Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.23/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$202.23

108 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	203.40	1,056	80
Medium and Large 2	458	199.43	914	24
Medium and Large 3	339	195.63	663	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $394 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 sale108 hd

202.23

—

AL average10 barns · 1,016 hd

202.29

−0.06

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	—	Low	1,391	96.03	1,336	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	92.02	1,104	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	89.33	1,295	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	77.63	815	15

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)	—	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,034	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,757	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	25

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	933	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.27/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,343	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	206.62/cwt	197.50–210.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	188.23/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	207.83/cwt	197.50–218.00	1,374	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	226.41/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	210.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	197.13/cwt	192.50–202.50	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	212.42/cwt	210.00–217.50	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	233.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.09/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,260	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	223.75/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,195	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	197.61/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,109	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	157.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	219.90/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,042	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,144	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	71.27/cwt	66.00–75.00	742	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	83.08/cwt	82.00–84.00	926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	84.35/cwt	82.00–87.00	905	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	102.21/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	92.12/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,334	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	79.83/cwt	78.00–82.00	821	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	85.31/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,260	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	92.34/cwt	89.50–96.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,321	96.27/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,272	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	390.00/head	350.00–450.00	390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.35/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,412	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,038	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	831.00/head	680.00–925.00	831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	916.67/head	850.00–950.00	917	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	645.56/head	600.00–680.00	646	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,119.17/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,119	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.57/head	780.00–1,025.00	884	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,757.14/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,757	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	232.21/cwt	229.00–240.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	203.29/cwt	196.50–210.00	976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	220.57/cwt	217.50–225.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	984	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	195.74/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,118	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	204.08/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,065	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	241.51/cwt	237.50–247.00	792	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	225.02/cwt	222.50–227.50	738	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 338Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 112Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 64Year ago 20

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
2	—	395	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	217.50	217.50
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
10	—	480	196.50–210.00	203.29
5	—	376	217.50–225.00	220.57
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
4	—	328	222.50–227.50	225.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
13	—	561	192.00–210.00	197.61
1	—	215	267.50	267.50
5	—	720	150.00–161.00	157.33
4	—	474	217.50–227.50	219.90
2	—	500	217.50	217.50
7	—	358	229.00–240.00	232.21
21	—	428	225.00–235.00	230.01
15	—	328	237.50–247.00	241.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	192.50	192.50
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	172.50	172.50
9	—	417	197.50–210.00	206.62
8	—	473	192.50–202.50	197.13
3	—	330	210.00–217.50	212.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	180.00	180.00
22	—	434	210.00–220.00	214.93
9	—	638	186.00–190.00	188.23
18	—	474	205.00–215.00	210.23
14	—	571	192.50–199.00	195.74
11	—	522	197.50–210.00	204.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	202.50	202.50
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	219.00	219.00
2	—	615	203.00	203.00
3	—	505	209.00	209.00
1	—	695	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	621	210.00–222.00	216.27
17	—	661	197.50–218.00	207.83
10	—	482	222.50–232.50	226.41
10	—	432	230.00–237.50	233.47
4	—	764	189.00	189.00
26	—	570	218.00–227.50	221.09
9	—	534	220.00–228.00	223.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,221	90.00–97.00	93.67
7	—	1,073	82.00–87.00	84.35
3	—	1,398	99.00–107.00	102.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	66.00–75.00	71.27
3	—	1,115	82.00–84.00	83.08
7	—	1,029	78.00–82.00	79.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	85.00–86.00	85.31
4	—	1,430	89.50–96.00	92.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	90.00–94.00	92.12
1	—	1,655	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,321	94.00–100.00	96.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	350.00–450.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	680.00–925.00	831.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–680.00	645.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	916.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,119.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	780.00–1,025.00	883.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,412.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,757.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,037.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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