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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 81▼ 49 vs year ago 367 · −13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 38 · +10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 146▼ 5 vs year ago 63 · −7.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. 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 $125.03/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$125.03

142 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	127.76	609	97
Medium and Large 2	452	122.29	552	31
Medium and Large 3	441	112.17	495	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $114 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 sale142 hd

125.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

+1.70

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	—	Average	1,497	80.21	1,200	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	65.20	776	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,111	60.14	668	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	53.15	580	6thin

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 1	310	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	521	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	166.96/cwt	163.00–168.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	158.31/cwt	156.00–161.00	681	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.31/cwt	147.00–156.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	140.61/cwt	139.00–141.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	133.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	440	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	144.94/cwt	140.00–152.50	478	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	119.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	412	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	138.27/cwt	136.00–141.00	512	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	137.34/cwt	132.00–139.00	570	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	128.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	122.73/cwt	119.00–126.00	632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	114.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	117.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	672	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	662	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	163.14/cwt	162.00–167.50	540	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	159.61/cwt	157.00–163.00	597	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	404	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.50	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	156.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	151.84/cwt	145.00–157.50	708	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	140.08/cwt	138.00–144.00	720	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	113.40/cwt	111.00–116.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	761	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	74.03/cwt	71.50–76.00	911	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	86.39/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,523	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	527	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	950	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	618	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	55.44/cwt	53.50–56.50	604	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	48.56/cwt	48.00–49.00	532	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,151	58.92/cwt	56.00–63.00	678	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	64.17/cwt	61.50–67.00	782	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	71.12/cwt	69.00–72.50	906	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	833.33/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855.00/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726.36/cwt	640.00–800.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	673.75/cwt	620.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630.00/cwt	540.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	587.50/cwt	575.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 81Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 146Year ago 63

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. 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
4	—	404	151.00–152.50	151.38
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
5	—	386	150.00–155.00	151.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	138.00–144.00	140.08
9	—	331	162.00–167.50	163.14
6	—	562	126.00–134.00	130.31
8	—	374	157.00–163.00	159.61
7	—	425	155.00–160.00	156.86
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
5	—	732	104.00	104.00
5	—	620	111.00–116.00	113.40
9	—	466	145.00–157.50	151.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	140.00–152.50	144.94
5	—	716	99.00	99.00
16	—	515	119.00–126.00	122.73
13	—	415	132.00–139.00	137.34
16	—	571	117.00–120.00	117.61
15	—	370	136.00–141.00	138.27
2	—	883	75.00	75.00
19	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	135.00–139.00	137.01
4	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.78
8	—	556	112.00–117.00	114.89
4	—	360	130.00–136.00	132.71
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
9	—	466	119.00	119.00
1	—	695	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	345	115.00–121.00	119.34
6	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	166.00–170.00	167.94
5	—	617	132.00–139.00	133.36
6	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.29
3	—	522	147.00–156.00	151.31
5	—	578	139.00–141.00	140.61
8	—	692	133.50	133.50
11	—	430	156.00–161.00	158.31
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
5	—	357	163.00–168.00	166.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	82.00–90.00	86.39
3	—	1,230	71.50–76.00	74.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	48.00–49.00	48.56
4	—	1,090	53.50–56.50	55.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,151	56.00–63.00	58.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	55.00–59.00	56.95
4	—	1,274	69.00–72.50	71.12
7	—	1,219	61.50–67.00	64.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–925.00	833.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,071.43

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	620.00–725.00	673.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00

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)	4	—	—	540.00–675.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	640.00–800.00	726.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	750.00–925.00	855.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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.