Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.25/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$160.25

105 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$21.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	163.65	833	53
Medium and Large 2	459	157.71	724	49
Medium and Large 3	522	141.67	739	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $94 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 sale105 hd

160.25

—

AL average15 barns · 1,255 hd

159.56

+0.69

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	1,652	98.25	1,623	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	76.73	834	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	71.50	1,074	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	59.97	623	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)	—	$834	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$647	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$871	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	475	155.92/cwt	149.00–163.00	741	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	160.40/cwt	157.00–167.50	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.69/cwt	162.50–172.50	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	148.86/cwt	147.50–151.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	168.16/cwt	167.00–170.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	175.63/cwt	173.00–177.50	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	178.53/cwt	177.50–180.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	203.33/cwt	202.50–205.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.83/cwt	185.00–200.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	197.53/cwt	195.00–202.50	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.08/cwt	171.00–177.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	216.45/cwt	215.00–218.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	157.60/cwt	152.50–160.00	971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	197.62/cwt	193.00–202.50	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	208.75/cwt	205.00–215.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	62.95/cwt	58.00–65.00	664	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	76.82/cwt	73.00–80.00	822	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	—	2,108	108.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	97.73/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	668.64/head	540.00–795.00	669	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	648.75/head	575.00–750.00	649	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.00/head	850.00–1,145.00	983	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	716.67/head	600.00–825.00	717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	184.22/cwt	180.00–187.50	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.49/cwt	167.00–176.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	161.80/cwt	157.50–164.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	187.23/cwt	184.00–190.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	513	173.34/cwt	173.00–174.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	166.81/cwt	165.00–170.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.67/cwt	157.50–172.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	187.07/cwt	181.00–190.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.94/cwt	147.50–159.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.64/cwt	142.50–155.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 352Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 62Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 64Year ago 10

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	149.00–163.00	155.92
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
11	—	427	155.00–165.00	162.05
9	—	368	162.50–172.50	168.69
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
4	—	518	147.50–159.00	152.94
3	—	573	142.50–155.00	146.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	157.00–167.50	160.40
11	—	468	165.00–175.00	169.69
7	—	614	147.50–151.00	148.86
5	—	533	167.00–170.00	168.16
5	—	367	173.00–177.50	175.63
3	—	685	131.00–139.00	136.03
3	—	313	177.50–180.00	178.53
8	—	426	171.00–177.00	174.08
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
2	—	725	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
3	—	513	173.00–174.00	173.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	147.50	147.50
1	—	550	132.50	132.50
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	173.00	173.00
1	—	625	158.00	158.00
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	202.50–205.00	203.33
7	—	472	185.00–200.00	187.83
5	—	438	195.00–202.50	197.53
1	—	680	176.00	176.00
2	—	310	215.00–218.00	216.45
1	—	510	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	167.50–170.00	168.79
8	—	616	152.50–160.00	157.60
2	—	843	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	695	158.00	158.00
3	—	368	193.00–202.50	197.62
3	—	322	205.00–215.00	208.75
6	—	488	180.00–187.50	184.22
6	—	530	167.00–176.00	171.49
8	—	424	181.00–190.00	187.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	145.00	145.00
2	—	448	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	157.50–164.00	161.80
4	—	379	184.00–190.00	187.23
7	—	415	165.00–170.00	166.81
3	—	478	157.50–172.50	162.67
2	—	625	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,055	58.00–65.00	62.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,070	73.00–80.00	76.82
1	—	1,075	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,380	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,108	106.00–111.00	108.42
4	—	1,553	94.00–101.00	97.73
1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–750.00	648.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	540.00–795.00	668.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,145.00	983.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–825.00	716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,025.00

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

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle