Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $238.40/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −153.59 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$238.40

25 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.81

vs AL average

−29.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	250.00	1,275	1thin
Medium and Large 2	526	240.47	1,265	21
Medium and Large 3	545	220.01	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about $75 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

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 sale25 hd

238.40

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

−11.81

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−29.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−153.59

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	1,824	157.35	2,869	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	124.02	1,646	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	119.97	1,776	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	111.60	1,220	32

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)	—	$1,838	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,467	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,085	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$939	5

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	257.81/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,119	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	302.12/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,462	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	237.64/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	243.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	273.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.73/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	303.39/cwt	300.00–307.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	242.53/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	275.09/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	248.03/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	255.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	246.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	278.70/cwt	272.00–282.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	286.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	246.09/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	130.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,716	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	123.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,593	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	105.58/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,128	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	112.31/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,301	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	164.47/cwt	161.00–166.00	3,187	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,838	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,486.11/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,486	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,013	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	939.00/head	925.00–960.00	939	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	178.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	117.14/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,260	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,776	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	115.12/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	256.91/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,182	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	253.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	234.72/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	282.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	266.68/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	283.80/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	309.39/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,321	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	290.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,483	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 400Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 39Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 55Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	478	280.00–290.00	282.38
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	588	265.00–272.00	266.68
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	683	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	750–800	770	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	305.08
3	350–400	365	285.00–290.00	286.62
8	400–450	430	270.00–280.00	273.53
7	450–500	471	250.00–260.00	255.64
3	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	246.70
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	780	180.00–190.00	185.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00–307.00	303.39
7	350–400	363	277.00–285.00	283.80
15	400–450	434	252.00–260.00	257.81
10	450–500	474	247.00–252.00	248.03
17	500–550	515	237.00–245.00	242.53
4	550–600	573	230.00–237.00	231.73
2	600–650	628	215.00–225.00	220.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	272.00–282.00	278.70
4	350–400	361	250.00–255.00	253.69
3	400–450	435	242.00–248.00	246.09
6	450–500	480	235.00–240.00	236.63
2	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	662	175.00–185.00	178.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	270.00–280.00	274.97
21	450–500	460	255.00–257.00	256.91
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	627	232.00–240.00	234.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	307.00–310.00	309.39
41	450–500	484	302.00–307.00	302.12
12	500–550	510	290.00–300.00	290.84
7	600–650	614	268.00–278.00	275.09
3	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	243.23
3	700–750	728	235.00–239.00	237.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	440	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	555	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,313	128.00–133.00	130.68
13	—	1,293	120.00–125.00	123.18
7	—	1,412	113.00–118.00	115.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,068	104.00–108.00	105.58
8	—	1,158	111.00–113.00	112.31
12	—	1,076	116.00–119.00	117.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	118.00–122.00	119.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,938	161.00–166.00	164.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,486.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,012.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	925.00–960.00	939.00

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

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Replacement Cattle