Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.77/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$202.77

64 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$17.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	204.34	832	5thin
Medium and Large 1	498	202.91	1,010	58
Medium and Large 3	470	187.00	879	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.34/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale64 hd

202.77

—

AL average10 barns · 990 hd

198.24

+4.53

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	1,805	123.00	2,220	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	98.18	1,180	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,250	96.19	1,202	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	85.94	851	2thin

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)	—	$1,445	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,137	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,058	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	726	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	229.06/cwt	215.00–237.00	877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	204.40/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,136	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	248.97/cwt	247.00–250.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	223.63/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	223.41/cwt	217.00–230.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	218.36/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,138	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.83/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.60/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	208.36/cwt	205.00–212.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	242.74/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	214.10/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	230.52/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	210.75/cwt	205.00–213.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	196.49/cwt	196.00–197.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	198.19/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,066	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	85.94/cwt	85.00–87.00	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,220	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	100.33/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,294	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	95.30/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,175	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	93.35/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	103.99/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,318	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	95.66/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,121	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,136.67/head	1,130.00–1,150.00	1,137	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,057.50/head	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,058	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,037.50/head	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,568.75/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	212.14/cwt	210.00–217.00	925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	229.94/cwt	229.00–237.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	217.40/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	220.80/cwt	220.00–222.50	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	219.75/cwt	217.00–222.50	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.23/cwt	229.00–235.00	955	12

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 252Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 53Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 14Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	187.00	187.00
7	—	383	215.00–237.00	229.06
10	—	556	201.00–205.00	204.40
3	—	305	247.00–250.00	248.97
3	—	463	219.00–226.00	223.63
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
5	—	511	217.00–218.00	217.40
12	—	413	229.00–235.00	231.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	217.00–230.00	223.41
5	—	487	218.00	218.00
8	—	342	229.00–237.00	229.94
2	—	575	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	212.00	212.00
2	—	375	205.00–212.00	208.36
2	—	485	196.00–197.00	196.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	160.00–164.00	161.98
10	—	555	192.00–196.00	195.60
13	—	453	205.00–213.00	210.75
21	—	538	197.00–202.00	198.19
7	—	436	210.00–217.00	212.14
3	—	323	220.00–222.50	220.80
2	—	350	217.00–222.50	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	230.00–232.00	230.98
11	—	521	216.00–222.00	218.36
9	—	599	217.00	217.00
3	—	481	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	235.00	235.00
5	—	565	222.00–230.00	224.83
6	—	434	240.00–244.00	242.74
6	—	639	213.00–220.00	214.10
17	—	521	227.00–235.00	230.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,290	99.00–101.00	100.33
7	—	1,233	93.00–98.00	95.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	85.00–87.00	85.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	91.00–95.00	93.35
6	—	1,267	101.00–106.00	103.99
10	—	1,172	93.00–98.00	95.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	123.00	123.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,130.00–1,150.00	1,136.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,040.00–1,075.00	1,057.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,568.75

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

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