Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $262.17/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.82 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$262.17

62 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$25.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs AL average

−21.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	267.97	1,437	36
Medium and Large 2	529	257.67	1,362	20
Medium and Large 3	542	242.32	1,313	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.65/cwt here — about $124 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

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 sale62 hd

262.17

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

251.52

+10.65

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−21.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−129.82

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	—	Average	1,663	152.35	2,534	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	127.67	1,881	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	121.02	1,532	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	113.75	1,213	6thin

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)	—	$1,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,018	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	271.23/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	284.10/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.54/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	271.90/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	185.22/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	242.32/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	277.77/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	355.24/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	235.49/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	281.21/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	328.63/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,581	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	333.36/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	263.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	298.36/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,364	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	281.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	226.91/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	218.80/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,490	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	123.81/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	117.54/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	109.20/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	160.90/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	147.67/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,206	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,018.18/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,018	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	285.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,351	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	318.90/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	369.44/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	298.30/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.85/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,356	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	311.21/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	270.79/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	260.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	279.76/cwt	277.00–282.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	215.23/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	352.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	324.76/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	284.01/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	258.16/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	303.33/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	272.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,424	24

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 190Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 50Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	277.00–282.00	279.76
6	350–400	383	267.00–277.00	271.90
6	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	260.05
6	500–550	542	237.00–245.00	242.32
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
9	650–700	666	185.00–187.00	185.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	307.00	307.00
4	350–400	376	282.00–290.00	284.10
4	400–450	413	280.00–282.00	281.01
7	450–500	491	270.00–279.00	271.23
16	500–550	520	257.00–265.00	260.85
4	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	244.93
3	600–650	612	230.00–235.00	231.65
4	650–700	658	210.00–217.00	215.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	302.00–307.00	303.33
11	400–450	425	290.00–302.00	297.54
3	450–500	458	282.00–285.00	284.01
24	500–550	522	270.00–280.00	272.88
12	550–600	565	253.00–260.00	258.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
12	450–500	490	332.00	332.00
2	500–550	520	320.00–325.00	322.48
10	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	764	234.00–240.00	235.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	352.00–357.00	355.24
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	529	280.00–285.00	281.21
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	377.00	377.00
2	400–450	428	330.00–337.00	333.36
22	450–500	481	325.00–329.00	328.63
2	500–550	513	295.00–300.00	297.51
4	550–600	580	277.00–280.00	277.77
8	600–650	628	265.00–275.00	269.94
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	366	295.00–302.00	298.30
9	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.58
3	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	263.38
5	600–650	626	222.00–230.00	226.91
4	650–700	681	215.00–220.00	218.80
1	700–750	740	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	350.00–360.00	352.62
3	350–400	377	322.00–330.00	324.76
8	400–450	430	310.00–315.00	311.21
12	450–500	457	295.00–305.00	298.36
3	500–550	527	280.00–285.00	281.61
5	550–600	563	268.00–275.00	270.79
2	600–650	610	245.00–247.00	245.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	367.00–377.00	369.44
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	433	317.00–325.00	318.90
2	450–500	458	310.00–312.00	310.99
3	500–550	510	290.00–295.00	291.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	127.00–129.00	127.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	123.00–127.00	123.81
4	—	1,275	117.00–118.00	117.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	115.00–117.00	116.03
2	—	1,030	106.00–112.00	109.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,848	160.00–162.00	160.90
4	—	1,494	143.00–149.00	147.67

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	11	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,018.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125.00

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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