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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 458▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 31▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 90▲ 25 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 week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.85/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.99 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$149.85

155 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$35.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	152.81	760	117
Medium and Large 2	483	143.52	693	34
Medium and Large 3	523	117.01	612	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $148 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 sale155 hd

149.85

—

AL average14 barns · 1,354 hd

137.68

+12.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−46.99

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	1,588	72.62	1,153	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	54.60	689	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	965	48.50	468	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	43.03	478	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.50	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	184.26/cwt	181.00–190.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	174.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	171.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	178.46/cwt	175.00–183.50	676	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	174.77/cwt	170.00–177.50	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	164.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	765	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	154.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	131.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	145.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	844	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.27/cwt	132.50–141.00	842	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	165.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	157.34/cwt	152.00–162.50	510	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	150.29/cwt	147.50–152.50	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	151.51/cwt	147.50–155.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	145.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	135.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	644	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	125.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	129.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	664	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	121.47/cwt	117.00–125.00	751	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	106.39/cwt	101.00–112.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	88.77/cwt	87.50–90.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	94.00/cwt	92.00–95.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	94.00/cwt	92.00–95.00	754	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	583	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	169.81/cwt	167.50–172.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	176.57/cwt	172.00–182.50	676	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	153.03/cwt	147.50–157.50	652	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.39/cwt	151.00–175.00	712	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	145.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	693	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	155.47/cwt	152.50–157.50	760	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	126.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	147.97/cwt	142.52–154.00	771	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	136.10/cwt	130.00–144.00	792	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.24/cwt	112.50–116.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	120.98/cwt	118.00–123.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	112.04/cwt	108.00–116.00	804	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	68.70/cwt	67.50–70.00	926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	76.54/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,399	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	965	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	406	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	44.55/cwt	44.00–45.00	516	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	51.96/cwt	51.50–52.50	633	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589.29/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	5

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 458Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 90Year ago 0

Compared to week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	92.00–95.00	94.00
3	—	788	92.00–95.00	94.00
3	—	278	160.00–170.00	165.67
2	—	738	109.00	109.00
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
19	—	324	152.00–162.50	157.34
16	—	476	130.00–145.00	135.33
12	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.63
10	—	512	125.00–134.00	129.67
8	—	618	117.00–125.00	121.47
8	—	363	147.50–155.00	151.51
5	—	663	111.00–115.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.66
13	—	476	122.00–130.00	125.31
6	—	327	147.50–152.50	150.29
4	—	618	101.00–112.00	106.39
4	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	710	87.50–90.00	88.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	137.00	137.00
3	—	553	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	102.50	102.50
13	—	579	139.00–153.00	145.77
5	—	618	132.50–141.00	136.27
4	—	304	181.00–190.00	184.26
2	—	755	116.00	116.00
2	—	258	190.00–197.50	193.86
9	—	521	153.00–160.00	154.74
9	—	379	175.00–183.50	178.46
11	—	424	170.00–177.50	174.77
10	—	465	160.00–168.00	164.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00–179.00	174.31
7	—	372	165.00–175.00	171.43
4	—	555	125.00–137.00	131.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	108.00–116.00	112.04
4	—	668	118.00–123.00	120.98
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
8	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.94
5	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.95
21	—	428	151.00–175.00	166.39
18	—	489	152.50–157.50	155.47
15	—	582	130.00–144.00	136.10
14	—	383	172.00–182.50	176.57
26	—	521	142.52–154.00	147.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	147.50–157.50	153.03
6	—	378	167.50–172.00	169.81
10	—	477	140.00–147.50	145.38
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
4	—	635	112.50–116.00	114.24
4	—	508	123.00–130.00	126.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	115.00–119.00	117.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	741.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–625.00	589.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	67.50–70.00	68.70
2	—	1,828	74.50–78.00	76.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,158	44.00–45.00	44.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	51.50–52.50	51.96
1	—	1,395	62.50	62.50

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.