Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $223.58/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −168.41 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$223.58

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs AL average

−36.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	242.00	1,392	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	218.73	1,179	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd

223.58

—

AL average14 barns · 495 hd

222.57

+1.01

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−36.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−168.41

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	1,563	135.51	2,118	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	128.49	1,927	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	124.69	1,796	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	108.51	1,230	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,819	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,361	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,093	14

Every lot, as filed

54 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	600–650	628	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	308.61/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	225.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	192.95/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	301.78/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	258.98/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	242.69/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	248.57/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	262.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	272.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	290.59/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	276.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,130	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	251.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	206.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,173	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	100.45/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	114.05/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,298	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,927	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	124.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,796	14
Bulls	—	—	1,563	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,118	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,092.50/head	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,093	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,680.00	1,600	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,561.54/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,562	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,910.00/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	230.35/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,329	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	286.58/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,241	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	243.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	303.35/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	225.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	313.56/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	236.05/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,029	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	219.64/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,160	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	224.63/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,060	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.40/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	247.97/cwt	247.00–252.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	215.30/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	278.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	870	4

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 409Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 83Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 72Year ago 26

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	313	272.00–280.00	278.05
5	350–400	367	247.00–252.00	247.97
19	400–450	436	235.00–242.00	236.05
15	450–500	472	222.00–230.00	224.63
15	500–550	528	218.00–222.00	219.64
4	550–600	580	210.00–217.00	215.30
2	600–650	628	200.00–202.00	200.98
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	220.00–230.00	225.84
12	400–450	413	210.00–220.00	214.97
4	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	620	190.00–195.00	192.95
3	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	758	175.00–178.00	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	307.00–312.00	308.61
5	450–500	474	257.00–267.00	258.98
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	590	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	633	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	750–800	785	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	300.00–307.00	301.78
3	450–500	457	280.00–290.00	283.36
11	500–550	531	260.00–267.00	262.47
5	550–600	582	247.00–255.00	248.57
7	600–650	607	237.00–247.00	242.69
4	650–700	660	225.00–230.00	227.52
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	302.00–310.00	303.35
9	400–450	433	285.00–290.00	286.58
5	450–500	457	270.00–275.00	272.99
6	500–550	522	240.00–250.00	243.42
9	550–600	577	227.00–237.00	230.35
2	600–650	623	210.00–217.00	213.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	312.00–322.00	313.56
9	350–400	383	285.00–295.00	290.59
8	400–450	409	270.00–280.00	276.19
6	450–500	482	250.00–255.00	251.57
4	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	225.30
3	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	206.51
6	600–650	638	195.00–200.00	197.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	99.00–102.00	100.45
16	—	1,138	112.00–117.00	114.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	127.00–129.00	128.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,440	122.00–128.00	124.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	135.00–136.00	135.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,092.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,500.00–1,680.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,561.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,910.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle