Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 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 $216.30/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$216.30

66 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$29.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	229.91	963	26
Medium and Large 2	468	213.58	1,000	21
Medium and Large 3	450	200.66	902	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.26/cwt here — about $60 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 sale66 hd

216.30

—

AL average14 barns · 1,457 hd

217.46

−1.16

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	1,648	105.66	1,741	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	90.34	1,119	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	75.89	726	5thin

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)	—	$960	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	4thin

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 1	—	582	221.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	272.48/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	259.44/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	248.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	267.79/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,154	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	236.33/cwt	235.00–242.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	211.33/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	213.25/cwt	210.00–214.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	225.83/cwt	222.00–232.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	208.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	231.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	226.75/cwt	222.00–230.00	862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	245.28/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,165	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	257.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	265.98/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	206.47/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	182.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	164.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,099	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	791.67/head	775.00–800.00	792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	900.00–1,020.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	113.95/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,827	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	75.89/cwt	72.00–77.00	726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	95.93/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,345	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,046	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	84.36/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,054	8

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	582	220.00–230.00	221.39
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
2	—	415	265.00–267.00	265.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
3	—	372	270.00–277.00	272.48
2	—	420	257.00–262.00	259.44
3	—	625	205.00–210.00	208.39
7	—	534	230.00–240.00	231.42
14	—	475	242.00–250.00	245.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	240.00–250.00	248.13
6	—	372	257.00–260.00	257.51
5	—	582	175.00–185.00	182.97
5	—	670	160.00–170.00	164.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	247.00	247.00
1	—	360	272.00	272.00
1	—	630	235.00	235.00
3	—	485	257.00	257.00
14	—	431	260.00–269.00	267.79
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	246.00	246.00
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
1	—	770	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	235.00–242.00	236.33
2	—	345	247.00	247.00
5	—	433	222.00–232.00	225.83
7	—	480	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	210.00–212.00	211.33
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
3	—	563	200.00–205.00	201.72
7	—	380	222.00–230.00	226.75
6	—	515	205.00–208.00	206.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	200.00	200.00
3	—	655	160.00	160.00
10	—	379	210.00–214.00	213.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–800.00	791.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,020.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	100.00–105.00	102.70
2	—	1,603	112.00–116.00	113.95
1	—	1,765	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	72.00–77.00	75.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	95.00–98.00	95.93
14	—	1,150	90.00–92.00	90.96
8	—	1,249	82.00–86.00	84.36

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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