Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.32/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$135.32

129 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	137.70	770	22
Medium and Large 3	410	135.66	556	45
Medium and Large 2	505	134.22	678	62

One grade step is worth $3.47/cwt here — about $93 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 sale129 hd

135.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,808 hd

140.90

−5.59

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	1,565	78.38	1,226	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,402	69.09	968	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	63.03	891	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	57.44	605	9thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$966	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$588	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$540	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	522	130.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	121.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	140.44/cwt	137.00–146.00	524	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	161.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	140.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	137.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	632	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.42/cwt	137.00–143.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.06/cwt	165.00–169.00	797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	170.11/cwt	169.00–177.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.43/cwt	182.00–186.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	171.11/cwt	170.00–177.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	160.66/cwt	158.00–162.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	185.66/cwt	183.00–187.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	167.00/cwt	165.00–172.00	725	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	198.94/cwt	196.00–202.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	57.44/cwt	55.00–60.00	605	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.03/cwt	62.00–64.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	68.11/cwt	65.00–69.00	961	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	80.90/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,371	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	974	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	540.00/head	530.00–550.00	540	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.63/head	900.00–975.00	966	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	587.50/head	500.00–675.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	145.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	174.69/cwt	170.00–177.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	159.23/cwt	157.00–165.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	164.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	177.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	131.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	679	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	149.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	700	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	134.44/cwt	127.00–137.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	193.35/cwt	192.00–197.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.92/cwt	140.00–146.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 588Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 58Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	128.00–135.00	130.90
21	—	461	135.00–140.00	137.12
3	—	615	127.00	127.00
3	—	567	127.00–128.00	127.66
2	—	695	127.00	127.00
14	—	415	140.00–146.00	140.92
4	—	760	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	115.00–125.00	121.20
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
30	—	373	137.00–146.00	140.44
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
8	—	434	127.00–137.00	134.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
8	—	535	137.00–143.00	138.42
1	—	410	148.00	148.00
8	—	619	134.00–137.00	134.37
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	391	155.00–165.00	161.06
6	—	625	134.00–138.00	136.02
8	—	579	140.00–147.00	140.86
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
6	—	332	170.00–177.00	171.11
3	—	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	165.00–169.00	166.06
7	—	438	169.00–177.00	170.11
1	—	555	152.00	152.00
3	—	720	130.00–138.00	132.70
3	—	368	182.00–186.00	183.43
3	—	667	138.00–139.00	138.34
3	—	537	158.00–162.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	145.00–150.00	148.32
3	—	407	183.00–187.00	185.66
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	363	196.00–202.00	198.94
3	—	520	153.00–155.00	153.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	165.00–172.00	167.00
8	—	534	144.00–150.00	145.45
7	—	481	157.00–165.00	159.23
5	—	358	175.00–185.00	177.07
4	—	583	135.00–140.00	136.20
7	—	611	131.00–135.00	131.60
4	—	319	192.00–197.00	193.35
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	583	125.00–132.00	128.55
3	—	308	170.00–177.00	174.69
8	—	379	160.00–167.00	164.44
18	—	435	155.00–157.00	156.02
24	—	470	145.00–155.00	149.04
1	—	620	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
9	—	1,054	55.00–60.00	57.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	62.00–64.00	63.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,411	65.00–69.00	68.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,695	79.00–82.00	80.90
5	—	1,350	70.00–75.00	72.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	530.00–550.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–975.00	965.63
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–675.00	587.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle