Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $224.59/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$224.59

32 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$25.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	235.99	1,131	6thin
Medium and Large 3	353	231.46	817	14thin
Medium and Large 2	563	210.87	1,187	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale32 hd

224.59

—

AL average8 barns · 553 hd

228.12

−3.54

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	1,240	104.93	1,301	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	104.00	1,222	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	84.07	879	9thin

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)	—	$1,147	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	283.48/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	292.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	162.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	240.75/cwt	237.00–247.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	235.48/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	236.86/cwt	235.00–242.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	223.54/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,146.67/head	1,100.00–1,240.00	1,147	3
Bulls	—	—	1,240	104.93/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	94.46/cwt	92.00–96.00	999	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	73.24/cwt	70.00–75.00	672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	84.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	982	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 177Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	267.00	267.00
4	—	408	280.00–287.00	283.48
5	—	358	290.00–300.00	292.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	277.00	277.00
2	—	313	280.00–290.00	285.12
2	—	580	220.00	220.00
1	—	470	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	220.00–227.00	223.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
1	—	530	227.00	227.00
3	—	787	162.00–165.00	162.99
2	—	575	225.00	225.00
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
4	—	414	235.00–242.00	236.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	185.00–190.00	187.57
11	—	315	237.00–247.00	240.75
1	—	415	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	222.00	222.00
1	—	370	252.00	252.00
4	—	470	235.00–237.00	235.48

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	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,240.00	1,146.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	104.00–106.00	104.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	92.00–96.00	94.46
3	—	917	70.00–75.00	73.24
3	—	1,162	83.00–88.00	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	104.00	104.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle