Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower.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 $239.34/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.64 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$239.34

38 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs AL average

−33.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	248.04	1,384	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	244.49	1,328	23
Medium and Large 3	559	227.30	1,270	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $114 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 sale38 hd

239.34

—

AL average12 barns · 327 hd

249.72

−10.37

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−33.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−152.64

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	—	High	1,644	161.41	2,654	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	140.21	1,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	128.83	1,786	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	125.87	1,386	26

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)	—	$1,401	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,328	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	251.54/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,718	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	225.99/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	237.42/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,320	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	266.02/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	223.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	244.56/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	318.94/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	208.59/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,389	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	252.21/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	190.33/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	271.04/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	222.74/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,401	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	320.94/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	271.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	292.14/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,081	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.01/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,369	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	132.89/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,496	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	138.88/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,753	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	144.65/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	165.82/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,423.75/head	1,400.00–1,495.00	1,424	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,267.50/head	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,268	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	223.85/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	199.56/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	229.41/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	256.14/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,214	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	116.90/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,257	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	128.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	318.76/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	247.35/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	223.77/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	358.49/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.64/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	268.33/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	248.04/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	303.28/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	259.66/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	332.44/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	309.24/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	294.01/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	262.22/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,253	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	302.52/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,600	4

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 377Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	317.00–327.00	318.94
4	450–500	491	307.00–310.00	309.24
4	500–550	529	295.00–305.00	302.52
5	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	271.04
5	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
23	650–700	683	249.00–259.00	251.54
7	700–750	729	225.00–232.00	225.99
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	337.00	337.00
2	350–400	360	317.00–325.00	320.94
2	550–600	575	227.00–232.00	229.41
3	650–700	675	217.00–227.00	223.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	525	310.00–312.00	310.64
5	550–600	561	292.00–302.00	294.01
9	600–650	618	267.00–270.00	268.33
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	329.85
6	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	415	287.00	287.00
9	450–500	478	260.00–267.00	262.22
11	500–550	529	250.00–255.00	252.21
12	550–600	556	237.00–242.00	237.42
12	600–650	629	222.00–231.00	222.74
19	650–700	666	206.00–216.00	208.59
2	700–750	715	197.00	197.00
3	750–800	793	189.00–193.00	190.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	287.00–297.00	292.14
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	271.60
8	450–500	474	250.00–257.00	256.14
2	500–550	518	242.00–247.00	244.56
10	550–600	567	217.00–227.00	223.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	245.00–254.00	248.04
1	650–700	655	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	363	330.00–337.00	332.44
6	400–450	437	300.00–310.00	303.28
1	450–500	470	277.00	277.00
4	500–550	518	262.00–270.00	266.02
3	550–600	558	259.00–261.00	259.66
3	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	223.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	320.00–325.00	322.57
3	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
6	550–600	572	245.00–252.00	247.35
2	600–650	608	232.00–240.00	236.02
4	750–800	775	197.00–202.00	199.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	357.00–360.00	358.49
4	400–450	419	315.00–320.00	318.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,095	123.00–128.00	125.01
9	—	1,126	131.00–135.00	132.89
6	—	1,075	115.00–119.00	116.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,262	136.00–141.00	138.88
3	—	1,203	144.00–145.00	144.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	128.00–133.00	128.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	163.00–168.00	165.82
2	—	1,530	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,495.00	1,423.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,267.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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