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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 464▼ 194 vs year ago 625 · −31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 139▼ 7 vs year ago 83 · −8.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 131▲ 39 vs year ago 28 · +139.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, heifers steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.68/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$155.68

151 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	156.66	782	122
Medium and Large 2	431	152.15	656	28
Medium and Large 3	410	135.00	554	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $229 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 sale151 hd

155.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,646 hd

148.36

+7.32

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	1,784	84.13	1,501	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	62.04	776	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	56.75	734	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	55.14	587	19

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	187.63/cwt	182.00–192.50	625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	163.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	580	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	179.37/cwt	175.00–186.00	658	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	168.57/cwt	165.00–177.00	720	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.47/cwt	155.00–168.00	751	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	153.52/cwt	145.00–156.00	791	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	126.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	134.96/cwt	132.50–140.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	137.35/cwt	127.50–139.00	845	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	144.63/cwt	143.50–152.50	474	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	142.09/cwt	138.00–148.00	516	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	135.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	135.31/cwt	132.50–140.00	566	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.83/cwt	122.50–130.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	130.29/cwt	129.00–135.00	620	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	127.28/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.10/cwt	122.00–127.50	707	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	124.89/cwt	124.00–125.00	863	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	160.49/cwt	157.00–170.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	180.77/cwt	175.00–186.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	172.98/cwt	168.00–178.00	638	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	156.98/cwt	150.00–167.00	677	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	145.08/cwt	142.50–152.50	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	123.52/cwt	117.50–127.50	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	131.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	712	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	129.48/cwt	127.50–132.50	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	127.78/cwt	125.00–128.50	800	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	817	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	817	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	77.34/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	2,032	87.62/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,780	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	55.14/cwt	52.00–58.00	587	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,110	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	577	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	60.90/cwt	58.00–64.00	747	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	56.71/cwt	54.00–60.00	739	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	68.14/cwt	67.50–69.00	939	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961.11/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714.77/cwt	625.00–850.00	—	22
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	684.29/cwt	585.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	502.50/cwt	470.00–535.00	—	6

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 464Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 139Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 131Year ago 28

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, heifers steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.99
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
13	—	355	160.00–170.00	163.32
4	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.51
4	—	560	120.00–129.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	182.00–192.50	187.63
32	—	615	127.50–139.00	137.35
20	—	367	175.00–186.00	179.37
13	—	427	165.00–177.00	168.57
21	—	515	145.00–156.00	153.52
6	—	584	132.50–140.00	134.96
21	—	465	155.00–168.00	161.47
3	—	738	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	122.00–127.50	125.10
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
6	—	621	125.00–126.00	125.50
9	—	691	124.00–125.00	124.89
2	—	720	115.00–125.00	120.00
10	—	363	138.00–148.00	142.09
21	—	418	132.50–140.00	135.31
12	—	476	129.00–135.00	130.29
23	—	528	126.00–129.00	127.28
8	—	328	143.50–152.50	144.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
6	—	373	130.00–138.00	135.94
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
6	—	425	122.50–130.00	125.83
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	117.50–127.50	123.52
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
4	—	308	157.00–170.00	160.49
6	—	430	145.00–147.50	146.25
4	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	175.00–186.00	180.77
4	—	460	142.50–152.50	145.08
3	—	817	100.00	100.00
15	—	626	125.00–128.50	127.78
13	—	541	128.00–135.00	131.57
12	—	431	150.00–167.00	156.98
9	—	564	127.50–132.50	129.48
8	—	369	168.00–178.00	172.98
4	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
2	—	415	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	54.00–60.00	56.71
1	—	1,320	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,110	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	67.50–69.00	68.14
16	—	1,227	58.00–64.00	60.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,064	52.00–58.00	55.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	74.00–80.00	77.34
1	—	2,160	94.00	94.00
3	—	2,032	84.00–92.00	87.62

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	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	585.00–800.00	684.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	470.00–535.00	502.50

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)	2	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	961.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	625.00–850.00	714.77

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.