Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $204.91/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −187.08 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$204.91

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.28

vs AL average

−35.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	224.98	1,271	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	214.39	1,218	5thin
Medium and Large 3	533	200.43	1,068	24

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $203 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 sale32 hd

204.91

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

218.19

−13.28

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−35.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−187.08

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	1,690	154.67	2,614	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	136.41	1,801	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	128.99	1,527	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	113.87	1,111	16

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,379	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,040	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,190	5

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 3	350–400	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	221.47/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	206.10/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	235.81/cwt	235.00–240.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	189.62/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	223.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	215.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	214.39/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	224.91/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	204.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,065	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	213.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.20/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	222.95/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	277.80/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	230.83/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,445	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	266.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	272.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	249.42/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	307.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	225.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,159	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	118.63/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,235	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	121.13/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	101.92/cwt	100.00–105.00	900	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	112.11/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,007	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	128.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,572	9
Bulls	—	—	1,580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	136.87/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,190	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	290.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	324.78/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	240.66/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,232	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	226.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	210.83/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,016	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	192.51/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	284.35/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,240	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 761Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 139Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 160Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	521	222.00–227.00	224.91
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	413	285.00–290.00	288.27
7	450–500	488	272.00–280.00	277.80
2	500–550	533	260.00–267.00	263.42
2	550–600	583	238.00–240.00	238.99
7	600–650	626	230.00–236.00	230.83
3	650–700	672	221.00–227.00	222.95
4	700–750	735	211.00–220.00	213.20
1	750–800	770	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	220.00–223.00	221.47
2	600–650	620	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	420	227.00	227.00
8	450–500	481	215.00–220.00	215.59
5	550–600	568	212.00–215.00	214.39
11	600–650	606	205.00–209.00	206.10
7	750–800	773	190.00–199.00	192.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	235.00–240.00	235.81
19	350–400	386	220.00–230.00	223.53
17	400–450	434	212.00–220.00	213.93
14	450–500	482	210.00–212.00	210.83
18	500–550	522	200.00–210.00	204.03
6	550–600	565	187.00–195.00	189.62
3	600–650	630	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	320.00–327.00	324.78
2	350–400	358	310.00–320.00	314.97
8	400–450	436	282.00–292.00	284.35
5	450–500	463	265.00–270.00	266.99
10	500–550	512	238.00–247.00	240.66
7	550–600	584	225.00–230.00	226.39
1	700–750	715	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	307.38
6	350–400	365	285.00–295.00	290.07
7	400–450	429	270.00–275.00	272.83
4	450–500	480	247.00–257.00	249.42
5	500–550	513	220.00–230.00	225.91
2	550–600	585	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,041	116.00–121.00	118.63
3	—	883	100.00–105.00	101.92
4	—	898	110.00–114.00	112.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	118.00–122.00	121.13
9	—	1,219	125.00–130.00	128.97
5	—	1,187	135.00–139.00	136.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,320	134.00–139.00	136.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,735	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,755	154.00	154.00

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)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,190.00

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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