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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 29

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 159▲ 304 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 19▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.42/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$118.42

83 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	129.61	624	25
Medium and Large 2	604	115.23	696	41
Medium and Large 3	509	109.66	559	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

118.42

—

AL average10 barns · 1,025 hd

122.74

−4.33

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	1,550	72.99	1,131	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	56.27	743	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	47.77	505	23

Every lot

43 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	149.16/cwt	148.00–151.00	616	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	145.44/cwt	143.00–148.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	146.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	140.79/cwt	139.00–144.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	134.68/cwt	134.00–136.00	855	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	133.28/cwt	133.00–134.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	687	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	933	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	138.73/cwt	138.00–141.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	118.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	131.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	112.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	119.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	641	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	117.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	714	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	747	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	148.78/cwt	146.00–150.00	350	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	149.35/cwt	149.00–150.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	483	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	366	137.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	147.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	594	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	123.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	641	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	586	114.00/cwt	106.00–116.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	103.18/cwt	95.00–104.00	727	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,262	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	43.66/cwt	42.00–45.00	439	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	50.93/cwt	50.00–52.00	559	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	56.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	743	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880.00/cwt	810.00–950.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	593.33/cwt	560.00–610.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641.43/cwt	630.00–650.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	397.50/cwt	375.00–420.00	—	4

This sale against other markets

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 May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	146.00–149.00	147.58
3	—	327	149.00–150.00	149.35
3	—	418	142.00–145.00	143.98
3	—	470	133.00–140.00	135.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	146.00–150.00	148.78
4	—	366	130.00–140.00	137.58
6	—	468	125.00–129.00	126.97
7	—	586	106.00–116.00	114.00
8	—	520	118.00–125.00	123.30
11	—	338	140.00–145.00	142.92
11	—	705	95.00–104.00	103.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	558	124.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	366	138.00–141.00	138.73
4	—	616	117.00–121.00	117.98
5	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.01
8	—	476	128.00–132.00	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	105.00	105.00
5	—	684	108.00–110.00	109.21
15	—	627	111.00–115.00	113.95
18	—	536	118.00–122.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	117.00–122.00	118.72
3	—	670	100.00	100.00
4	—	513	103.00–107.00	105.03
7	—	493	110.00–116.00	112.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	139.00–144.00	140.79
6	—	635	134.00–136.00	134.68
7	—	681	133.00–134.00	133.28
13	—	717	128.00–132.00	130.12
17	—	524	145.00–150.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	143.00–148.00	145.44
7	—	413	148.00–151.00	149.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	128.00–134.00	130.94
3	—	687	120.00–127.00	124.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	810.00–950.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	560.00–610.00	593.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	630.00–650.00	641.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	375.00–420.00	397.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,695	74.00–75.00	74.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,320	55.00–59.00	56.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	42.00–45.00	43.66
13	—	1,097	50.00–52.00	50.93

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.