.00–156.00	154.73
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	220.00	220.00
1	—	720	153.00	153.00
18	—	356	193.00–197.00	193.45
3	—	512	174.00–175.00	174.34
8	—	456	179.00–185.00	183.49
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	475	172.00–175.00	173.55
5	—	411	175.00–177.00	175.42
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
2	—	535	165.00–167.00	166.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	508	147.00–155.00	150.98
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
5	—	313	197.00–206.00	204.25
1	—	685	152.00	152.00
14	—	376	190.00–193.00	190.40
5	—	514	155.00–158.00	156.21
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	155.00–164.00	156.16
6	—	415	167.00–175.00	169.80
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
9	—	507	151.00–152.00	151.23
2	—	628	145.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
8	—	383	178.00–184.00	179.53
5	—	570	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–155.00	151.61
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	917	55.00–60.00	58.02
19	—	1,024	70.00–75.00	73.28
16	—	1,132	63.00–66.00	64.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	75.00–78.00	76.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	87.00–89.00	88.27
14	—	1,157	79.00–84.00	82.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	87.00–90.00	88.16
3	—	1,417	96.00–98.00	96.64

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–975.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,304.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,005.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,020.00–1,160.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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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

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

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