Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.75/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −124.94 against this barn's trailing median of $433.69.

Average price

$308.75

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$42.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs AL average

−2.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	328.00	1,656	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	312.32	1,758	6thin
Medium and Large 3	576	285.22	1,643	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.78/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.80, low $365.50, median $433.69 across 25 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

308.75

—

AL average13 barns · 120 hd

302.67

+6.08

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−2.01

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.69

−124.94

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	1,658	153.85	2,550	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	134.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	133.29	1,671	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	121.24	1,190	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,692	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$943	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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	550–600	570	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.97/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	335.98/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	252.99/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	268.75/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	312.32/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	329.65/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	238.46/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	244.86/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	147.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	133.40/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,614	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	155.67/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	345.95/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	282.12/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	380.88/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	285.22/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	248.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	296.46/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,230	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	161.58/cwt	160.00–163.00	3,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	125.85/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,155	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	323.61/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	318.53/cwt	315.00–322.00	981	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	943.08/head	900.00–980.00	943	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 282Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	375.00–382.00	380.88
2	350–400	375	348.00–350.00	348.97
2	400–450	438	335.00–337.00	335.98
2	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	315.05
2	500–550	515	295.00–300.00	297.45
1	550–600	570	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	329.83
1	500–550	525	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	397.00	397.00
2	350–400	358	365.00–375.00	369.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	342.00–350.00	345.95
5	450–500	470	328.00–332.00	329.65
6	550–600	563	310.00–317.00	312.32
8	600–650	626	267.00–269.00	268.75
16	650–700	672	250.00–257.00	252.99
14	700–750	737	244.00–246.00	244.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	317.00–327.00	323.61
4	450–500	483	310.00–315.00	312.56
5	550–600	576	282.00–286.00	285.22
2	650–700	685	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	505	328.00	328.00
7	600–650	611	280.00–285.00	282.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	290.00–295.00	293.35
2	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	279.82
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	237.00–240.00	238.46
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	295.00–298.00	296.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	315.00–322.00	318.53
3	450–500	463	247.00–250.00	248.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	140.00–141.00	140.34
2	—	1,395	120.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	1,210	132.00–137.00	133.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	124.00–128.00	125.85
7	—	1,036	114.00–119.00	117.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	145.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	1,575	154.00–157.00	155.67
2	—	2,115	160.00–163.00	161.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,812.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	900.00–980.00	943.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

Steers · 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