Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $270.83/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.87 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$270.83

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	285.00	1,582	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	277.65	1,483	12thin
Medium and Large 3	551	264.43	1,458	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd

270.83

—

AL average15 barns · 317 hd

276.37

−5.54

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−141.87

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	1,819	148.00	2,692	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	124.58	1,735	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	118.12	1,476	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	105.53	1,233	26

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)	—	$1,712	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,553	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,361	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,082	11

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	—	—	1,835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	120.31/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,456	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	111.99/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,522	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	124.58/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,735	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	106.10/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	305.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	331.10/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,245	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	285.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,345	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	345.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	263.42/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	265.31/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	338.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,456	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	237.10/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	271.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,160	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	311.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	247.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,153	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	316.54/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	319.64/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.40/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	371.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,247	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	193.49/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	312.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	346.01/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	300.67/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	291.98/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,968.00/head	1,830.00–2,175.00	1,968	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,361.36/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,361	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,455.00/head	1,395.00–1,495.00	1,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,552.50/head	1,525.00–1,580.00	1,553	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,081.82/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	238.31/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	97.26/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,142	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	112.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,325	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	302.82/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	274.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	302.56/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	363.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	234.13/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	285.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.83/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	358.60/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,320	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	222.05/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	277.65/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,483	12

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 397Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 27Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 52Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,875	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,690	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	118.00–121.00	120.31
5	—	1,359	109.00–114.00	111.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,393	122.00–128.00	124.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	105.00–107.00	106.10
8	—	1,174	96.00–98.00	97.26
9	—	1,180	111.00–113.00	112.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	481	295.00–305.00	302.56
3	550–600	565	270.00–272.00	271.32
4	650–700	673	237.00–240.00	238.52
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	345.00–347.00	346.01
4	450–500	485	318.00–325.00	319.64
3	500–550	542	300.00–302.00	300.67
6	600–650	623	260.00–267.00	263.40
3	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
5	550–600	574	285.00–290.00	285.99
1	600–650	605	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	300.00–310.00	305.67
5	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	274.26
6	400–450	433	235.00–245.00	238.31
8	450–500	483	225.00–230.00	227.56
4	500–550	515	215.00–220.00	217.48
2	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	312.00–320.00	316.54
10	350–400	358	290.00–295.00	291.98
9	400–450	428	270.00–280.00	271.08
12	450–500	466	240.00–250.00	247.48
7	500–550	516	235.00–240.00	237.10
2	600–650	633	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	650–700	678	212.00–220.00	216.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	360.00–370.00	363.58
4	300–350	315	332.00	332.00
5	350–400	357	300.00–307.00	302.82
1	500–550	505	262.00	262.00
8	550–600	573	241.00–246.00	242.83
4	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	661	227.00–237.00	234.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	340.00–350.00	345.85
10	350–400	376	327.00–337.00	331.10
11	400–450	420	310.00–320.00	311.92
24	450–500	471	280.00–290.00	285.47
8	500–550	534	260.00–267.00	265.31
7	550–600	571	240.00–280.00	263.42
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
10	300–350	336	365.00–375.00	371.07
11	350–400	368	355.00–365.00	358.60
11	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	338.72
4	450–500	459	310.00–320.00	312.48
12	500–550	534	277.00–285.00	277.65
3	600–650	625	245.00–250.00	246.64
2	650–700	688	217.00–227.00	222.05
2	750–800	768	190.00–197.00	193.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	452.00	452.00
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	232.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,830.00–2,175.00	1,968.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,395.00–1,495.00	1,455.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,580.00	1,552.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,361.36
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,081.82

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

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