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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 262▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 96▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 45▲ 59 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 was sharply lower. Feeder classes was mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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 $121.54/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$121.54

126 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	123.61	640	70
Medium and Large 2	530	119.19	632	48
Medium and Large 3	375	117.47	441	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $199 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 sale126 hd

121.54

—

AL average12 barns · 847 hd

120.76

+0.78

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	1,631	68.92	1,124	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	46.76	642	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	43.27	441	17

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	153.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	147.88/cwt	147.00–148.00	760	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.48/cwt	124.00–130.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	911	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	149.63/cwt	149.00–151.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	143.65/cwt	141.00–147.00	526	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	139.12/cwt	139.00–140.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	600	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	136.67/cwt	136.00–137.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	113.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	637	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	106.30/cwt	105.00–108.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	115.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	107.38/cwt	107.00–108.00	659	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	102.31/cwt	101.00–105.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	97.43/cwt	91.00–99.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	87.06/cwt	84.00–90.00	675	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	161.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	453	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	430	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	141.18/cwt	137.00–145.00	459	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	159.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	154.23/cwt	153.00–156.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	147.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	717	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	129.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	116.68/cwt	116.00–118.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	113.79/cwt	113.00–115.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	66.22/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	74.32/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,303	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	34.71/cwt	32.00–37.00	345	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	44.41/cwt	41.00–46.00	454	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	45.49/cwt	42.00–47.00	636	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820.00/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	414.58/cwt	365.00–450.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	16

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls was sharply lower. Feeder classes was mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	130.00–135.00	131.10
7	—	536	115.00–117.00	116.13
2	—	775	84.00–90.00	87.06
7	—	564	105.00–108.00	106.30
3	—	640	101.00–105.00	102.31
10	—	423	135.00–137.00	136.04
5	—	727	91.00–99.00	97.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	366	141.00–147.00	143.65
8	—	428	139.00–140.00	139.12
13	—	614	107.00–108.00	107.38
8	—	680	103.00	103.00
3	—	337	149.00–151.00	149.63
14	—	518	120.00–128.00	123.00
10	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.89
3	—	465	136.00–137.00	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	117.00	117.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	110.00–117.00	113.37
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
2	—	328	117.00–120.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	165.00–166.00	165.51
5	—	682	113.00–115.00	113.79
4	—	559	129.00–133.00	129.99
2	—	715	109.00–112.00	110.48
7	—	523	135.00–141.00	137.01
5	—	381	158.00–164.00	159.15
3	—	483	145.00–153.00	147.59
5	—	411	153.00–156.00	154.23
3	—	612	116.00–118.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	152.00–155.00	153.55
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
2	—	325	137.00–145.00	141.18
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	230	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	140.00–143.00	141.01
2	—	720	104.00–107.00	105.49
6	—	513	130.00–134.00	132.65
3	—	280	160.00–166.00	161.93
8	—	488	134.00–140.00	136.98
4	—	373	150.00–157.00	153.43
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	135.00–140.00	137.11
2	—	428	150.00–156.00	153.12
8	—	670	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	117.00	117.00
10	—	635	124.00–130.00	125.48
3	—	395	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	143.00	143.00
8	—	514	147.00–148.00	147.88
1	—	460	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	855	106.50	106.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,398	42.00–47.00	45.49
1	—	1,070	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,022	41.00–46.00	44.41
2	—	993	32.00–37.00	34.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,753	72.00–77.00	74.32
3	—	1,587	63.00–68.00	66.22

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–925.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	365.00–450.00	414.58

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	12	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00

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	16	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	925.00

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.