Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

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 $158.17/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$158.17

78 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	160.98	935	53
Medium and Large 2	433	156.86	679	16thin
Medium and Large 3	390	144.01	561	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $373 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 sale78 hd

158.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,451 hd

154.01

+4.16

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	—	Low	1,802	94.33	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	91.74	1,178	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	68.85	744	6thin

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)	—	$913	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$525	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	152.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	192.26/cwt	192.00–194.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	162.14/cwt	161.50–164.00	1,026	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	191.81/cwt	183.00–193.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	179.24/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	155.31/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	178.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	165.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	188.96/cwt	186.00–192.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	189.71/cwt	187.00–195.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	725.00–825.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/head	450.00–600.00	525	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	800.00–950.00	913	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,231	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	88.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	97.41/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,339	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	75.64/cwt	74.00–77.00	995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	862	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	65.56/cwt	64.00–67.00	697	2

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 498Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 75Year ago 7

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	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
8	—	370	161.00–165.00	161.96
2	—	458	150.00–155.00	152.51
2	—	415	161.00	161.00
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	150.00–153.00	152.51
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	147.00–150.00	148.47
4	—	565	154.00	154.00
12	—	486	160.00–164.00	163.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	161.50–164.00	162.14
6	—	673	154.00–158.00	155.31
10	—	525	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	175.00–180.00	177.39
4	—	318	214.00–215.00	214.50
4	—	614	165.00–167.00	165.50
6	—	408	187.00–195.00	189.71
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	197.00	197.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	175.00–180.00	178.40
2	—	380	186.00–192.00	188.96
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
6	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.07
2	—	463	167.00–170.00	168.51
1	—	680	142.00	142.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	206.00	206.00
8	—	431	192.00–194.00	192.26
4	—	490	189.00	189.00
11	—	583	177.00–182.00	179.24
3	—	530	184.00	184.00
3	—	685	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	183.00–193.00	191.81
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–600.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–950.00	912.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	79.00	79.00
1	—	2,125	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,725	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,165	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,063	64.00–67.00	65.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	85.00–90.00	88.45
8	—	1,375	96.00–99.00	97.41
2	—	1,315	74.00–77.00	75.64

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

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