Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $210.39/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$210.39

160 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$14.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	212.76	1,228	82
Medium and Large 2	541	209.12	1,132	69
Medium and Large 3	513	198.66	1,019	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.10/cwt here — about $209 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 sale160 hd

210.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,959 hd

216.79

−6.40

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	1,609	117.67	1,894	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	107.50	1,449	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	100.98	1,399	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	91.98	977	28

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)	—	$1,342	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,146	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$450	24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	195.23/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	187.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	201.03/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	217.90/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	203.14/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,351	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	256.31/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	239.35/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	212.89/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	222.40/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,492	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	262.04/cwt	261.00–264.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	210.62/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	209.37/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,294	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	240.85/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,366	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	235.85/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	255.45/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	243.60/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	249.81/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,214	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	227.96/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	233.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	225.48/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	93.41/cwt	93.00–96.00	914	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	107.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,449	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	96.32/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,452	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	87.74/cwt	85.00–90.00	961	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	99.95/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,096	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	107.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,310	11
Bulls	—	—	1,628	126.60/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,784	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/head	400.00–500.00	450	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,341.67/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,146.43/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	250.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	218.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	226.38/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	239.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	217.03/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	222.14/cwt	217.00–227.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	230.67/cwt	230.00–232.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	210.91/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,133	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	227.66/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	216.86/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,145	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	185.04/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	221.39/cwt	221.00–228.00	983	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	191.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,026	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 539Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 80Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 69Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	190.00–198.00	195.23
3	—	667	187.00–190.00	187.99
9	—	588	198.00–207.00	201.03
12	—	487	215.00–220.00	217.90
18	—	537	207.00–212.00	210.91
7	—	735	179.00–186.00	185.04
17	—	444	221.00–228.00	221.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	665	199.00–207.00	203.14
10	—	569	212.00–215.00	212.89
16	—	618	209.00–212.00	209.37
3	—	407	230.00–232.00	230.67
9	—	459	227.00–230.00	227.66
21	—	528	215.00–219.00	216.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	162.00	162.00
4	—	370	217.00–227.00	222.14
3	—	535	185.00–195.00	191.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	275.00	275.00
1	—	455	260.00	260.00
1	—	405	262.00	262.00
14	—	567	240.00–243.00	240.85
7	—	639	235.00–238.00	235.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	393	252.00–257.00	256.31
2	—	610	200.00–210.00	204.96
3	—	467	237.00–244.00	239.35
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	671	219.00–227.00	222.40
1	—	775	210.00	210.00
3	—	377	261.00–264.00	262.04
14	—	733	210.00–219.00	210.62
7	—	419	255.00–258.00	255.45
6	—	525	242.00–247.00	243.60
12	—	815	200.00	200.00
11	—	486	247.00–255.00	249.81
3	—	633	227.00–230.00	227.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	215.00	215.00
3	—	418	240.00–245.00	241.65
2	—	478	230.00–237.00	233.37
6	—	513	225.00–229.00	226.38
2	—	585	215.00–219.00	217.03
1	—	695	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	213.00	213.00
1	—	540	237.00	237.00
2	—	558	222.00–229.00	225.48
1	—	445	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	225.00–230.00	227.54
8	—	335	245.00–255.00	250.15
5	—	484	215.00–225.00	218.93
7	—	371	235.00–245.00	239.22
1	—	595	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	93.00–96.00	93.41
14	—	1,095	85.00–90.00	87.74
6	—	1,097	99.00–102.00	99.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	104.00–109.00	107.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,507	94.00–98.00	96.32
11	—	1,220	104.00–108.00	107.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	126.00–127.00	126.60
3	—	1,597	110.00–115.00	111.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,341.67
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,146.43

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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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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