Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter classes 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.41/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$156.41

97 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$13.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	159.56	843	70
Medium and Large 2	481	148.40	713	25
Medium and Large 3	420	146.31	615	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about $228 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 sale97 hd

156.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,728 hd

154.41

+2.00

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	1,443	89.90	1,297	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	70.82	801	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	68.00	891	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	61.28	616	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$858	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$720	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$548	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$365	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$275	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,075	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	164.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	172.45/cwt	165.00–177.50	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.50	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	184.51/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	187.20/cwt	182.50–190.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.17/cwt	161.00–172.50	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	191.25/cwt	191.00–192.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	212.34/cwt	207.50–217.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	127.53/cwt	127.53–127.53	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.66/cwt	152.50–162.50	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	193.16/cwt	190.00–197.50	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	174.70/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	179.89/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	208.91/cwt	203.00–217.50	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.35/cwt	186.00–188.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	193.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.82/cwt	169.00–179.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	63.63/cwt	60.00–67.00	660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	72.87/cwt	71.00–75.00	872	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	90.55/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,209	7
Bulls	—	—	1,515	82.67/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,252	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	931.67/head	800.00–1,020.00	932	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	365.00/head	365.00–365.00	365	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	600.00–800.00	725	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	957.50/head	850.00–1,030.00	958	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,133	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	448.75/head	375.00–545.00	449	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.56/head	550.00–785.00	636	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	656.50/head	600.00–770.00	657	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	795.00/head	675.00–925.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	186.57/cwt	182.00–190.00	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	167.53/cwt	162.50–175.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.33/cwt	192.50–200.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.77/cwt	157.00–162.50	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	160.53/cwt	157.50–162.50	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	144.49/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.12/cwt	138.00–147.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.03/cwt	143.00–149.00	975	5

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 803Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 99Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 73Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago : Slaughter classes 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	160.00–170.00	164.64
21	—	532	155.00–165.00	159.77
1	—	310	186.00	186.00
16	—	419	161.00–172.50	164.17
12	—	574	152.50–162.50	157.66
6	—	764	140.00–147.50	144.49
3	—	363	170.00–175.00	173.21
5	—	663	143.00–149.00	147.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.50	127.50
6	—	362	150.00–155.00	151.69
2	—	580	157.50	157.50
11	—	424	150.00–160.00	155.22
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	145.00–147.50	146.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	170.00	170.00
9	—	360	182.00–190.00	186.57
5	—	457	162.50–175.00	167.53
5	—	569	157.50–162.50	160.53
3	—	525	169.50	169.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	203.00–217.50	208.91
4	—	473	186.00–188.00	187.35
4	—	425	190.00–195.00	193.71
6	—	524	169.00–179.00	174.82
1	—	740	132.50	132.50
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
10	—	376	192.50–200.00	195.33
7	—	579	157.00–162.50	158.77
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
5	—	628	138.00–147.00	141.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	162.50	162.50
4	—	525	165.00–177.50	172.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	183.00–185.00	184.51
9	—	523	182.50–190.00	187.20
4	—	488	191.00–192.00	191.25
2	—	310	207.50–217.50	212.34
1	—	790	152.50	152.50
1	—	875	138.00	138.00
3	—	925	127.53	127.53
3	—	735	157.50	157.50
3	—	425	190.00–197.50	193.16
5	—	678	174.50–175.00	174.70
4	—	624	176.00–185.00	179.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	58.00–65.00	61.42
1	—	965	55.00	55.00
1	—	970	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	60.00–67.00	63.63
4	—	1,196	71.00–75.00	72.87
1	—	1,060	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	107.00	107.00
7	—	1,335	86.00–95.00	90.55
3	—	1,515	81.00–84.00	82.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	275.00	275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	365.00	365.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–1,020.00	931.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,030.00	957.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–785.00	635.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–800.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	375.00–545.00	448.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–770.00	656.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,133.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	675.00–925.00	795.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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