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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 4

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 298▼ 113 vs year ago 379 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 92▲ 15 vs year ago 48 · +31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 57▼ 56 vs year ago 76 · −73.7%

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 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

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 $139.17/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$139.17

45 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$36.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	156.60	763	16thin
Medium and Large 2	468	150.67	705	9thin
Medium and Large 3	500	120.06	600	20

One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $164 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 sale45 hd

139.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

140.83

−1.66

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	1,125	85.00	956	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	80.67	1,028	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	68.00	1,010	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	64.19	625	26

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	164.71/cwt	162.00–170.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	156.29/cwt	155.00–157.00	841	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	127.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	155.54/cwt	153.00–158.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	159.78/cwt	159.00–160.00	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	146.78/cwt	146.00–150.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	152.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	113.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	144.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	56.05/cwt	55.00–57.00	498	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	66.85/cwt	65.00–68.00	667	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	74.60/cwt	74.00–75.00	815	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	78.91/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,000	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	85.66/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,108	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,010	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816.67/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	500.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 298Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 92Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 57Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	135.00	135.00
3	—	538	142.00–150.00	144.70
2	—	633	124.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	417	152.00–155.00	153.99
1	—	470	152.00	152.00
3	—	367	159.00–160.00	159.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.41
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	125.00–130.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	538	155.00–157.00	156.29
1	—	825	124.00	124.00
2	—	458	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	433	162.00–170.00	164.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	162.00–165.00	163.51
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	490	145.00–147.00	145.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	125.00–129.00	127.65
5	—	562	112.00–120.00	113.68
6	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	150.00–159.00	152.50
9	—	463	159.00–160.00	159.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	153.00–158.00	155.54
5	—	492	146.00–150.00	146.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–725.00	695.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	816.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	450.00–650.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	76.00–81.00	78.91
6	—	1,293	84.00–86.00	85.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	998	65.00–68.00	66.85
5	—	1,092	74.00–75.00	74.60
10	—	888	55.00–57.00	56.05

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.