Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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 $213.75/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$213.75

67 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	221.26	1,103	9thin
Medium and Large 2	465	217.50	1,012	37
Medium and Large 3	411	203.95	838	21

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $265 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 sale67 hd

213.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,980 hd

210.47

+3.28

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	1,701	105.23	1,790	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	94.31	1,207	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	85.17	874	12

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)	—	$1,155	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$893	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$708	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	513	192.02/cwt	187.00–197.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	204.77/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	233.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	196.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	231.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	231.67/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	261.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	216.61/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	221.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	223.48/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	193.94/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	178.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	167.37/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.76/cwt	224.00–227.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	243.88/cwt	240.00–244.50	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	216.85/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	263.27/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	238.58/cwt	235.00–242.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	253.95/cwt	252.00–257.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	209.89/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	253.51/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	218.02/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	244.73/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	235.23/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/head	1,080.00–1,230.00	1,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.50/head	815.00–970.00	893	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	707.50/head	670.00–745.00	708	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	85.85/cwt	84.00–88.00	867	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	107.69/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	79.03/cwt	77.00–80.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,195	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	102.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,161	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	2

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 557Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 72Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 55Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	187.00–197.00	192.02
6	—	313	260.00–265.00	262.56
4	—	463	215.00–225.00	220.08
3	—	428	230.00–240.00	233.15
5	—	379	252.00–257.00	253.95
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	202.00–209.00	204.77
3	—	612	190.00–200.00	196.70
7	—	391	262.00–265.00	263.27
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
4	—	418	252.00–255.00	253.51
5	—	522	217.00–222.00	218.02
3	—	468	240.00–247.00	244.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	210.00–220.00	214.89
2	—	615	205.00–207.00	205.98
3	—	527	232.00–242.00	235.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	230.00–235.00	231.40
6	—	487	215.00–220.00	216.61
2	—	630	187.00	187.00
5	—	573	192.00–197.00	193.94
10	—	425	224.00–227.00	225.76
2	—	323	235.00–242.00	238.58
5	—	512	202.00–212.00	209.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	312	220.00–230.00	221.71
3	—	415	195.00	195.00
3	—	577	175.00–185.00	178.41
3	—	635	165.00–172.00	167.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	223.00–225.00	223.48
4	—	515	215.00–222.00	216.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	230.00–232.00	231.67
3	—	415	260.00–265.00	261.75
1	—	505	252.00	252.00
2	—	485	255.00–257.00	256.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	235.00	235.00
7	—	577	240.00–244.50	243.88

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	—	—	1,080.00–1,230.00	1,155.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	815.00–970.00	892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	670.00–745.00	707.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,603	106.00–111.00	107.69
1	—	1,525	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	84.00–88.00	85.85
3	—	1,130	77.00–80.00	79.03
2	—	925	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	90.00–95.00	92.65
3	—	1,215	101.00–106.00	102.61
2	—	1,350	86.00	86.00

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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