Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $216.30/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$216.30

111 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	221.73	1,123	33
Medium and Large 2	448	221.39	991	51
Medium and Large 3	488	200.02	976	27

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $147 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 sale111 hd

216.30

—

AL average16 barns · 1,683 hd

209.06

+7.23

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	1,659	101.76	1,688	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	87.08	1,142	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	75.72	814	28

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)	—	$1,030	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,165	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$475	8

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	193.72/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	232.99/cwt	232.00–235.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	219.66/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,158	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	226.96/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	229.54/cwt	225.00–232.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	230.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	222.80/cwt	217.00–225.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	181.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	250.81/cwt	250.50–253.00	1,457	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,361	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	260.61/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,123	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	267.49/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	257.93/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	232.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	247.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	197.41/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	218.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,077	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	72.70/cwt	70.00–75.00	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	65.30/cwt	65.00–67.00	795	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	83.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	860	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	83.42/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,195	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	91.27/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,072	7
Bulls	—	—	1,785	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	96.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,535	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,208	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	475.00/head	400.00–550.00	475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	700.00–800.00	750	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,030	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,213	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	246.94/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	255.85/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	239.51/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	217.62/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,016	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	225.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	981	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	193.71/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	258.45/cwt	255.00–262.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	211.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,037	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 406Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 70Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	192.00–197.00	193.72
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
9	—	361	230.00–235.00	230.57
10	—	467	217.00–223.00	217.62
24	—	434	225.00–230.00	225.98
4	—	541	210.00–215.00	211.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	232.00–235.00	232.99
2	—	560	212.00	212.00
22	—	527	219.00–224.00	219.66
6	—	463	225.00–228.00	226.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	225.00–232.00	229.54
7	—	369	217.00–225.00	222.80
9	—	568	180.00–188.00	181.81
3	—	655	170.00	170.00
3	—	532	192.00–197.00	193.71
2	—	488	210.00–215.00	212.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	250.00	250.00
8	—	431	257.00–267.00	260.61
6	—	374	267.00–270.00	267.49
1	—	560	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	581	250.50–253.00	250.81
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	510	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	189.00	189.00
2	—	430	235.00	235.00
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	391	257.00–265.00	257.93
6	—	620	195.00–202.00	197.41
6	—	420	242.00–252.00	246.94
4	—	658	185.00–190.00	187.51
3	—	533	220.00–230.00	223.38
6	—	477	235.00–240.00	238.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	230.00–237.00	232.31
2	—	690	165.00–175.00	170.04
7	—	376	240.00–250.00	247.03
2	—	493	215.00–222.00	218.52
4	—	335	255.00–262.00	258.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	255.00–260.00	255.85
4	—	518	237.00–242.00	239.51
1	—	565	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,045	70.00–75.00	72.70
6	—	1,217	65.00–67.00	65.30
12	—	1,030	80.00–85.00	83.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,432	82.00–86.00	83.42
7	—	1,174	89.00–94.00	91.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	105.00–110.00	107.65
6	—	1,587	95.00–100.00	96.75
1	—	1,840	120.00	120.00

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	8	—	—	400.00–550.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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