Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $235.73/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.26 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$235.73

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$48.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.76

vs AL average

−40.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	265.00	1,338	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	242.01	1,343	11thin
Medium and Large 3	534	216.07	1,154	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.93/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

235.73

—

AL average12 barns · 419 hd

254.49

−18.76

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−40.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−156.26

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	1,574	162.71	2,561	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	137.62	1,681	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	136.84	2,095	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	113.07	1,225	7thin

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)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,521	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,708	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$885	11

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 1	500–550	510	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	153.92/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	113.38/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,323	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	136.84/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	243.62/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	268.70/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	284.63/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	277.91/cwt	277.00–282.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	252.97/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	216.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	323.56/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	283.21/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,178	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	266.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	283.52/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	269.59/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,132	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	348.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	235.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	290.84/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	229.61/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	275.79/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	333.46/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	133.83/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,550	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	144.77/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,794	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	104.18/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,031	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	275.66/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,083	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	884.55/head	830.00–950.00	885	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,521.00/head	1,475.00–1,590.00	1,521	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 464Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	327.00–337.00	333.46
9	400–450	416	280.00–287.00	283.21
5	450–500	477	274.00–277.00	275.79
6	500–550	530	267.00–272.00	268.70
2	550–600	573	265.00–267.00	266.00
2	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	345.00–350.00	348.47
3	350–400	378	322.00–327.00	323.56
6	400–450	406	290.00–295.00	290.84
10	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	284.86
1	550–600	565	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	277.00–282.00	277.91
6	350–400	393	275.00–277.00	275.66
10	400–450	420	269.00–275.00	269.59
3	450–500	473	237.00–247.00	243.62
5	500–550	534	210.00–220.00	216.07
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
4	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	282.00–285.00	283.52
3	400–450	435	277.00	277.00
10	450–500	467	265.00–275.00	266.95
4	500–550	523	247.00–255.00	252.97
7	550–600	573	235.00–240.00	235.74
3	600–650	633	227.00–235.00	229.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	317.00	317.00
3	400–450	423	280.00–287.00	284.63
2	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	315.00–317.00	316.02
5	450–500	480	305.00–315.00	310.88
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,570	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,460	152.00–156.00	153.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	112.00–116.00	113.38
2	—	990	102.00–107.00	104.18
2	—	1,050	121.00–122.00	121.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	128.00	128.00
10	—	1,158	132.00–135.00	133.83
8	—	1,239	144.00–147.00	144.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	136.00–138.00	136.84

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	—	—	830.00–950.00	884.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,475.00–1,590.00	1,521.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle