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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 20

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 607▼ 22 vs year ago 492 · −4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 37 vs year ago 38 · +97.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 38▼ 8 vs year ago 67 · −11.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.44/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.39 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.

Average price

$137.44

154 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	139.63	684	128
Medium and Large 2	505	126.66	640	26

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $44 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 sale154 hd

137.44

—

AL average15 barns · 1,334 hd

129.44

+8.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

196.84

−59.39

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	1,683	78.38	1,319	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	56.95	682	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	51.27	726	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	47.92	493	19

Every lot

57 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	160.39/cwt	157.00–163.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	154.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	660	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	142.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	616	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.93/cwt	144.00–151.00	766	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	141.74/cwt	139.00–145.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	132.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	437	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	125.64/cwt	122.50–130.00	422	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	122.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	445	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.47/cwt	127.50–135.00	487	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	128.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	123.64/cwt	121.00–130.00	587	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	122.71/cwt	119.00–125.00	641	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	119.77/cwt	117.50–121.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	115.76/cwt	114.00–117.50	776	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	808	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	155.55/cwt	145.00–163.00	516	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	588	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	148.39/cwt	144.00–153.00	641	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	139.46/cwt	135.00–142.50	605	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	142.40/cwt	138.00–147.00	679	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	123.88/cwt	119.00–129.00	654	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	719	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	128.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	733	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	114.71/cwt	112.00–117.50	657	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	123.51/cwt	117.50–126.00	777	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	114.96/cwt	112.50–119.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	80.67/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,271	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	48.30/cwt	44.00–52.00	501	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	525	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	57.32/cwt	54.00–60.50	691	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	828	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	52.40/cwt	50.00–56.50	708	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	47.67/cwt	46.00–49.00	773	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790.00/cwt	700.00–880.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696.00/cwt	640.00–790.00	—	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	555.56/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	435.71/cwt	350.00–500.00	—	7

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 607Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 38Year ago 67

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	112.00–120.00	117.24
8	—	364	118.00–125.00	122.37
8	—	336	122.50–130.00	125.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	119.00–125.00	121.00
11	—	636	117.50–121.00	119.77
15	—	427	125.00–131.00	128.79
15	—	475	121.00–130.00	123.64
18	—	373	127.50–135.00	130.47
9	—	330	130.00–139.00	132.50
20	—	522	119.00–125.00	122.71
15	—	670	114.00–117.50	115.76
2	—	715	109.00–117.00	112.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	128.00–135.00	131.56
6	—	528	119.00–129.00	123.88
6	—	573	112.00–117.50	114.71
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	375	145.00	145.00
5	—	434	135.00–142.50	139.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	332	145.00–163.00	155.55
11	—	629	117.50–126.00	123.51
12	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.58
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
22	—	568	125.00–135.00	128.97
15	—	477	138.00–147.00	142.40
2	—	733	112.50–113.00	112.75
7	—	674	112.50–119.00	114.96
20	—	432	144.00–153.00	148.39
16	—	535	130.00–140.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	133.00	133.00
6	—	733	128.50	128.50
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
12	—	426	151.00–159.00	154.97
8	—	571	139.00–145.00	141.74
1	—	305	164.00	164.00
24	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.65
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
20	—	521	144.00–151.00	146.93
5	—	374	157.00–163.00	160.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	138.00–145.00	142.30
2	—	335	155.00	155.00

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	—	—	730.00	730.00

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	2	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50

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)	7	—	—	350.00–500.00	435.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–625.00	555.56

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)	2	—	—	700.00–880.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	640.00–790.00	696.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–700.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	71.50	71.50
3	—	1,575	79.00–82.00	80.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,621	46.00–49.00	47.67
16	—	1,352	50.00–56.50	52.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,037	44.00–52.00	48.30
1	—	900	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	50.50	50.50
20	—	1,206	54.00–60.50	57.32
1	—	1,325	62.50	62.50

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.