Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.55/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$219.55

127 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	221.80	1,164	69
Medium and Large 2	492	218.49	1,074	48
Medium and Large 3	464	209.13	970	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $194 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 sale127 hd

219.55

—

AL average9 barns · 796 hd

216.67

+2.88

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	1,502	102.60	1,541	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	104.31	1,310	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	98.40	1,447	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	88.59	926	17

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)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$915	3thin

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 2	—	389	236.24/cwt	235.00–240.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.54/cwt	228.00–232.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	225.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	239.10/cwt	237.00–240.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	251.05/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	212.36/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,293	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	223.99/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	258.51/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	256.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	268.94/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	248.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	250.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	265.70/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	236.88/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	245.94/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	273.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	113.37/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	87.57/cwt	86.00–89.00	852	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,545	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	105.87/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	82.16/cwt	79.00–84.00	810	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	93.11/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,042	8
Bulls	—	—	1,453	100.90/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	99.53/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	875.00–995.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	230.85/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	224.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	220.31/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	214.69/cwt	210.00–217.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	214.15/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	179.49/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	246.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	209.78/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	257.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	221.04/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	216.77/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	229.81/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,048	25

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 486Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 46Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	235.00–240.00	236.24
5	—	420	228.00–232.00	229.54
2	—	695	175.00	175.00
2	—	775	160.00–170.00	165.06
12	—	537	210.00–215.00	214.15
19	—	474	217.00–225.00	221.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	220.00–227.00	225.30
4	—	438	210.00–220.00	215.03
2	—	680	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	237.00–240.00	239.10
20	—	609	207.00–213.00	212.36
4	—	518	223.00–227.00	223.99
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	758	175.00–184.00	179.49
9	—	567	215.00–217.00	216.77
1	—	355	242.00	242.00
25	—	456	229.00–234.00	229.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	232.00	232.00
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	245.00–252.00	251.05
8	—	411	258.00–262.00	258.51
1	—	345	280.00	280.00
2	—	625	232.00–242.00	236.88
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	252.00–260.00	256.04
5	—	422	267.00–277.00	268.94
3	—	617	247.00–250.00	248.01
3	—	565	250.00–252.00	250.68
3	—	472	265.00–267.00	265.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	260.00–265.00	263.36
2	—	488	242.00–250.00	245.94
5	—	341	270.00–280.00	273.93
2	—	418	255.00–260.00	257.46
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
1	—	515	235.00	235.00
3	—	582	218.00–225.00	220.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	185.00	185.00
2	—	465	200.00–210.00	205.05
3	—	423	210.00–217.00	214.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	227.00–237.00	230.85
6	—	522	220.00–227.00	224.56
6	—	378	245.00–255.00	246.61
3	—	567	207.00–215.00	209.78
4	—	338	255.00–265.00	257.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	111.00–115.00	113.37
4	—	1,273	105.00–108.00	105.87
7	—	1,280	98.00–102.00	99.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	86.00–89.00	87.57
5	—	986	79.00–84.00	82.16
8	—	1,119	90.00–94.00	93.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,545	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	100.00–102.00	100.90
1	—	1,600	106.00	106.00

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)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–995.00	915.00

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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Brundidge Stockyards

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