Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $218.82/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$218.82

113 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	223.41	974	41
Medium and Large 1	579	217.42	1,259	64
Medium and Large 3	441	206.55	910	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $63 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 sale113 hd

218.82

—

AL average13 barns · 1,370 hd

221.98

−3.16

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	1,550	114.00	1,767	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	109.46	1,642	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	103.10	1,373	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	93.71	993	20

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)	—	$1,115	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$940	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$619	4thin

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	—	325	235.34/cwt	235.00–237.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	223.19/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	197.26/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	238.40/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	215.93/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	217.71/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	198.62/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	230.79/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	211.63/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	228.53/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	245.82/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	254.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	260.70/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	222.52/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,199	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	287.46/cwt	286.00–289.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	93.21/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,004	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	82.02/cwt	80.00–85.00	783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	104.09/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,127	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	112.04/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,425	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	103.96/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,400	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	109.46/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	96.70/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,845.00/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,845	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	618.75/head	525.00–650.00	619	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,115.00/head	1,115.00–1,115.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	244.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	217.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	240.38/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,055	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	212.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	233.05/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	270.19/cwt	265.00–272.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	214.32/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	207.86/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,409	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	215.56/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,227	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	218.84/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	234.61/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	225.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	956	15

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 536Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 83Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 51Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	325	235.00–237.00	235.34
5	—	472	220.00–224.00	223.19
3	—	625	195.00–202.00	197.26
7	—	529	207.00–215.00	211.63
15	—	424	225.00–232.00	225.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	195.00–202.00	198.62
1	—	590	192.00	192.00
5	—	376	210.00–217.00	212.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	483	230.00–233.00	230.79
3	—	613	213.00–215.00	214.32
22	—	678	204.00–211.00	207.86
14	—	569	215.00–217.00	215.56
9	—	536	218.00–226.00	218.84
5	—	441	234.00–237.00	234.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	235.00–239.00	238.40
3	—	723	210.00–219.00	215.93
11	—	605	235.00	235.00
10	—	663	223.00–230.00	228.53
10	—	420	257.00	257.00
7	—	536	243.00–248.00	245.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	756	216.00–218.00	217.71
2	—	615	239.00	239.00
1	—	565	248.00	248.00
7	—	510	250.00–255.00	254.24
6	—	855	199.00	199.00
1	—	440	267.00	267.00
1	—	330	292.00	292.00
7	—	464	259.00–261.00	260.70
6	—	910	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	685	215.00	215.00
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	229.00–230.00	229.67
3	—	565	225.00–226.00	225.33
4	—	335	286.00–289.00	287.46
2	—	605	223.00	223.00
4	—	465	240.00	240.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	210.00	210.00
8	—	539	215.00–225.00	222.52
12	—	439	237.00–245.00	240.38
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
5	—	461	227.00–237.00	233.05
4	—	324	265.00–272.00	270.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	240.00–250.00	244.40
1	—	585	207.00	207.00
5	—	469	210.00–220.00	217.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,077	90.00–95.00	93.21
3	—	955	80.00–85.00	82.02
4	—	1,083	103.00–108.00	104.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	110.00–113.00	112.04
6	—	1,347	103.00–106.00	103.96
5	—	1,349	96.00–98.00	96.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	108.00–111.00	109.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,845.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–650.00	618.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,115.00	1,115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

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