Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.52/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.17 against this barn's trailing median of $433.69.

Average price

$285.52

12 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs AL average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	289.36	1,627	9thin
Medium and Large 3	567	274.00	1,553	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $75 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

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 sale12 hd

285.52

—

AL average11 barns · 148 hd

286.78

−1.26

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−18.87

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.69

−148.17

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	1,578	139.41	2,200	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	123.79	1,670	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	111.22	1,257	8thin

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)	—	$1,603	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,408	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,215	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,688	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$970	28

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	351.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	243.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	311.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,427	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	325.34/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	306.06/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	210.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	253.36/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,350	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	333.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	313.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	139.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	109.12/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,275	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	125.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,678	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,481.25/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,481	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/head	900.00–1,040.00	970	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,407.50/head	1,340.00–1,475.00	1,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,603.00/head	1,585.00–1,630.00	1,603	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.00/head	1,190.00–1,240.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	233.97/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	329.65/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	282.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	309.57/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	277.83/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	330.72/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	278.01/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	231.59/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	331.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	248.42/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	273.02/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,018	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 326Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 55Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 83Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	350.00–360.00	351.86
14	350–400	364	330.00–340.00	331.39
6	400–450	427	325.00–327.00	325.34
14	450–500	458	310.00–320.00	311.48
4	500–550	528	302.00–310.00	306.06
5	550–600	590	276.00	276.00
2	650–700	675	245.00–252.00	248.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	325.00–332.00	329.65
8	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	313.78
2	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	330.00–333.00	330.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	272.00–274.00	273.02
4	400–450	438	260.00–270.00	264.97
10	450–500	488	240.00–245.00	243.48
11	500–550	531	230.00–239.00	231.59
3	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	280.00–290.00	282.33
4	350–400	370	260.00–270.00	264.80
4	400–450	418	230.00–240.00	234.85
3	450–500	482	220.00–230.00	226.64
2	500–550	543	205.00–215.00	210.02
1	550–600	555	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	277.00–280.00	278.01
2	500–550	515	242.00	242.00
3	550–600	575	232.00–235.00	233.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	333.99
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
10	500–550	533	247.00–255.00	253.36
1	750–800	775	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	307.00–317.00	309.57
5	450–500	488	275.00–290.00	277.83
5	500–550	525	268.00	268.00
1	550–600	570	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	137.00–142.00	139.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	105.00–110.00	109.12
2	—	1,018	117.00–118.00	117.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	118.00–121.00	119.42
6	—	1,340	124.00–128.00	125.24

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	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,481.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	900.00–1,040.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,340.00–1,475.00	1,407.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,585.00–1,630.00	1,603.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,190.00–1,240.00	1,215.00

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

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