Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.45/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$155.45

92 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	160.56	792	56
Medium and Large 2	439	156.01	684	23
Medium and Large 3	568	132.43	753	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $39 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 sale92 hd

155.45

—

AL average16 barns · 1,613 hd

145.90

+9.55

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	1,653	84.05	1,389	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	67.71	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	56.15	607	31

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)	—	$858	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$744	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	583	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	149.89/cwt	147.00–154.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.31/cwt	177.00–181.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	202.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	182.04/cwt	177.00–187.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	193.31/cwt	190.00–197.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.19/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	172.29/cwt	167.00–175.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	144.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	197.40/cwt	192.00–200.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	46.79/cwt	45.00–50.00	485	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	84.05/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	61.84/cwt	58.00–63.00	677	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	53.84/cwt	52.00–55.00	593	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	66.50/cwt	65.00–67.00	740	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	72.55/cwt	72.00–73.00	844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.00/head	850.00–870.00	858	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	743.75/head	725.00–800.00	744	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/head	525.00–675.00	600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	666.67/head	600.00–700.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	168.59/cwt	165.00–172.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	150.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	791	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	166.17/cwt	165.00–174.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	162.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 588Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 55Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 127Year ago 51

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	140.00–144.00	141.99
2	—	310	170.00–175.00	172.46
7	—	482	147.00–154.00	149.89
10	—	416	155.00–160.00	158.41
2	—	383	160.00–166.00	162.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	690	119.00	119.00
5	—	334	145.00–155.00	150.93
4	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	179.00	179.00
27	—	490	161.50	161.50
8	—	408	165.00–174.00	166.17
12	—	517	150.00–159.00	156.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
3	—	472	177.00–181.00	178.31
3	—	370	200.00–207.00	202.46
6	—	428	182.00–192.00	186.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
2	—	620	152.00–155.00	153.46
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	145.00–150.00	147.54
4	—	375	190.00–197.00	193.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	152.00–157.00	154.42
2	—	328	177.00–187.00	182.04
3	—	605	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
12	—	468	160.00–165.00	164.19
4	—	564	142.00–150.00	144.04
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
12	—	523	150.00–157.00	150.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	167.00–175.00	172.29
6	—	385	192.00–200.00	197.40
4	—	440	180.00	180.00
4	—	340	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	165.00–172.00	168.59
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	715	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,037	45.00–50.00	46.79
16	—	1,095	58.00–63.00	61.84
7	—	1,101	52.00–55.00	53.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	65.00–67.00	66.50
2	—	1,163	72.00–73.00	72.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	82.00–86.00	84.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–870.00	858.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–800.00	743.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	525.00–675.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.67

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

Slaughter Cattle

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