Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold to 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.06/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$221.06

100 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	225.36	1,114	53
Medium and Large 2	464	219.04	1,017	37
Medium and Large 3	432	205.73	888	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $226 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 sale100 hd

221.06

—

AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd

222.88

−1.82

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	1,529	124.08	1,897	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	103.53	1,270	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	98.00	1,471	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	90.80	931	38

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,519	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,064	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$803	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,346	31
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,175	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	241.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	243.77/cwt	241.00–247.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	235.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	227.98/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	222.67/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	193.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	224.35/cwt	222.00–227.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	236.25/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	213.92/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	236.50/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,362	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	257.72/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	247.27/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	263.53/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	252.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	275.27/cwt	272.00–277.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	250.66/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	226.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	285.36/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	243.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	251.59/cwt	250.00–255.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.87/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	113.09/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,501	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	106.56/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,282	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	79.55/cwt	76.00–83.00	771	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	96.63/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,039	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,522	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	90.64/cwt	87.00–92.00	914	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	98.38/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,184	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,640.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,640	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,036.11/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,036	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,518.75/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,519	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	802.50/head	775.00–830.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,063.64/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,064	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	287.04/cwt	282.00–292.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	204.64/cwt	202.00–212.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	239.75/cwt	235.00–242.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	209.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	226.32/cwt	222.00–230.00	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	218.58/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	216.13/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,212	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	229.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	284.44/cwt	282.00–287.00	947	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 337Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 88Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 104Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	240.00–245.00	241.48
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
4	—	490	245.00–248.00	247.27
2	—	388	262.00–265.00	263.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	226.00	226.00
18	—	576	235.00–239.00	236.50
4	—	424	257.00–260.00	257.72
6	—	491	252.00–255.00	252.50
6	—	362	272.00–277.00	275.27
1	—	645	229.00	229.00
6	—	333	282.00–287.00	284.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	245.00	245.00
11	—	621	232.00–240.00	236.25
6	—	405	280.00	280.00
3	—	513	250.00–252.00	250.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	360	241.00–247.00	243.77
6	—	432	235.00–240.00	235.80
4	—	458	225.00–229.00	227.98
3	—	515	222.00–223.00	222.67
29	—	561	215.00–218.00	216.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	190.00–200.00	193.27
10	—	526	207.00–217.00	213.92
3	—	332	235.00–240.00	236.68
11	—	415	222.00–230.00	226.32
10	—	466	217.00–222.00	218.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	222.00–227.00	224.35
2	—	578	170.00–180.00	174.94
2	—	488	190.00–200.00	195.03
2	—	443	205.00–215.00	209.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	225.00–235.00	226.36
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
4	—	469	202.00–212.00	204.64
3	—	383	235.00–242.00	239.75
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	234.00	234.00
3	—	357	282.00–292.00	285.36
2	—	435	255.00–265.00	260.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	240.00–245.00	243.37
3	—	377	250.00–255.00	251.59
2	—	625	197.00–205.00	200.87
3	—	515	218.00	218.00
2	—	343	282.00–292.00	287.04
7	—	467	225.00–235.00	229.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	112.00–115.00	113.09
8	—	1,203	105.00–108.00	106.56
14	—	1,204	95.00–100.00	98.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	76.00–83.00	79.55
14	—	1,075	95.00–98.00	96.63
17	—	1,008	87.00–92.00	90.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,250	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,733	125.00–128.00	126.62

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)	3	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,518.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–830.00	802.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,063.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,036.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

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How this sale compares

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