Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.66/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$185.66

74 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	413	193.49	800	10thin
Medium and Large 1	588	188.98	1,112	25
Medium and Large 2	564	181.52	1,025	39

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale74 hd

185.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

196.73

−11.07

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	1,646	109.41	1,801	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	88.27	981	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	85.54	1,273	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$703	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.98/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	172.68/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	156.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	190.36/cwt	187.00–192.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	239.12/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	193.95/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	190.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,109	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	180.24/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	161.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	198.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	218.61/cwt	212.00–222.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	201.72/cwt	200.00–207.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	169.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	203.90/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	211.31/cwt	210.00–212.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	209.11/cwt	207.00–215.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	765	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	224.29/cwt	219.00–227.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	207.50/cwt	202.00–210.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	738	146.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	193.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,114	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	702.50/head	675.00–785.00	703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	800.00–1,100.00	980	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	115.41/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,772	3
Bulls	—	—	2,120	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	2,549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	94.09/cwt	93.00–96.00	948	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	82.56/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,001	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	85.54/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	88.75/cwt	88.00–90.00	978	10

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 271Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 51Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 126Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	240.00–242.00	240.97
3	—	475	220.00–223.00	221.98
3	—	505	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	204.00	204.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	170.00–174.00	172.68
4	—	464	207.00–215.00	209.11
4	—	625	185.00–190.00	187.46
3	—	433	219.00–227.00	224.29
2	—	330	235.00–240.00	237.54
5	—	577	190.00–195.00	193.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	185.00–195.00	190.06
3	—	383	202.00–210.00	207.50
4	—	540	170.00–180.00	174.95
2	—	738	143.00–150.00	146.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	217.00	217.00
8	—	468	239.00–240.00	239.12
1	—	625	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
3	—	380	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	155.00–158.00	156.01
5	—	527	192.00–197.00	193.95
4	—	584	178.00–187.00	180.24
7	—	689	160.00–165.00	161.40
3	—	363	212.00–222.00	218.61
8	—	433	200.00–207.00	201.72
9	—	615	167.00–170.00	169.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	187.00–192.00	190.36
6	—	382	197.00–202.00	198.64
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	583	190.00–195.00	190.30
2	—	518	200.00–208.00	203.90
3	—	428	210.00–212.00	211.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	159.50	159.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–785.00	702.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	114.00–116.00	115.41
1	—	2,120	120.25	120.25
2	—	1,575	94.00–96.00	94.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,008	93.00–96.00	94.09
10	—	1,213	81.00–84.00	82.56
10	—	1,102	88.00–90.00	88.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	84.00–86.00	85.54

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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