Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $247.37/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +50.54 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$247.37

36 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$5.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	249.50	1,223	2thin
Medium and Large 2	431	248.96	1,074	22
Medium and Large 3	386	244.12	941	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.38/cwt here — about $281 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 sale36 hd

247.37

—

AL average16 barns · 988 hd

216.15

+31.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

+50.54

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	1,620	102.31	1,657	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	96.94	1,299	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	78.86	835	10

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)	—	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$957	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	465	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	254.56/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	262.97/cwt	262.00–267.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	224.54/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	204.57/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	213.59/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	224.68/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	241.91/cwt	240.00–246.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	245.66/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	250.19/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	234.02/cwt	231.00–237.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	236.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	254.16/cwt	252.00–260.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	272.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	246.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	240.30/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	224.68/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,184	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	957.14/head	925.00–1,000.00	957	7
Bulls	—	—	1,735	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	97.81/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	74.21/cwt	71.00–76.00	767	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	83.52/cwt	82.00–86.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	92.43/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,285	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	101.45/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,309	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 251Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 73

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	257.00	257.00
1	—	515	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	252.00–260.00	254.56
5	—	367	262.00–267.00	262.97
4	—	513	222.00–232.00	224.54
2	—	628	202.00–207.00	204.57
4	—	460	245.00–252.00	250.19
4	—	310	270.00–280.00	272.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
7	—	323	252.00–260.00	254.16
3	—	417	245.00–250.00	246.76
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	250.00–255.00	252.42
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	245.00–250.00	247.53
2	—	495	262.00	262.00
1	—	635	240.00	240.00
3	—	507	255.00–260.00	258.32
1	—	420	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	210.00–217.00	213.59
3	—	468	220.00–227.00	224.68
3	—	387	240.00–246.00	241.91
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
6	—	408	231.00–237.00	234.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	245.00–247.00	245.66
2	—	580	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	212.00	212.00
3	—	472	238.00–245.00	240.30
3	—	527	222.00–230.00	224.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	235.00–240.00	236.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	957.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	108.00–110.00	109.05
3	—	1,543	96.00–101.00	97.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	71.00–76.00	74.21
5	—	1,084	82.00–86.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	91.00–94.00	92.43
2	—	1,290	100.00–103.00	101.45

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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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle