Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.90/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.09 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$264.90

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.59

vs AL average

−11.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	264.90	1,364	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $332.14, median $391.99 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

264.90

—

AL average15 barns · 375 hd

255.31

+9.59

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−11.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−127.09

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	1,872	153.80	2,878	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	140.00	2,177	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	139.28	1,864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	124.72	1,376	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$843	15

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	600–650	630	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	351.16/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	327.39/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	335.79/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	232.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	136.66/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,897	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	143.22/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,810	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,177	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	124.72/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,376	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	146.04/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.02/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	296.36/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	290.01/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	309.44/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	283.65/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	258.97/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	313.27/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	273.48/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	282.41/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	843.00/head	815.00–875.00	843	15

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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 308Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	347.00–355.00	351.16
3	400–450	435	322.00–330.00	327.39
4	450–500	481	307.00–317.00	309.44
4	500–550	520	295.00–297.00	296.02
1	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	630	257.00	257.00
2	650–700	673	242.00–247.00	244.47
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	310.00–320.00	313.27
2	450–500	488	290.00–292.00	291.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	332.00–337.00	335.79
4	600–650	641	230.00–240.00	232.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	307.00	307.00
4	350–400	380	293.00–300.00	296.36
5	400–450	408	287.00–292.00	290.01
2	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	264.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	277.00–285.00	282.41
2	400–450	433	270.00–277.00	273.48
5	450–500	488	257.00–267.00	258.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–312.00	310.99
3	550–600	592	282.00–287.00	283.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	134.00–139.00	136.66
4	—	1,264	141.00–144.00	143.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	123.00–128.00	124.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	143.00–148.00	146.04
3	—	2,048	160.00–165.00	161.56

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	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	815.00–875.00	843.00

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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Brundidge Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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