Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.81/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.17 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$227.81

49 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs AL average

−12.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	235.83	1,228	28
Medium and Large 2	557	219.30	1,222	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	211.68	1,147	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $81 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 sale49 hd

227.81

—

AL average9 barns · 340 hd

224.49

+3.32

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−12.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−164.17

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	1,498	160.51	2,404	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	138.36	2,052	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	134.25	1,648	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	121.85	1,312	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,708	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,461	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,296	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,532	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,092	18

Every lot, as filed

65 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	350–400	368	307.41/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	220.40/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,377	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	223.71/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	209.66/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	254.12/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	271.91/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	235.65/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	262.88/cwt	260.00–267.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	203.02/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	268.32/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	234.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	959	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	292.97/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	227.99/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	269.62/cwt	265.00–272.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	280.92/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	239.48/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	304.58/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	116.02/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,144	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	127.89/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,459	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,346	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	138.36/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	176.91/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,946	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,296.00/head	1,280.00–1,320.00	1,296	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,460	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,092	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.71/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,461	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,708.33/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	222.25/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	249.60/cwt	247.00–255.00	961	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	138.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	130.45/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	159.62/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	237.35/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,210	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	254.42/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	219.74/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	228.83/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	227.00/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	312.41/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	214.26/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	278.13/cwt	275.00–285.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 615Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	305.00–310.00	307.41
6	400–450	428	292.00–298.00	292.97
7	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	264.34
4	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	244.81
5	550–600	578	227.00–232.00	227.99
7	600–650	629	219.00–224.00	220.40
1	650–700	670	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	710	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	775	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	277.00–282.00	280.92
6	400–450	438	267.00–277.00	271.91
6	450–500	485	240.00–250.00	245.05
5	500–550	525	230.00–237.00	235.65
2	600–650	620	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	275.00–285.00	278.13
7	350–400	369	260.00–267.00	262.88
7	400–450	427	253.00–257.00	254.12
12	450–500	462	230.00–240.00	233.29
8	500–550	531	222.00–229.00	223.71
7	550–600	587	212.00–220.00	214.26
7	600–650	630	208.00–212.00	209.66
8	650–700	670	205.00–206.00	205.50
3	700–750	723	202.00–205.00	203.02
2	750–800	773	192.00–195.00	193.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	265.00–272.00	269.62
3	350–400	385	247.00–255.00	249.60
9	400–450	409	230.00–240.00	234.50
6	450–500	487	220.00–227.00	222.25
6	500–550	542	210.00–215.00	211.68
6	600–650	638	195.00–200.00	197.53
1	650–700	690	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	510	237.00–245.00	237.35
5	550–600	571	228.00–232.00	228.83
4	600–650	630	219.00–220.00	219.74
1	700–750	705	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	247.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	298.00–308.00	304.58
9	450–500	476	267.00–270.00	268.32
2	500–550	535	250.00–259.00	254.42
4	550–600	570	237.00–242.00	239.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	412	310.00–317.00	312.41
6	600–650	630	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	650–700	692	225.00–228.00	227.00
1	750–800	755	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	114.00–117.00	116.02
7	—	1,141	127.00–129.00	127.89
11	—	1,101	120.00–123.00	122.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	137.00–140.00	138.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	135.00–139.00	138.04
4	—	1,220	130.00–131.00	130.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,665	175.00–179.00	176.91
2	—	1,518	157.00–163.00	159.62

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,520.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,280.00–1,320.00	1,296.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,460.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,708.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.67

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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