Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $205.98/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$205.98

55 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	220.50	1,042	4thin
Medium and Large 3	421	207.64	875	26
Medium and Large 2	542	201.94	1,094	25

One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale55 hd

205.98

—

AL average14 barns · 1,121 hd

201.29

+4.69

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	1,655	96.87	1,603	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	92.48	1,103	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	78.12	810	32

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)	—	$1,070	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$730	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	4thin

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	—	458	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	226.96/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	239.28/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,366	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	203.63/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	214.18/cwt	212.00–217.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	190.97/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	259.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	207.82/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	213.61/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,183	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	70.85/cwt	70.00–73.00	700	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.96/cwt	82.00–86.00	924	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.32/cwt	77.00–80.00	813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	92.48/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	101.83/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	91.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/head	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/head	720.00–750.00	730	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	248.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	263.52/cwt	262.00–265.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	237.03/cwt	232.00–242.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	238.52/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	223.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	192.99/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	218.65/cwt	218.00–220.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	198.04/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	3

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 383Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 83Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 43Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
2	—	513	232.00–237.00	234.49
3	—	422	250.00–255.00	251.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	212.00	212.00
5	—	474	225.00–230.00	226.96
1	—	680	189.00	189.00
4	—	391	245.00–250.00	248.79
4	—	325	262.00–265.00	263.52
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
4	—	443	235.00–242.00	238.52
2	—	628	195.00–201.00	198.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
2	—	688	160.00–170.00	164.95
2	—	393	232.00–242.00	237.03
2	—	438	220.00–227.00	223.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	239.00–242.00	239.28
3	—	545	247.00	247.00
5	—	683	202.00–210.00	203.63
3	—	415	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	254.00	254.00
1	—	480	262.00	262.00
1	—	625	240.00	240.00
2	—	785	194.00	194.00
1	—	355	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	187.00–195.00	190.97
6	—	361	257.00–260.00	259.49
1	—	440	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	212.00–217.00	214.18
13	—	419	210.00–212.00	210.96
2	—	565	180.00–187.00	183.47
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
3	—	530	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	207.00–212.00	207.82
6	—	477	212.00–217.00	213.61
4	—	670	180.00	180.00
3	—	628	185.00–190.00	188.32
3	—	573	192.00–195.00	192.99
3	—	440	218.00–220.00	218.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	219.00	219.00
3	—	460	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	988	70.00–73.00	70.85
10	—	1,100	82.00–86.00	83.96
12	—	1,025	77.00–80.00	79.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	92.00–93.00	92.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,733	101.00–103.00	101.83
4	—	1,620	90.00–94.00	91.85

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)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	720.00–750.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50

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

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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