Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $249.07/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.92 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$249.07

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$51.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs AL average

−31.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	271.46	1,434	10thin
Medium and Large 2	554	246.16	1,364	17thin
Medium and Large 3	565	219.99	1,243	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.47/cwt here — about $191 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 sale33 hd

249.07

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

−8.64

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−142.92

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	1,901	141.93	2,698	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	119.48	1,499	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	112.11	1,250	11

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)	—	$1,688	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,611	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,103	33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	356.18/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	229.16/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	333.35/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	264.64/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	309.72/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,186	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	290.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,550	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	273.41/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	252.06/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	267.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	314.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	214.01/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	306.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	183.36/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,234	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	343.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	285.56/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.44/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	291.64/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	352.41/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	256.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,200	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	111.03/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,282	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	117.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,304	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	2,213	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	3,230	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,490.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,490	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,913	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,103.03/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,103	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	226.35/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	206.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	263.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	291.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	277.58/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	237.66/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	304.75/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	206.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	323.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	360.99/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	349.19/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	273.57/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,349	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	312.42/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	246.96/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	288.03/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.69/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.23/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	338.64/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,509	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 477Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	347.00–352.00	349.19
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	360	355.00–367.00	356.18
3	400–450	427	337.00–342.00	338.64
1	450–500	460	328.00	328.00
9	500–550	529	310.00–320.00	314.28
2	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	615	260.00–270.00	267.38
7	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	340.00–345.00	343.24
12	450–500	465	317.00–325.00	320.44
2	500–550	530	300.00–305.00	302.57
2	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	265.17
2	600–650	640	220.00–230.00	224.96
3	650–700	682	212.00–215.00	214.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	365.00–370.00	367.41
4	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	324.73
16	350–400	383	309.00–315.00	309.72
7	400–450	437	285.00–287.00	285.56
10	450–500	493	272.00–280.00	273.57
7	500–550	531	256.00–266.00	264.64
10	550–600	570	232.00–235.00	233.23
7	600–650	624	227.00–232.00	229.16
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	715	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	285.00–295.00	291.64
5	450–500	464	250.00–260.00	256.08
3	500–550	542	230.00–235.00	233.35
3	550–600	588	205.00–210.00	206.63
12	650–700	673	175.00–185.00	183.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	291.69
9	450–500	462	287.00–290.00	288.03
8	500–550	519	275.00–282.00	277.58
2	550–600	565	242.00–252.00	246.96
3	600–650	608	237.00–239.00	237.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	332.00–342.00	333.35
4	450–500	480	305.00–315.00	312.42
12	500–550	533	285.00–295.00	290.74
6	550–600	570	270.00–277.00	273.41
3	650–700	675	217.00–219.00	217.69
1	700–750	740	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	347.00–355.00	352.41
4	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	320.07
3	400–450	423	305.00–310.00	306.65
3	500–550	517	260.00–270.00	263.29
2	550–600	578	247.00–257.00	252.06
9	600–650	628	222.00–230.00	226.35
3	650–700	682	205.00–210.00	206.60
1	700–750	745	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	360.00–362.00	360.99
3	450–500	467	320.00–325.00	323.29
3	500–550	518	302.00–310.00	304.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	108.00–113.00	111.03
5	—	1,109	117.00–120.00	117.61
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	119.00–120.00	119.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	135.00–137.00	136.24
1	—	2,045	151.00	151.00
2	—	2,213	144.00–148.00	145.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,103.03

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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