Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.73/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$245.73

113 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	251.33	1,190	63
Medium and Large 2	473	240.63	1,139	38
Medium and Large 3	414	232.47	962	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $228 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 sale113 hd

245.73

—

AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd

240.51

+5.22

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	1,622	117.47	1,905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	110.60	1,554	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	100.00	1,665	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	95.71	1,059	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,450	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,189	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$842	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,430	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	—	414	233.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	326.36/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	275.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,019	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	226.33/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	278.04/cwt	272.00–280.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	237.96/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	310.97/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	231.24/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,228	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	201.96/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	296.63/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	309.21/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	291.62/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	324.10/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	283.53/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	259.91/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	336.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	321.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	271.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,445	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	294.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	283.43/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	95.91/cwt	94.00–98.00	997	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	108.90/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	84.94/cwt	82.00–86.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	103.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,188	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	118.79/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,744	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,487.50/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,488	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,188.89/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,189	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,450	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/head	725.00–900.00	842	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	263.18/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	310.98/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	290.95/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	321.75/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	305.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	200.10/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	242.90/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	263.96/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	242.13/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	251.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	991	7

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 397Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 88Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	230.00–235.00	233.76
6	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.40
2	—	515	195.00–205.00	200.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	270.00–280.00	275.39
11	—	575	233.00	233.00
3	—	342	295.00–300.00	296.63
7	—	408	257.00–267.00	259.91
12	—	468	245.00–250.00	247.43
17	—	513	240.00–244.00	242.13
2	—	608	223.00–224.00	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	225.00–227.00	226.33
4	—	343	272.00–280.00	278.04
3	—	480	237.00–240.00	237.96
12	—	531	227.00–237.00	231.24
2	—	670	199.00–205.00	201.96
7	—	429	240.00–247.00	242.90
7	—	394	250.00–260.00	251.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	325.00–332.00	326.36
9	—	533	270.00–280.00	271.07
4	—	470	280.00–287.00	283.43
1	—	295	360.00	360.00
7	—	424	310.00–317.00	310.98
8	—	394	320.00–322.00	321.75
4	—	566	262.00–270.00	263.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	225.00–230.00	226.65
4	—	525	240.00–250.00	245.10
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	260.06
2	—	390	287.00–295.00	290.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	272.00–275.00	273.51
7	—	434	290.00–300.00	294.20
8	—	536	260.00–265.00	263.18
10	—	394	305.00–315.00	305.97
1	—	705	204.00	204.00
1	—	615	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	217.00	217.00
7	—	417	305.00–312.00	310.97
6	—	630	239.00	239.00
2	—	508	270.00–272.00	271.00
8	—	336	335.00–345.00	336.28
7	—	365	320.00–330.00	321.55
1	—	580	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	307.00–310.00	309.21
2	—	335	310.00–315.00	312.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	290.00–300.00	291.62
7	—	438	317.00–327.00	324.10
4	—	525	282.00–285.00	283.53
5	—	565	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	94.00–98.00	95.91
3	—	1,098	82.00–86.00	84.94
4	—	1,146	100.00–105.00	103.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,435	108.00–110.00	108.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,970	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,468	118.00–120.00	118.79

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	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,487.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,188.89
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–900.00	841.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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