Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $208.16/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$208.16

88 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$43.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	215.54	926	62
Medium and Large 2	460	196.06	901	20
Medium and Large 3	532	172.30	916	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.23/cwt here — about $10 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 sale88 hd

208.16

—

AL average14 barns · 1,471 hd

195.44

+12.72

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	2,103	117.15	2,464	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	96.00	1,574	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	95.59	1,192	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	88.01	868	13

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)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,281	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,619	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$937	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	204.03/cwt	202.00–207.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	215.08/cwt	214.00–216.00	882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	214.94/cwt	212.00–217.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	210.56/cwt	209.00–212.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	208.54/cwt	206.00–210.00	963	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	210.38/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	238.35/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.99/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	246.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	217.71/cwt	217.00–220.00	847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	232.10/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	222.07/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	229.65/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	192.40/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.22/cwt	225.00–229.00	961	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	250.07/cwt	247.00–257.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	84.62/cwt	82.00–85.00	885	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	91.96/cwt	87.00–93.00	843	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	86.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,178	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	100.63/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,228	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	96.21/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,163	7
Bulls	—	—	2,103	117.15/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,464	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,100	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,493.75/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,494	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.77/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,281	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	936.67/head	850.00–980.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	233.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	238.04/cwt	232.00–242.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,031	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	189.61/cwt	187.00–195.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.64/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 277Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 45Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
3	—	440	187.00–195.00	189.61
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	202.00–207.00	204.03
5	—	316	212.00–217.00	214.94
2	—	375	209.00–212.00	210.56
5	—	625	169.00–173.00	170.64
1	—	665	167.00	167.00
2	—	513	190.00–195.00	192.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	197.00	197.00
11	—	410	214.00–216.00	215.08
11	—	462	206.00–210.00	208.54
16	—	389	217.00–220.00	217.71
1	—	505	202.00	202.00
1	—	605	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	228.00	228.00
14	—	475	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	207.00–217.00	210.38
3	—	462	225.00–232.00	229.65
4	—	636	190.00–200.00	192.40
3	—	785	176.00	176.00
2	—	708	185.00–187.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	238.00–242.00	238.35
7	—	621	205.00–219.00	216.99
4	—	366	245.00–250.00	246.21
15	—	522	228.00–235.00	232.10
2	—	568	219.00–225.00	222.07
1	—	330	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	187.00	187.00
1	—	395	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	178.00–180.00	178.98
2	—	565	205.00	205.00
11	—	423	225.00–229.00	227.22
3	—	332	247.00–257.00	250.07
1	—	490	222.00	222.00
2	—	628	185.00–195.00	189.94
3	—	383	230.00–240.00	233.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	175.00–180.00	177.59
1	—	305	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	192.00	192.00
5	—	338	232.00–242.00	238.04
2	—	763	166.00–167.00	166.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	82.00–85.00	84.62
6	—	917	87.00–93.00	91.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	84.00–88.00	86.96
6	—	1,220	99.00–102.00	100.63
7	—	1,209	94.00–97.00	96.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,103	114.00–118.00	117.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,280.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,493.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–980.00	936.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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