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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 537 vs last sale 746▲ 51 vs year ago 158 · +32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 95▼ 26 vs year ago 48 · −54.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 115▲ 34 vs year ago 28 · +121.4%

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 on a light supply. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $118.55/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.55

86 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	125.19	657	48
Medium and Large 2	515	122.88	633	18thin
Medium and Large 3	635	98.70	626	20

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $31 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 sale86 hd

118.55

—

AL average14 barns · 1,300 hd

125.80

−7.25

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	1,870	74.31	1,390	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	57.28	609	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	55.00	787	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	50.29	530	7thin

Every lot

46 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 2	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	906	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	103.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	122.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	120.68/cwt	119.00–121.50	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	119.33/cwt	118.00–119.50	723	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.97/cwt	116.00–119.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	778	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	797	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	74.31/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,390	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.00	563	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	57.28/cwt	55.00–60.00	609	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	46.27/cwt	45.00–50.00	502	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	556.25/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	8

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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 746Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 95Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 115Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	72.00–77.00	74.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	55.00–60.00	57.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	45.00–50.00	46.27
3	—	1,012	55.00–56.00	55.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	163.00	163.00
2	—	378	147.00–155.00	150.92
2	—	620	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	478	142.00–146.00	142.98
6	—	670	116.00–119.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	378	135.00–142.00	138.57
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
15	—	562	119.00–121.50	120.68
4	—	665	117.00	117.00
9	—	606	118.00–119.50	119.33
5	—	355	135.00	135.00
14	—	460	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	122.00–125.00	122.73
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
3	—	358	127.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
4	—	495	126.00	126.00
5	—	640	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	94.00	94.00
10	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
4	—	459	103.00–105.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	133.00	133.00
7	—	705	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	143.00–145.00	144.30
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	156.00	156.00
3	—	380	159.00	159.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	525.00–600.00	556.25

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	650.00–850.00	700.00

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.