Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.87/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.97 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$150.87

102 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	161.75	705	4thin
Medium and Large 2	474	152.42	723	70
Medium and Large 3	453	145.45	659	28

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $46 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 sale102 hd

150.87

—

AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd

141.87

+9.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−45.97

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	1,683	86.23	1,451	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	66.13	859	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,557	63.12	983	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	60.49	675	28

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)	—	$975	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$956	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$698	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,156	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	562	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	153.81/cwt	153.00–157.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	144.26/cwt	143.00–146.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.93/cwt	137.00–141.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	129.42/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.21/cwt	163.00–172.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	167.25/cwt	165.00–171.00	639	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	143.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.33/cwt	157.00–158.00	728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	627	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	63.12/cwt	62.00–64.00	983	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	71.41/cwt	71.00–74.00	843	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	48.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	66.49/cwt	65.00–67.00	727	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	64.81/cwt	60.00–68.00	861	28
Bulls	—	—	1,683	86.23/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.71/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,086	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.25/head	900.00–1,000.00	956	16
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	864.29/head	850.00–900.00	864	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	697.73/head	650.00–725.00	698	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,156.43/head	1,125.00–1,180.00	1,156	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	148.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	155.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	150.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	140.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.88/cwt	152.00–158.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.73/cwt	147.00–152.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	146.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	806	6

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 696Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 41Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 28Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	122.00–130.00	127.27
2	—	785	108.00–115.00	111.46
8	—	470	135.00–145.00	137.58
2	—	740	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
11	—	408	145.00–150.00	146.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.51
16	—	430	132.00–140.00	135.86
13	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	636	137.00–141.00	139.93
3	—	468	147.00–152.00	148.73
5	—	675	131.00	131.00
6	—	562	142.00–144.00	143.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	355	167.00	167.00
5	—	567	135.00–137.00	135.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	153.00–157.00	153.81
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
7	—	576	143.00–146.00	144.26
3	—	617	140.00–143.00	141.02
4	—	773	126.00–133.00	129.42
4	—	423	163.00–172.00	165.21
3	—	690	137.00	137.00
6	—	535	146.00–152.00	146.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	145.00–149.00	148.32
3	—	525	155.00	155.00
8	—	665	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
3	—	463	157.00–158.00	157.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	175.00–177.00	176.01
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
18	—	382	165.00–171.00	167.25
14	—	514	142.00–150.00	143.13
13	—	442	155.00–165.00	155.70
12	—	493	150.00–154.00	150.65
10	—	618	130.00–139.00	134.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	146.00–152.00	148.95
9	—	328	162.00–170.00	164.48
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
8	—	488	140.00–145.00	140.61
4	—	580	125.00–130.00	126.22
2	—	370	152.00–158.00	154.88
2	—	615	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,148	45.00–50.00	48.99
16	—	1,094	65.00–67.00	66.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,557	62.00–64.00	63.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	71.00–74.00	71.41
28	—	1,328	60.00–68.00	64.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	84.00–88.00	86.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	956.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–900.00	864.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	650.00–725.00	697.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,125.00–1,180.00	1,156.43

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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Bulls · 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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