Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.26/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$219.26

159 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

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

$9.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	391	224.88	879	39
Medium and Large 1	572	218.86	1,252	64
Medium and Large 2	506	215.81	1,092	56

One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale159 hd

219.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd

223.14

−3.88

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	—	Average	1,353	118.00	1,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	109.15	1,343	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	104.68	1,536	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	96.96	1,014	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,295	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$746	6

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	663	208.99/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	216.51/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,247	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.02/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	246.65/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	227.58/cwt	227.00–230.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	214.16/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	212.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,109	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.14/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,047	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,474	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	225.58/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	214.25/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,343	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	222.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	226.53/cwt	225.00–228.00	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	240.65/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	250.58/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	259.33/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	237.90/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	96.70/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,086	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	103.33/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,039	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	102.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,293	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,251	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	86.19/cwt	85.00–90.00	862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	662.50/head	625.00–700.00	663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	750.00–900.00	788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.00/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,295	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	224.38/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,140	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	267.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	216.28/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	240.38/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	254.16/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	234.62/cwt	232.00–237.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	219.66/cwt	217.00–222.00	923	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	237.05/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	253.46/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	209.60/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	238.92/cwt	235.00–242.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	235.54/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,015	7

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 439Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 43Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	207.00–210.00	208.99
17	—	576	216.00–219.00	216.51
22	—	627	212.00–216.00	214.25
13	—	526	220.00–230.00	222.39
7	—	431	235.00–239.00	235.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	205.00–209.00	207.02
5	—	421	227.00–230.00	227.58
21	—	523	210.00–216.00	212.03
19	—	478	217.00–225.00	219.14
2	—	670	200.00	200.00
2	—	378	232.00–237.00	234.62
5	—	567	209.00–210.00	209.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	210.00–217.00	214.16
14	—	373	225.00–228.00	226.53
13	—	420	217.00–222.00	219.66
7	—	316	235.00–242.00	238.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	246.00–249.00	246.65
21	—	632	230.00–240.00	233.30
9	—	674	222.00–230.00	225.58
2	—	725	210.00–220.00	215.03
9	—	581	240.00–243.00	240.65
8	—	464	249.00–255.00	250.58
4	—	435	257.00–267.00	259.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	232.00–239.00	237.90
3	—	435	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	225.00	225.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
1	—	305	300.00	300.00
1	—	425	267.00	267.00
1	—	380	297.00	297.00
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
2	—	470	250.00–257.00	253.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	219.00–220.00	219.50
12	—	508	223.00–231.00	224.38
4	—	366	260.00–270.00	267.37
3	—	632	215.00–219.00	216.28
10	—	439	253.00–257.00	254.16
4	—	460	232.00–242.00	237.05
1	—	745	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	200.00–210.00	206.71
3	—	438	237.00–247.00	240.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	95.00–98.00	96.70
7	—	1,006	102.00–105.00	103.33
4	—	1,000	85.00–90.00	86.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	104.00–105.00	104.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	100.00–104.00	102.58
6	—	1,338	115.00–118.00	116.06
10	—	1,148	108.00–110.00	108.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,295.00

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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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