Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.30/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$153.30

78 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$22.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	164.32	798	16thin
Medium and Large 2	467	155.59	726	38
Medium and Large 3	489	142.31	696	24

One grade step is worth $22.01/cwt here — about $101 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

153.30

—

AL average14 barns · 1,073 hd

157.89

−4.59

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	1,585	100.50	1,592	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	85.51	954	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	82.95	1,133	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	71.27	786	23

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)	—	$1,105	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$835	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$950	9

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	541	144.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.69/cwt	170.00–172.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.36/cwt	166.00–167.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.55/cwt	170.00–172.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	199.56/cwt	199.00–201.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	178.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	161.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	188.70/cwt	187.00–194.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	182.09/cwt	180.00–187.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	171.00/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	196.33/cwt	195.00–197.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	201.06/cwt	200.00–202.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	167.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	206.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	57.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	548	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	76.60/cwt	75.00–78.00	900	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	69.98/cwt	67.00–71.00	723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	82.95/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	94.99/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,124	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	85.74/cwt	84.00–87.00	867	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	79.26/cwt	78.00–80.00	966	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	104.37/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,678	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.29/head	700.00–950.00	835	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,105.00/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,105	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	860.00/head	800.00–900.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	180.24/cwt	177.00–185.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	186.37/cwt	185.00–195.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	172.86/cwt	170.00–177.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	165.96/cwt	162.00–170.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	163.59/cwt	162.00–172.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	179.40/cwt	177.00–187.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	201.03/cwt	200.00–203.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	120.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	154.52/cwt	152.00–157.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	148.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	640	9

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 280Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 65Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	140.00–147.00	144.99
10	—	472	151.00–160.00	152.83
3	—	368	166.00–167.00	166.36
3	—	695	138.00	138.00
4	—	315	170.00–172.00	170.55
11	—	434	160.00–165.00	161.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	159.00–161.00	159.66
6	—	417	170.00–172.00	170.69
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
1	—	625	157.00	157.00
2	—	560	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	160.00–165.00	163.32
8	—	664	120.00–127.00	120.86
4	—	388	152.00–157.00	154.52
9	—	430	145.00–151.00	148.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	199.00–201.00	199.56
12	—	568	172.00–180.00	178.03
8	—	485	187.00–194.00	188.70
10	—	519	180.00–187.00	182.09
2	—	335	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	155.00	155.00
2	—	635	162.00	162.00
4	—	575	165.00–167.00	165.98
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	162.00–165.00	163.49
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
2	—	723	159.00–162.00	160.51
15	—	625	167.00–172.50	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	177.00	177.00
3	—	558	167.00–170.00	167.99
3	—	337	205.00–210.00	206.58
1	—	470	189.00	189.00
3	—	360	200.00–203.00	201.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	195.00–197.00	196.33
2	—	325	200.00–202.00	201.06
5	—	459	177.00–185.00	180.24
3	—	770	120.00	120.00
7	—	422	185.00–195.00	186.37
6	—	530	162.00–172.00	163.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	170.00–177.00	172.86
4	—	485	162.00–170.00	165.96
4	—	575	135.00–145.00	140.09
2	—	670	125.00	125.00
8	—	390	177.00–187.00	179.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	55.00–60.00	57.36
14	—	1,175	75.00–78.00	76.60
4	—	1,033	67.00–71.00	69.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	80.00–84.00	82.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	94.00–99.00	94.99
11	—	1,011	84.00–87.00	85.74
8	—	1,219	78.00–80.00	79.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	102.00–105.00	104.37
2	—	1,735	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,190	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	700.00–950.00	835.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00–900.00	860.00

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

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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