Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.04/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$220.04

98 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$11.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	222.64	1,222	47
Medium and Large 2	490	220.08	1,079	37
Medium and Large 3	424	211.20	896	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about $325 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 sale98 hd

220.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,956 hd

222.61

−2.57

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	1,592	114.40	1,821	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	95.18	1,136	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	93.26	1,402	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	86.24	938	23

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)	—	$1,413	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,188	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,449	25

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	215.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	206.54/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	212.59/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	225.55/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	231.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	218.30/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.56/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	229.05/cwt	227.00–231.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	236.51/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	225.85/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	256.44/cwt	255.00–258.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	214.97/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	250.29/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	258.51/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	229.51/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	219.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	241.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	226.51/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	272.31/cwt	270.00–277.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	293.95/cwt	292.00–296.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	989	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	93.26/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	93.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,150	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	82.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	883	11
Bulls	—	—	1,592	114.40/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,692.00/head	1,650.00–1,720.00	1,692	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,188	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,413	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	241.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	226.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	214.46/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	253.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	234.94/cwt	232.00–237.00	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	240.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	234.51/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	209.35/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	203.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	191.83/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	221.19/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,175	8

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 372Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 45Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 6Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	215.00–217.00	215.67
8	—	488	230.00–235.00	231.19
7	—	564	218.00–220.00	218.30
4	—	420	237.00–242.00	239.56
3	—	705	199.00	199.00
2	—	660	202.00	202.00
2	—	323	255.00–258.00	256.44
1	—	370	247.00	247.00
8	—	531	220.00–225.00	221.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	195.00	195.00
2	—	575	205.00–208.00	206.54
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
11	—	535	210.00–217.00	212.59
10	—	488	222.00–227.00	225.55
4	—	430	227.00–231.00	229.05
7	—	374	232.00–237.00	234.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	200.00–210.00	203.85
3	—	532	185.00–195.00	191.83
6	—	330	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	235.00–237.00	236.51
2	—	533	245.00–250.00	247.54
2	—	365	280.00–282.00	280.99
14	—	679	225.00–228.00	225.85
4	—	763	212.00–218.00	214.97
4	—	631	228.00–234.00	229.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	247.00–257.00	250.29
4	—	434	258.00–260.00	258.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	215.00–220.00	219.15
3	—	438	235.00–245.00	241.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	225.00–228.00	226.51
3	—	358	270.00–277.00	272.31
2	—	540	229.00	229.00
2	—	323	292.00–296.00	293.95
1	—	605	216.00	216.00
1	—	420	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	240.00–250.00	241.32
4	—	439	225.00–230.00	226.20
2	—	528	190.00–195.00	192.49
2	—	488	212.00–217.00	214.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	250.00–260.00	253.22
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
5	—	418	240.00–245.00	240.98
2	—	515	225.00	225.00
2	—	483	232.00–237.00	234.51
1	—	715	197.00	197.00
3	—	637	207.00–214.00	209.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
11	—	1,112	88.00–90.00	88.96
11	—	1,067	80.00–84.00	82.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	92.00–96.00	93.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	90.00–94.00	93.27
3	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	113.00–115.00	114.40

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,650.00–1,720.00	1,692.00

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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