Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.13/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$205.13

54 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	212.81	910	11thin
Medium and Large 2	418	209.86	878	19thin
Medium and Large 3	421	197.86	834	24

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $76 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 sale54 hd

205.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,540 hd

200.88

+4.25

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	1,731	106.50	1,844	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	104.00	1,529	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	93.25	1,166	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	83.66	879	37

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)	—	$1,198	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$895	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$744	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	533	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	181.05/cwt	177.00–187.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	190.22/cwt	187.00–195.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	207.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	207.24/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	208.56/cwt	207.00–212.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	213.57/cwt	212.00–217.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	214.98/cwt	212.00–217.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	214.99/cwt	214.00–217.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	191.03/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.79/cwt	222.00–230.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	206.32/cwt	205.00–207.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	229.18/cwt	227.00–236.00	885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	193.98/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	191.02/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	239.67/cwt	239.00–240.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	203.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	203.64/cwt	197.00–207.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	240.11/cwt	237.00–245.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	210.03/cwt	207.00–217.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	220.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	785	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	744.00/head	680.00–760.00	744	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,198.00/head	1,165.00–1,220.00	1,198	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/head	875.00–900.00	895	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,000.00	988	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	82.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	862	15
Bulls	—	—	1,760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,120	14
Bulls	—	—	1,775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	89.79/cwt	87.00–92.00	959	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	74.89/cwt	73.00–77.00	776	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	95.11/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,246	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	98.28/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,040	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 245Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 84Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 57

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	200.00–202.00	200.64
1	—	455	212.00	212.00
3	—	408	214.00–217.00	214.99
4	—	356	220.00–222.00	220.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	207.00–212.00	208.56
5	—	387	212.00–217.00	214.98
2	—	575	187.00–195.00	191.03
2	—	318	220.00–225.00	222.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	212.00–217.00	213.57
3	—	515	177.00	177.00
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
2	—	615	170.00–175.00	172.54
8	—	374	200.00–210.00	203.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	177.00–187.00	181.05
5	—	462	187.00–195.00	190.22
3	—	422	197.00–207.00	203.64
7	—	364	207.00–217.00	210.03
2	—	560	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	205.00–207.00	206.32
1	—	610	189.00	189.00
8	—	386	227.00–236.00	229.18
3	—	535	192.00–195.00	193.98
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
5	—	334	237.00–245.00	240.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	190.00–193.00	191.02
3	—	362	239.00–240.00	239.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	200.00–210.00	207.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	205.00–208.00	207.24
1	—	460	212.00	212.00
3	—	425	222.00–230.00	224.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	219.00	219.00
1	—	655	197.00	197.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	680.00–760.00	744.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,165.00–1,220.00	1,198.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–900.00	895.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,043	80.00–85.00	82.61
14	—	1,068	87.00–92.00	89.79
8	—	1,036	73.00–77.00	74.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,245	88.00–92.00	89.96
14	—	1,310	94.00–96.00	95.11
4	—	1,058	97.00–102.00	98.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,775	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,615	107.00	107.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle