Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $207.19/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$207.19

81 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	210.38	948	28
Medium and Large 1	509	208.41	1,060	25
Medium and Large 3	413	202.92	838	28

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $110 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 sale81 hd

207.19

—

AL average13 barns · 1,356 hd

203.63

+3.57

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	1,628	104.79	1,706	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	90.30	1,247	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	81.31	847	19

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,119	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,509	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	226.34/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	172.11/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	204.10/cwt	200.00–207.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	212.85/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,034	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	200.77/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	216.89/cwt	215.00–220.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	221.02/cwt	219.00–225.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	237.57/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	224.15/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	230.74/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	196.55/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	213.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	235.84/cwt	232.00–242.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	214.65/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	193.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	196.26/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	82.68/cwt	80.00–84.00	878	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	92.34/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,286	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	74.03/cwt	72.00–75.00	688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	109.18/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,186	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,509.38/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,509	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,118.75/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,119	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–950.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	210.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	169.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	183.24/cwt	180.00–184.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	154.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	196.64/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	215.35/cwt	215.00–219.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	208.20/cwt	207.00–212.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	207.46/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,012	2

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 329Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 62Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 86Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	225.00–227.00	226.34
3	—	617	220.00–225.00	221.65
5	—	425	237.00–240.00	237.57
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
8	—	474	230.00–232.00	230.74
6	—	528	227.00–230.00	228.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
3	—	427	210.00–220.00	213.20
1	—	335	227.00	227.00
2	—	585	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	210.00	210.00
2	—	473	220.00–228.00	224.15
3	—	515	217.00	217.00
2	—	673	192.00–201.00	196.55
2	—	560	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	167.00–177.00	172.11
5	—	415	200.00–207.00	204.10
8	—	337	215.00–220.00	216.89
5	—	534	180.00–184.00	183.24
8	—	370	207.00–212.00	208.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	486	212.00–217.00	212.85
2	—	525	205.00–207.00	205.98
6	—	568	195.00–205.00	196.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	192.00–203.00	200.77
6	—	377	219.00–225.00	221.02
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
2	—	575	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	237.00	237.00
11	—	419	215.00–219.00	215.35
2	—	488	205.00–210.00	207.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	232.00–242.00	235.84
8	—	473	211.00–217.00	214.65
7	—	516	192.00–200.00	193.16
6	—	630	187.00	187.00
4	—	408	220.00–222.00	220.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	195.00–200.00	196.26
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
2	—	675	186.00	186.00
2	—	360	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	205.00–215.00	210.12
2	—	683	165.00–174.00	169.45
2	—	488	202.00–205.00	203.48
6	—	743	150.00–156.00	154.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,062	80.00–84.00	82.68
3	—	930	72.00–75.00	74.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,393	90.00–94.00	92.34
10	—	1,363	86.00–88.00	87.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	108.00–110.00	109.18
1	—	1,275	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,118.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–950.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,509.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle