Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $215.29/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$215.29

107 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	218.50	1,315	8thin
Medium and Large 2	502	216.22	1,085	48
Medium and Large 3	455	213.92	973	51

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about $342 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

215.29

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

209.98

+5.31

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	1,673	112.58	1,883	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	86.14	1,105	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	82.00	1,214	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	74.85	791	25

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)	—	$1,595	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,405	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	488	245.88/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	235.92/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	260.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	243.73/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,060	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	234.24/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	259.04/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	213.80/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	242.39/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	223.44/cwt	222.00–225.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	214.75/cwt	212.00–220.00	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	225.42/cwt	225.00–229.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	219.52/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	187.05/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	205.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	208.89/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,186	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	86.14/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,105	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	67.51/cwt	65.00–70.00	670	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	80.62/cwt	79.00–82.00	893	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	106.64/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,595.00/head	1,525.00–1,685.00	1,595	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.71/head	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,086	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,405.00/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,405	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	257.23/cwt	252.00–262.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	269.44/cwt	267.00–275.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	231.59/cwt	225.00–235.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	171.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	236.82/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	207.30/cwt	205.00–212.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	221.02/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	230.42/cwt	230.00–232.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	231.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	754	9

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 464Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 128Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 116Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	488	245.00–247.00	245.88
4	—	558	232.00–235.00	234.24
11	—	530	235.00–242.00	236.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	232.00–240.00	235.92
7	—	374	255.00–265.00	260.58
11	—	435	242.00–252.00	243.73
7	—	324	267.00–275.00	269.44
2	—	533	217.00–225.00	221.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	165.00	165.00
11	—	605	165.00	165.00
6	—	393	240.00–250.00	244.97
4	—	330	252.00–262.00	257.23
6	—	425	225.00–235.00	231.59
14	—	574	170.00–180.00	171.48
3	—	467	205.00–212.00	207.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	257.00–260.00	259.04
1	—	615	232.00	232.00
1	—	595	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	260.00–262.00	260.99
2	—	425	255.00	255.00
1	—	475	247.00	247.00
2	—	518	238.00–247.00	242.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	213.00–215.00	213.80
2	—	610	205.00–207.00	205.99
9	—	427	225.00–229.00	225.42
9	—	467	215.00–225.00	219.52
2	—	738	182.00–192.00	187.05
11	—	568	207.00–212.00	208.89
5	—	364	230.00–232.00	230.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	488	210.00–212.00	211.02
4	—	370	222.00–225.00	223.44
12	—	432	212.00–220.00	214.75
9	—	531	200.00–210.00	205.60
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
2	—	635	192.00	192.00
9	—	326	230.00–235.00	231.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	229.00	229.00
6	—	605	219.00	219.00
1	—	715	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,283	84.00–88.00	86.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	992	65.00–70.00	67.51
14	—	1,108	79.00–82.00	80.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	106.00–108.00	106.64
1	—	1,720	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,775	118.00	118.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,525.00–1,685.00	1,595.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,405.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,240.00

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