Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $233.99/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −178.71 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$233.99

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$16.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	243.26	1,305	20
Medium and Large 3	549	226.57	1,243	25

One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

233.99

—

AL average16 barns · 347 hd

239.69

−5.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−178.71

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	1,660	151.00	2,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	125.06	1,577	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	120.06	1,939	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	113.46	1,226	20

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)	—	$1,493	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,439	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,856	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	236.84/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,336	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	212.82/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	256.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	234.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	213.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	237.89/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,137	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	238.23/cwt	235.00–245.00	996	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	247.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	193.52/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,153	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,171	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	241.48/cwt	240.00–247.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	304.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	233.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,202	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	218.68/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,281	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	202.06/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	215.77/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,031	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	125.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,577	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	116.92/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,283	11
Bulls	—	—	1,530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,492.86/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,493	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,470.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,470	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,097.50/head	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	110.83/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,111	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	259.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	234.52/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	287.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,092	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	202.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	330.64/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	225.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,210	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	291.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	268.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,295	6

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 262Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 11Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 8Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	482	267.00–277.00	268.61
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	267.00	267.00
10	350–400	379	255.00–260.00	256.95
24	400–450	418	235.00–245.00	238.23
8	450–500	476	230.00–235.00	234.36
7	500–550	536	225.00–230.00	225.68
4	550–600	585	222.00–225.00	223.51
4	600–650	633	212.00–220.00	213.93
2	650–700	668	192.00–195.00	193.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	257.00	257.00
5	350–400	360	240.00–247.00	241.48
5	450–500	478	215.00–217.00	215.77
14	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	555	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	233.00–236.00	234.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–332.00	330.64
10	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	307.47
15	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	274.87
5	450–500	474	255.00–265.00	259.05
12	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	247.54
8	550–600	564	235.00–240.00	236.84
12	600–650	628	212.00–217.00	212.82
4	650–700	663	200.00–210.00	202.47
3	700–750	732	190.00–192.00	190.64
2	750–800	763	185.00–190.00	187.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	304.19
17	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	287.45
17	450–500	478	235.00–240.00	237.89
13	500–550	514	230.00–235.00	233.85
12	550–600	586	217.00–227.00	218.68
7	600–650	627	200.00–207.00	202.06
3	650–700	683	190.00–192.00	190.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	291.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,261	120.00–126.00	125.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	106.00	106.00
11	—	1,097	115.00–119.00	116.92
6	—	1,002	110.00–111.00	110.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	118.00–122.00	120.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,770	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,625	138.00	138.00

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)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,492.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,097.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,470.00

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

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

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