Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 5.00 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 $142.45/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.39 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$142.45

175 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$35.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	146.97	737	97
Medium and Large 2	486	137.83	670	75
Medium and Large 3	477	111.67	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.31/cwt here — about $204 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 sale175 hd

142.45

—

AL average16 barns · 1,252 hd

133.46

+8.99

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−54.39

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	1,676	86.45	1,449	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	63.33	776	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	62.72	718	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	53.28	549	16

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)	—	$699	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$552	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	576	143.35/cwt	138.00–147.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.96/cwt	142.00–149.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.99/cwt	141.00–150.00	599	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.27/cwt	139.00–142.50	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	135.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.41/cwt	145.00–157.50	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	94.90/cwt	85.00–105.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.40/cwt	114.00–115.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.73/cwt	153.00–160.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	155.87/cwt	155.00–157.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	857	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	143.20/cwt	138.00–145.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.94/cwt	165.00–168.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.22/cwt	124.00–126.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	52.86/cwt	49.00–56.00	541	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	57.77/cwt	57.00–58.00	607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	66.52/cwt	64.50–67.50	793	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	61.82/cwt	59.00–65.00	707	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,167	68.06/cwt	64.00–70.00	794	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	58.60/cwt	56.00–60.00	752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	85.88/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	82.30/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.25/head	570.00–775.00	666	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/head	900.00–1,000.00	967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	623.75/head	600.00–675.00	624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	750.00–800.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/head	350.00–500.00	400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.80/cwt	130.00–144.00	657	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.98/cwt	127.50–137.50	702	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	159.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	120.62/cwt	119.00–123.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.90/cwt	146.00–153.00	692	16

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 542Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 56Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 72Year ago 59

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 5.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	138.00–147.00	143.35
11	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.60
5	—	628	124.00–126.00	125.22
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	197.50	197.50
2	—	310	165.00	165.00
11	—	519	145.00–150.00	147.26
5	—	788	115.00–117.00	116.20
5	—	711	119.00–123.00	120.62
26	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.69
16	—	465	146.00–153.00	148.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	147.00–150.00	148.18
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
3	—	620	119.00	119.00
2	—	775	102.50	102.50
26	—	473	130.00–144.00	138.80
7	—	575	125.00–128.00	125.86
16	—	532	127.50–137.50	131.98
7	—	339	155.00–165.00	159.32
8	—	379	150.00–155.00	151.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	117.50	117.50
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
4	—	775	113.00–114.00	113.49
18	—	521	140.00–147.50	143.75
9	—	471	142.00–149.00	144.96
28	—	416	141.00–150.00	143.99
6	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.52
5	—	715	114.00–115.00	114.40
19	—	586	138.00–145.00	143.20
11	—	370	145.00–152.00	148.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	110.00–120.00	114.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	139.00–142.50	140.27
9	—	328	142.50–147.50	145.01
11	—	462	133.00–140.00	135.90
2	—	778	85.00–105.00	94.90
11	—	362	140.00–145.00	142.13
15	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	110.00–118.00	114.03
2	—	765	122.50	122.50
3	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.80
8	—	616	145.00–157.50	154.41
12	—	569	153.00–160.00	156.73
20	—	524	160.00–167.00	163.48
9	—	480	165.00–168.00	165.94
12	—	425	165.00–175.00	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	155.00–157.00	155.87
1	—	650	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
1	—	1,135	59.50	59.50
15	—	1,024	49.00–56.00	52.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	57.00–58.00	57.77
9	—	1,192	64.50–67.50	66.52
16	—	1,143	59.00–65.00	61.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	64.00–70.00	68.06
3	—	1,283	56.00–60.00	58.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	84.00–90.00	85.88
1	—	1,840	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,433	82.00–83.00	82.30

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)	8	—	—	570.00–775.00	666.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–675.00	623.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	350.00–500.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	966.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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