Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.46/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.38 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$149.46

189 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	151.40	826	115
Medium and Large 2	493	148.42	732	58
Medium and Large 3	503	139.24	701	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $125 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 sale189 hd

149.46

—

AL average13 barns · 1,183 hd

152.82

−3.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−47.38

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	—	Average	1,610	81.06	1,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	62.26	708	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	61.90	862	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	52.09	513	15

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)	—	$693	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$491	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$868	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	320	131.24/cwt	122.50–133.00	420	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.60/cwt	130.00–140.50	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.40/cwt	152.00–158.00	578	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	146.12/cwt	140.00–152.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.59/cwt	133.00–143.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	160.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.85/cwt	181.00–190.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.73/cwt	146.00–155.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	136.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.80/cwt	154.00–165.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.68/cwt	139.00–146.00	970	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	163.71/cwt	162.00–167.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	138.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	170.07/cwt	163.00–175.00	886	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	170.54/cwt	168.00–175.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	135.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	43.99/cwt	42.00–45.00	419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	57.74/cwt	55.00–59.00	581	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	62.42/cwt	60.00–66.00	733	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.76/cwt	50.00–56.00	537	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	54.97/cwt	54.00–56.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	66.47/cwt	66.00–68.00	946	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	61.65/cwt	58.00–64.00	865	18
Bulls	—	—	1,602	84.37/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	76.09/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	609.29/head	525.00–715.00	609	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	398.89/head	310.00–480.00	399	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	583.33/head	550.00–600.00	583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	718.46/head	600.00–810.00	718	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	742.22/head	575.00–875.00	742	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.91/cwt	158.00–168.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	156.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.38/cwt	149.00–160.00	801	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	776	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.35/cwt	162.50–175.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.27/cwt	133.00–135.00	838	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.83/cwt	145.00–156.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	822	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	687	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	123.25/cwt	115.00–128.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	7

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 724Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 140Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 43

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	320	122.50–133.00	131.24
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
8	—	481	115.00–128.00	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	130.00–140.50	133.60
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
7	—	434	136.00–146.00	140.62
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
7	—	361	140.00–152.00	146.12
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
6	—	472	135.00–140.00	136.51
7	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
20	—	372	152.00–158.00	155.40
14	—	518	133.00–143.00	138.59
10	—	569	130.00–137.50	133.41
13	—	678	130.00–134.00	132.45
7	—	321	157.00–167.00	160.09
3	—	762	128.00–129.00	128.34
11	—	426	146.00–155.00	149.73
12	—	624	133.00–135.00	134.27
25	—	472	142.50–150.00	145.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
4	—	655	135.00–137.00	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	90.00–98.00	93.99
10	—	432	168.00–175.00	170.54
11	—	667	133.00–138.00	135.55
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
12	—	636	135.00–142.00	139.57
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	300	188.00	188.00
7	—	474	158.00–168.00	161.91
27	—	519	149.00–160.00	154.38
13	—	379	175.00–185.00	181.49
27	—	567	140.00–151.00	144.93
2	—	735	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
5	—	440	146.00	146.00
5	—	534	135.00–136.00	135.40
5	—	483	140.00–148.00	143.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	125.00–130.00	126.63
8	—	436	150.00–160.00	156.17
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
19	—	535	140.00–149.00	145.13
8	—	574	130.00–140.00	133.35
8	—	320	162.50–175.00	167.35
10	—	477	145.00–156.00	151.83
1	—	630	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	170.00–175.00	172.44
8	—	412	181.00–190.00	185.85
2	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	830	132.50	132.50
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
23	—	680	139.00–146.00	142.68
7	—	557	162.00–167.00	163.71
4	—	724	138.00–142.00	138.97
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
25	—	521	163.00–175.00	170.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	154.00–165.00	162.80
1	—	690	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	42.00–45.00	43.99
11	—	998	50.00–56.00	53.76
1	—	950	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,006	55.00–59.00	57.74
4	—	1,101	67.00–69.00	68.00
25	—	1,175	60.00–66.00	62.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	54.00–56.00	54.97
4	—	1,423	66.00–68.00	66.47
18	—	1,403	58.00–64.00	61.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	80.00–88.00	84.37
2	—	1,623	74.00–78.00	76.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	525.00–715.00	609.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	600.00–810.00	718.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	310.00–480.00	398.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–600.00	583.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	575.00–875.00	742.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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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