Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.09/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.90 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$229.09

49 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs AL average

−15.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	240.43	1,416	9thin
Medium and Large 2	564	234.34	1,322	15thin
Medium and Large 3	571	221.85	1,266	25

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $150 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 sale49 hd

229.09

—

AL average14 barns · 379 hd

230.36

−1.28

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−15.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−162.90

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	1,553	161.81	2,513	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	145.00	2,171	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	143.10	1,967	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	127.81	1,425	19

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)	—	$2,003	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,871	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,853	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	151.88/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,031	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	123.94/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,332	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	134.90/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,528	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	115.60/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	137.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	244.02/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	212.28/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	226.33/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	223.68/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	220.83/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,363	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	264.47/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	225.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	243.13/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	248.15/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	281.05/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,487	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	248.62/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	288.19/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	283.94/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,242.31/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,242	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,593.75/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	342.93/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	214.49/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	338.76/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	320.76/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,328	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,171	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	161.81/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	328.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	258.05/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	230.22/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	219.76/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,272	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	240.43/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	230.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	240.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,182	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	260.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	289.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	272.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,555	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 444Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 37Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	143.00–145.00	144.22
5	—	1,337	150.00–153.00	151.88
9	—	1,445	135.00–139.00	137.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	121.00–128.00	123.94
9	—	1,133	131.00–137.00	134.90
3	—	1,152	113.00–117.00	115.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	143.00–146.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	159.00–165.00	161.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	290.00–292.00	290.49
9	350–400	366	280.00–287.00	283.94
1	450–500	480	252.00	252.00
5	500–550	537	240.00–248.00	243.13
10	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	229.94
19	600–650	617	220.00–224.00	220.83
6	650–700	677	207.00–215.00	212.28
1	750–800	755	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	270.00–280.00	272.64
9	400–450	438	255.00–262.00	258.05
34	450–500	491	240.00–245.00	240.74
5	500–550	537	227.00–235.00	230.22
20	550–600	579	215.00–220.00	219.76
2	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	589	240.00–242.00	240.43
7	600–650	624	227.00–235.00	230.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	342.00–345.00	342.93
1	400–450	440	307.00	307.00
3	500–550	538	242.00–245.00	244.02
3	550–600	565	230.00–235.00	233.27
3	600–650	643	225.00–229.00	226.33
3	650–700	660	223.00–225.00	223.68
2	700–750	733	214.00–215.00	214.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	332.00–342.00	338.76
4	400–450	414	317.00–322.00	320.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	325.00–330.00	328.30
2	400–450	415	285.00–295.00	289.88
7	450–500	456	260.00–265.00	260.73
2	600–650	610	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	287.00–295.00	288.19
17	500–550	529	280.00–286.00	281.05
4	550–600	584	260.00–266.00	264.47
9	600–650	608	247.00–257.00	248.15
5	650–700	682	225.00–230.00	225.98
2	700–750	715	215.00–220.00	217.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	578	243.00–250.00	248.62
16	600–650	645	239.00	239.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,242.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,593.75

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle