Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher, on offering. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $250.28/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +53.44 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$250.28

108 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

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

$1.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	338	251.34	848	6thin
Medium and Large 2	401	250.94	1,005	52
Medium and Large 1	481	249.47	1,199	50

One grade step is worth $1.87/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale108 hd

250.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,256 hd

222.03

+28.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

+53.44

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	1,393	118.44	1,649	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	101.09	1,137	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,281	98.73	1,265	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	90.12	890	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)	—	$1,382	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,130	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$891	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,290	34

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	256.83/cwt	251.50–260.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.52/cwt	219.00–222.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	212.93/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,214	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	240.18/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	226.72/cwt	217.50–239.00	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	199.95/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	226.53/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	212.48/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	216.01/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.52/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	255.80/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	267.10/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	293.99/cwt	292.50–297.50	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	220.44/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	246.19/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,182	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	214.30/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	89.91/cwt	85.00–94.00	885	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	968	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	107.11/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	92.48/cwt	92.00–93.00	812	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	108.05/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,338	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	80.77/cwt	80.00–82.00	669	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	98.53/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,290	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	95.96/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,042	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	100.81/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,145	39
Bulls	—	—	1,545	131.51/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,329	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,397	109.36/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	538.33/head	400.00–570.00	538	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,015.00/head	845.00–1,125.00	1,015	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,381.58/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,452.27/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,452	22
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	685.00/head	650.00–720.00	685	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,145.31/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,145	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	913.64/head	750.00–1,050.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	244.96/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,014	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	256.11/cwt	250.00–265.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	230.57/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	274.56/cwt	252.50–285.00	895	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	225.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,031	6

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 401Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 32Year ago 21

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher, on offering. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	197.50	197.50
8	—	427	260.00–274.00	267.10
7	—	316	292.50–297.50	293.99
1	—	960	180.00	180.00
5	—	572	217.50–225.00	220.44
10	—	480	240.00–251.00	246.19
3	—	630	212.00–219.00	214.30
8	—	517	225.00–240.00	230.57
1	—	765	200.00	200.00
6	—	375	270.00–280.00	274.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	251.50–260.00	256.83
2	—	605	202.00	202.00
15	—	414	237.50–255.00	244.96
18	—	326	252.50–285.00	274.56
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
9	—	474	220.00–230.00	225.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	227.50	227.50
5	—	319	250.00–265.00	256.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	219.00–222.00	220.52
8	—	373	217.50–239.00	226.72
6	—	525	197.50–202.50	199.95
2	—	630	197.50	197.50
9	—	487	205.00–217.50	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	216.00	216.00
15	—	570	210.00–215.00	212.93
14	—	419	232.50–250.00	240.18
10	—	468	217.50–233.00	226.53
10	—	516	212.50–221.00	216.01
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	295.00	295.00
9	—	575	244.00–248.00	246.52
3	—	505	252.50–257.50	255.80
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	232.00	232.00
1	—	305	247.50	247.50
2	—	410	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	250.00–252.50	251.25
3	—	440	257.50	257.50
1	—	315	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	984	85.00–94.00	89.91
4	—	828	80.00–82.00	80.77
7	—	1,086	95.00–97.00	95.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,225	106.00–109.00	107.11
19	—	1,309	95.00–103.00	98.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	878	92.00–93.00	92.48
9	—	1,238	106.00–111.00	108.05
39	—	1,136	96.00–105.00	100.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	127.00–136.00	131.51
5	—	1,329	116.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	1,397	108.00–110.00	109.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	400.00–570.00	538.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–720.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	845.00–1,125.00	1,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,381.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	—	950.00–1,350.00	1,145.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,452.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	913.64

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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