Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.19/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −145.51 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$267.19

35 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	268.76	1,485	32
Medium and Large 3	528	250.41	1,322	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $163 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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.69, low $350.98, median $412.70 across 29 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 sale35 hd

267.19

—

AL average16 barns · 315 hd

267.33

−0.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−145.51

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	1,653	167.72	2,773	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	146.91	2,124	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	143.12	1,741	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	125.39	1,297	46

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)	—	$1,596	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,148	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,462	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$868	36

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,217	175.74/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,696	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	146.91/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	116.79/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,262	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	126.52/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,283	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	132.55/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,343	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	250.41/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	237.71/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	269.19/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	235.65/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,442	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	267.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,485	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	280.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	259.38/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.39/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,310	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	291.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.55/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.44/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,086	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	867.50/head	800.00–935.00	868	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,713	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,360.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,360	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,147.92/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,148	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	252.08/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,192	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	138.10/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,719	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,923	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	162.90/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	268.70/cwt	267.00–272.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	236.21/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,195	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	246.86/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	288.97/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,425	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	300.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.48/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	278.16/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	273.99/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 596Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 73Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 41Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	174.00–179.00	175.74
5	—	1,915	161.00–165.00	162.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,170	144.00–146.00	144.98
14	—	1,245	135.00–139.00	138.10
5	—	1,265	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	144.00–148.00	146.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,081	113.00–119.00	116.79
18	—	1,014	124.00–128.00	126.52
14	—	1,013	131.00–134.00	132.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	275.00–285.00	280.83
5	450–500	475	272.00	272.00
3	500–550	528	247.00–252.00	250.41
3	600–650	620	235.00–243.00	237.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	347.00–357.00	350.44
3	350–400	355	337.00	337.00
7	400–450	413	300.00–305.00	300.74
14	450–500	493	288.00–295.00	288.97
5	500–550	535	277.00–283.00	278.16
27	550–600	556	260.00–270.00	267.02
6	600–650	635	253.00–258.00	255.48
1	650–700	665	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
8	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	428	273.00–275.00	273.99
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
14	500–550	523	249.00–259.00	250.39
5	550–600	560	242.00	242.00
20	600–650	612	232.00–240.00	235.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	267.00–272.00	268.70
10	450–500	473	247.00–257.00	252.08
9	500–550	506	230.00–238.00	236.21
1	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	330.00–335.00	332.47
2	400–450	425	322.00–325.00	323.55
1	450–500	495	307.00	307.00
5	500–550	513	290.00–300.00	291.97
5	550–600	575	269.00–270.00	269.19
4	600–650	635	257.00–267.00	259.38
5	650–700	687	242.00–250.00	246.86
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	342.00	342.00
2	450–500	460	320.00–322.00	321.01
1	500–550	505	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00

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	36	—	—	800.00–935.00	867.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,712.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,147.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,360.00

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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Brundidge Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle