Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $220.60/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −171.39 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$220.60

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$20.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs AL average

−26.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	225.49	1,251	17thin
Medium and Large 2	527	218.72	1,153	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	205.00	1,138	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.49/cwt here — about $113 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

220.60

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

223.21

−2.61

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−26.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−171.39

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	1,813	157.54	2,857	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	130.47	1,772	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	122.57	1,551	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	108.93	1,161	27

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)	—	$1,559	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,206	7

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	228.47/cwt	225.00–235.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.31/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	204.66/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	262.20/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	202.98/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	286.38/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	251.14/cwt	247.00–252.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	229.36/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	276.39/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	217.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	260.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	244.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	218.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,153	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	253.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	316.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	232.32/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,259	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	105.07/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,140	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,276	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,125	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,772	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	158.75/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,937	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,558.75/head	1,510.00–1,575.00	1,559	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,130.00–1,205.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	234.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	644	226.51/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,459	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,436	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	126.21/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,589	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	289.39/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	312.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	291.69/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	176.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	252.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	237.03/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.26/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	219.33/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	227.43/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	269.96/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	242.77/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	274.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	209.30/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,304	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	216.62/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	246.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	205.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,462	3

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 336Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 57Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 47Year ago 92

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	308	265.00–275.00	269.96
6	350–400	363	247.00–252.00	251.14
21	400–450	418	225.00–235.00	228.47
11	500–550	527	215.00–225.00	218.72
9	600–650	623	208.00–212.00	209.30
4	650–700	670	202.00–204.00	202.98
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	245.00–255.00	252.82
4	350–400	378	230.00–235.00	232.52
4	450–500	495	217.00	217.00
4	550–600	555	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	668	170.00–180.00	176.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	242.00–245.00	242.77
3	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	235.00–239.00	237.03
4	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
10	550–600	573	217.00–225.00	219.33
1	600–650	610	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	305.00–310.00	307.48
6	400–450	435	285.00–287.00	285.31
5	450–500	464	275.00–282.00	276.39
4	700–750	724	210.00–220.00	217.56
3	750–800	792	202.00–206.00	204.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	285.00–295.00	286.38
8	450–500	477	245.00–255.00	253.81
12	550–600	580	230.00–238.00	234.07
8	600–650	644	222.00–228.00	226.51
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
8	500–550	526	267.00–275.00	269.96
6	550–600	573	255.00–265.00	258.26
1	600–650	615	233.00	233.00
9	650–700	673	227.00–231.00	227.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	310.00–320.00	316.46
9	350–400	393	285.00–295.00	291.69
8	400–450	433	255.00–265.00	260.14
12	450–500	471	240.00–250.00	244.24
9	500–550	542	227.00–235.00	232.32
2	550–600	583	212.00–215.00	213.47
4	600–650	630	202.00	202.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	270.00–280.00	274.09
9	450–500	471	260.00–265.00	262.20
5	500–550	528	245.00–255.00	246.97
12	550–600	573	225.00–234.00	229.36
5	600–650	631	215.00–219.00	216.62
3	700–750	712	200.00–208.00	205.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	310.00–320.00	312.42
6	400–450	413	286.00–296.00	289.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	104.00–106.00	105.07
5	—	1,106	115.00–116.00	115.40
8	—	1,008	110.00–113.00	111.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	128.00–133.00	130.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	125.00–128.00	126.21
9	—	1,272	117.00–120.00	118.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,850	156.00–160.00	158.75
2	—	1,635	149.00	149.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,510.00–1,575.00	1,558.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,320.00	1,320.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,130.00–1,205.00	1,160.00

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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