Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $210.55/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$210.55

96 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	220.17	1,064	6thin
Medium and Large 2	461	218.33	1,006	55
Medium and Large 3	491	196.67	965	35

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $99 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 sale96 hd

210.55

—

AL average13 barns · 1,348 hd

211.07

−0.52

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	1,548	106.91	1,654	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	88.46	1,142	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	78.80	836	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)	—	$1,590	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,131	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,022	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,393	30
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$596	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	365	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	255.39/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,096	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	227.30/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	207.24/cwt	205.00–212.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	238.54/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	193.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	212.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	154.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	199.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	229.65/cwt	227.00–232.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	225.36/cwt	222.00–227.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	232.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	899	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	225.42/cwt	221.00–230.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	203.22/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	188.27/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	268.24/cwt	265.00–270.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	244.02/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	200.73/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	268.65/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	255.61/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	272.76/cwt	272.00–278.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	262.01/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	243.45/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	268.07/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,035	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	247.02/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	262.30/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	224.61/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,404	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	71.62/cwt	70.00–74.00	773	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.00	914	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	78.11/cwt	76.00–79.00	798	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	86.06/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,100	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	92.22/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,209	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,848	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	103.81/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,469	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	596.00/head	500.00–680.00	596	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,242.86/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,243	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,590	10
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.91/head	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,071	11
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	935.00/head	900.00–970.00	935	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,554.55/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,555	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,376.92/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.17/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	280.75/cwt	277.00–285.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	260.23/cwt	255.00–262.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	242.38/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	268.37/cwt	265.00–272.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	775	1

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 483Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 93Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 81Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	277.00	277.00
2	—	520	245.00–249.00	247.02
6	—	417	260.00–267.00	262.30
2	—	625	221.00–228.00	224.61
1	—	555	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	250.00–257.00	255.39
4	—	530	237.00–240.00	238.54
1	—	630	212.00	212.00
7	—	386	267.00–275.00	268.07
2	—	555	237.00	237.00
2	—	325	277.00–285.00	280.75
1	—	705	188.00	188.00
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
3	—	460	240.00–247.00	242.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	222.00–230.00	227.30
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
2	—	583	200.00–210.00	205.02
4	—	371	255.00–262.00	260.23
2	—	328	265.00–272.00	268.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	170.00–180.00	175.08
9	—	432	205.00–212.00	207.24
5	—	665	150.00–160.00	154.09
6	—	475	195.00–205.00	199.95
4	—	325	227.00–232.00	229.65
3	—	367	222.00–227.00	225.36
4	—	564	187.00–192.00	188.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	243.00	243.00
1	—	505	211.00	211.00
3	—	575	207.00	207.00
1	—	315	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	190.00–195.00	193.37
6	—	457	210.00–217.00	212.35
22	—	387	230.00–240.00	232.32
10	—	418	221.00–230.00	225.42
2	—	743	175.00–185.00	179.98
8	—	540	202.00–207.00	203.22
4	—	563	197.00–202.00	200.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	265.00–270.00	268.24
2	—	543	240.00–248.00	244.02
5	—	434	250.00–257.00	255.61
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	225.00	225.00
6	—	443	267.00–272.00	268.65
2	—	460	267.00	267.00
8	—	366	272.00–278.00	272.76
2	—	633	236.00–240.00	237.98
4	—	518	260.00–264.00	262.01
2	—	578	242.00–245.00	243.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	246.00	246.00
1	—	515	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,080	70.00–74.00	71.62
9	—	1,076	83.00–87.00	84.93
7	—	1,022	76.00–79.00	78.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,278	82.00–87.00	86.06
7	—	1,311	90.00–93.00	92.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,415	103.00–106.00	103.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	500.00–680.00	596.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,242.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,070.91
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–970.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,554.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,129.17

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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