Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 Higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $207.94/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$207.94

93 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$7.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	210.55	1,130	58
Medium and Large 2	517	203.70	1,052	25
Medium and Large 3	438	203.37	890	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.19/cwt here — about $240 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 sale93 hd

207.94

—

AL average16 barns · 1,402 hd

204.51

+3.43

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	1,398	101.54	1,420	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	102.00	1,306	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	98.28	1,239	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	86.04	941	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)	—	$1,165	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$970	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,135	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,026	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	580	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	218.30/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	198.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	233.32/cwt	233.00–234.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	226.36/cwt	225.00–229.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	209.65/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	200.55/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	197.67/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	201.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	209.93/cwt	202.00–212.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	227.64/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	237.83/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	223.77/cwt	223.00–225.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	165.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	198.52/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	209.49/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	210.85/cwt	207.00–215.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	92.73/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,148	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	78.47/cwt	75.00–80.00	879	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	96.37/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,000	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	86.87/cwt	85.00–90.00	962	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,420	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–950.00	875	4
Stock Cows	Small 3Fancy	—	—	910.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	910	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,142.00/head	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,142	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/head	900.00–1,075.00	970	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,165	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,342.50/head	1,235.00–1,450.00	1,343	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	218.04/cwt	215.00–222.00	946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	216.05/cwt	212.00–220.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	244.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	213.81/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,086	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	194.29/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	219.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	784	3

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 296Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	160.00–165.00	162.54
5	—	429	202.00–212.00	209.93
3	—	357	215.00–222.00	219.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	217.00–223.00	218.30
3	—	378	233.00–234.00	233.32
4	—	579	200.00–208.00	201.99
8	—	418	223.00–225.00	223.77
14	—	508	208.00–217.00	213.81
2	—	668	190.00–192.00	191.00
3	—	635	193.00–197.00	194.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	190.00–200.00	198.59
1	—	710	172.00	172.00
3	—	378	225.00–229.00	226.36
3	—	492	205.00–212.00	209.65
2	—	635	182.00	182.00
2	—	758	162.00–170.00	165.99
7	—	434	215.00–222.00	218.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	200.00–201.00	200.55
6	—	658	195.00–199.00	197.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	217.00	217.00
1	—	485	233.00	233.00
5	—	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	226.00–231.00	227.64
5	—	537	236.00–245.00	237.83
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	195.00–202.00	198.52
4	—	473	207.00–215.00	210.85
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	570	192.00	192.00
6	—	415	215.00	215.00
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
2	—	323	240.00–250.00	244.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	207.00–212.00	209.49
3	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.62
2	—	440	230.00	230.00
1	—	630	202.00	202.00
5	—	580	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	212.00–220.00	216.05
1	—	505	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	92.00–94.00	92.73
4	—	1,278	100.00–105.00	102.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,120	75.00–80.00	78.47
4	—	1,038	94.00–99.00	96.37
5	—	1,107	85.00–90.00	86.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	100.00–103.00	101.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–950.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,235.00–1,450.00	1,342.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,142.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,165.00

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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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