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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 492▼ 36 vs year ago 234 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 38▼ 34 vs year ago 52 · −65.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 67▼ 16 vs year ago 35 · −45.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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 $110.66/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$110.66

84 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	114.19	571	65
Medium and Large 2	452	104.68	473	14thin
Medium and Large 3	562	81.50	458	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $113 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 sale84 hd

110.66

—

AL average12 barns · 1,221 hd

109.91

+0.75

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	1,670	70.02	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,215	51.97	632	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,096	51.32	562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	43.33	420	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	165.59/cwt	157.50–169.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	143.82/cwt	142.00–147.50	542	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	138.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	591	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	118.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	134.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	109.34/cwt	105.00–117.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	125.17/cwt	115.00–130.50	483	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	116.15/cwt	111.00–119.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	111.50/cwt	108.00–116.00	531	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	110.37/cwt	106.00–113.00	584	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	108.85/cwt	105.00–111.50	632	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	105.79/cwt	102.00–109.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	87.67/cwt	75.00–96.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	161.84/cwt	158.00–166.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	139.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	130.78/cwt	130.00–132.50	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	123.32/cwt	115.00–127.50	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	116.20/cwt	105.00–122.50	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	117.30/cwt	116.00–121.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	110.09/cwt	107.50–115.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	109.36/cwt	108.00–112.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	96.16/cwt	95.00–97.50	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	589	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,331	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	950	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	456	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	402	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	50.65/cwt	48.00–52.00	539	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,192	47.95/cwt	45.00–51.00	572	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,235	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	655	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,250	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	725	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623.13/cwt	535.00–700.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	353.33/cwt	305.00–450.00	—	3

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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 492Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 38Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 67Year ago 35

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	130.00–132.50	130.78
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
4	—	521	105.00–122.50	116.20
2	—	333	135.00–137.50	136.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	103.00–105.00	104.00
5	—	472	115.00–127.50	123.32
4	—	376	135.00–144.00	139.46
3	—	768	95.00–97.50	96.16
5	—	526	115.00–122.00	118.43
3	—	672	108.00–112.00	109.36
2	—	313	158.00–166.00	161.84
5	—	623	107.50–115.00	110.09
6	—	576	116.00–121.00	117.30
4	—	431	125.00–132.00	129.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	75.00	75.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
1	—	420	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	581	105.00–111.50	108.85
4	—	418	111.00–119.00	116.15
5	—	318	130.00–139.00	134.03
13	—	386	115.00–130.50	125.17
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
5	—	634	102.00–109.00	105.79
2	—	703	104.00–107.00	105.49
11	—	529	106.00–113.00	110.37
10	—	476	108.00–116.00	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	115.00–120.00	117.48
3	—	728	75.00–96.00	87.67
4	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.55
4	—	365	105.00–117.00	109.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	70.00	70.00
1	—	365	102.50	102.50
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	75.00	75.00
1	—	745	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
4	—	314	157.50–169.00	165.59
5	—	669	115.00–120.00	118.41
7	—	526	125.00–130.00	128.44
3	—	575	125.00–129.00	126.63
3	—	377	142.00–147.50	143.82
6	—	427	135.00–145.00	138.39
4	—	478	129.00–133.00	130.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	122.50	122.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	535.00–700.00	623.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	305.00–450.00	353.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,235	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	45.00–51.00	47.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	48.00–52.00	50.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,835	70.00–75.00	72.53

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.