Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.70/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$255.70

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs AL average

−11.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	262.00	1,441	12thin
Medium and Large 3	550	236.82	1,303	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale16 hd

255.70

—

AL average12 barns · 501 hd

259.02

−3.31

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−11.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−136.28

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	1,376	152.11	2,094	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	136.38	2,046	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	134.75	1,543	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	119.90	1,330	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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	609	258.59/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	258.47/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	343.30/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	271.11/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	249.19/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,179	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	286.07/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	309.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	266.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	265.53/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	258.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.97/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	348.43/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	111.91/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,252	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	124.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,374	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	136.38/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,046	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,626	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	790.00–900.00	840	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	231.07/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	255.41/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	325.36/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	139.41/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,462	8
Bulls	—	—	1,345	156.19/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	291.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	323.44/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	314.85/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	301.31/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	248.56/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	319.16/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	346.39/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	253.49/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	331.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	292.44/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	281.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.68/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 329Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 98Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	375	342.00–347.00	343.30
10	400–450	427	330.00–340.00	331.94
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	528	290.00–297.00	291.68
5	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	281.96
5	600–650	609	257.00–265.00	258.59
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	320.86
7	450–500	472	297.00–307.00	301.31
3	500–550	532	260.00–270.00	266.65
2	600–650	630	245.00–252.00	248.56
1	650–700	675	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	376	290.00–297.00	292.44
12	450–500	466	267.00–277.00	271.11
6	500–550	535	264.00–267.00	265.53
6	550–600	565	255.00–262.00	258.47
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	310.00–317.00	314.85
6	400–450	425	252.00–257.00	255.41
12	450–500	473	245.00–252.00	249.19
2	500–550	525	240.00–245.00	242.57
2	550–600	575	227.00–235.00	231.07
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	363	310.00–312.00	310.98
5	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	291.91
2	600–650	608	252.00–255.00	253.49
6	650–700	657	240.00–242.00	241.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	360	347.00–355.00	348.43
5	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	309.86
8	550–600	591	285.00–294.00	286.07
2	600–650	623	260.00–262.00	260.97
7	650–700	676	250.00–260.00	258.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	322.00–327.00	325.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	344.00–354.00	346.39
10	450–500	468	322.00–329.00	323.44
12	500–550	524	318.00–320.00	319.16
3	550–600	575	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	108.00–113.00	111.91
7	—	1,104	123.00–128.00	124.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	136.00–137.00	136.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,155	139.00–140.00	139.41
8	—	1,095	132.00–135.00	133.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,145	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,345	154.00–158.00	156.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	790.00–900.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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 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

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