Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.27/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$177.27

68 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	181.27	838	45
Medium and Large 2	447	173.12	774	14thin
Medium and Large 3	408	163.77	668	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $170 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 sale68 hd

177.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,426 hd

166.97

+10.30

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	1,536	98.56	1,514	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	96.73	1,097	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,117	76.24	852	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$814	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$896	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$560	5

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	164.07/cwt	162.00–168.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.79/cwt	178.00–185.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	183.35/cwt	181.00–187.00	801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	176.50/cwt	176.00–178.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	183.62/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	204.30/cwt	203.00–212.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	193.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	217.63/cwt	215.00–218.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	197.76/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	170.49/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	168.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.13/cwt	195.00–201.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	891	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	76.97/cwt	74.00–79.00	917	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	104.84/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,817	3
Bulls	—	—	1,281	91.23/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,169	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	66.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	695	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.33/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	783.33/head	650.00–850.00	783	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	560.00/head	500.00–600.00	560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	814.29/head	725.00–850.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	149.62/cwt	145.00–152.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	183.59/cwt	180.00–187.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	227.04/cwt	225.00–229.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	183.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	185.51/cwt	185.00–187.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	170.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	192.06/cwt	187.00–197.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	614	4

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 250Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	172.00	172.00
2	—	668	166.00–167.00	166.49
3	—	577	182.00–187.00	183.62
1	—	505	194.00	194.00
1	—	485	197.00	197.00
3	—	335	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	223.00	223.00
7	—	476	203.00–212.00	204.30
4	—	578	192.00–196.00	193.01
2	—	623	187.00–190.00	188.51
8	—	444	215.00–218.00	217.63
4	—	540	197.00–198.00	197.76
2	—	723	169.00–172.00	170.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	157.00	157.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
2	—	333	167.00–175.00	170.91
4	—	373	162.00–167.00	164.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	162.00–168.00	164.07
3	—	380	178.00–185.00	182.79
2	—	535	162.00	162.00
1	—	680	157.00	157.00
4	—	326	185.00–187.00	185.51
1	—	635	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	437	181.00–187.00	183.35
4	—	541	176.00–178.00	176.50
3	—	567	170.00–175.00	173.32
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
2	—	665	163.00	163.00
6	—	355	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	179.00	179.00
4	—	576	167.00–172.00	168.29
1	—	655	167.00	167.00
2	—	468	180.00–187.00	183.59
6	—	430	187.00–197.00	192.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
2	—	475	195.00–201.00	198.13
3	—	425	202.00	202.00
2	—	338	225.00–229.00	227.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	145.00–152.00	149.62
2	—	478	160.00–170.00	164.97
3	—	377	180.00–190.00	183.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	80.00–85.00	82.62
5	—	1,192	74.00–79.00	76.97
3	—	1,045	65.00–70.00	66.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	99.00–100.00	99.48
2	—	1,138	93.00–95.00	93.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	104.00–107.00	104.84
4	—	1,281	90.00–94.00	91.23
1	—	1,965	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–850.00	814.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–850.00	783.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	500.00–600.00	560.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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