Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.33/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$224.33

107 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

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

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	404	227.19	917	6thin
Medium and Large 2	469	225.35	1,057	44
Medium and Large 1	582	223.24	1,299	57

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale107 hd

224.33

—

AL average11 barns · 1,630 hd

228.79

−4.46

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	1,397	126.00	1,760	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	107.34	1,302	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	103.00	1,370	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	90.80	1,077	27

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$777	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	485	212.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.61/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	224.27/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,094	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	231.31/cwt	230.00–238.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	222.10/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,410	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	211.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	251.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	227.45/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	230.29/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,315	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	240.09/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	215.49/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,172	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	292.84/cwt	287.00–295.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	271.52/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	242.14/cwt	237.00–245.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	225.68/cwt	220.00–227.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	219.34/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.06/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	213.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	242.69/cwt	239.00–248.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	193.43/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	258.54/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	248.64/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	212.97/cwt	207.00–215.00	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	630.00/head	540.00–720.00	630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	108.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	88.14/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,090	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	98.06/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,174	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	82.83/cwt	81.00–84.00	913	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 591Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 51Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	210.00–217.00	212.24
3	—	322	237.00–245.00	242.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	202.00–207.00	203.61
19	—	488	223.00–228.00	224.27
6	—	428	230.00–238.00	231.31
4	—	306	250.00–255.00	251.27
3	—	625	195.00	195.00
4	—	535	210.00–216.00	213.06
5	—	366	239.00–248.00	242.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	635	221.00–225.00	222.10
1	—	660	218.00	218.00
16	—	571	229.00–232.00	230.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	210.00–216.00	211.02
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	274.00	274.00
9	—	567	218.00–220.00	219.34
9	—	527	221.00–231.00	222.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	212.00–215.00	213.51
1	—	435	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	224.00–229.00	227.45
1	—	605	230.00	230.00
1	—	530	248.00	248.00
10	—	585	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	255.00	255.00
1	—	635	218.00	218.00
17	—	529	235.00–243.00	240.09
1	—	765	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	208.00	208.00
14	—	544	215.00–222.00	215.49
7	—	338	287.00–295.00	292.84
4	—	375	270.00–272.00	271.52
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
5	—	421	257.00–265.00	258.54
3	—	467	247.00–252.00	248.64
3	—	642	210.00–215.00	213.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	220.00–227.00	225.68
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
4	—	575	190.00	190.00
4	—	525	190.00–197.00	193.43
4	—	458	207.00–215.00	212.97

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	540.00–720.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,310	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,405	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	108.00–111.00	108.67
1	—	1,240	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,237	86.00–91.00	88.14
11	—	1,197	95.00–100.00	98.06
7	—	1,102	81.00–84.00	82.83

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle