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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Dec 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 562▼ 129 vs year ago 627 · −20.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 8 vs year ago 53 · −15.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 85 · −11.8%

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. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good 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 $158.04/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$158.04

104 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$28.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	166.97	721	62
Medium and Large 2	503	147.25	741	31
Medium and Large 3	507	138.11	700	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $21 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 sale104 hd

158.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

153.44

+4.59

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	—	High	1,731	79.33	1,373	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	65.44	830	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	62.71	970	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	59.57	613	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$880	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$725	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$625	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$848	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$600	20

Every lot

64 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	307	214.70/cwt	212.00–220.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	203.62/cwt	200.00–207.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	183.46/cwt	182.00–185.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	176.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	980	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,058	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	159.27/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,075	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	171.02/cwt	167.00–173.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	175.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	159.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	172.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	674	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	168.92/cwt	168.00–170.00	706	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	153.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	711	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	161.57/cwt	161.00–167.00	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	153.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	794	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	141.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	130.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	814	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	116.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	788	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	189.43/cwt	187.00–192.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	207.13/cwt	205.00–210.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	198.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	191.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	792	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	176.05/cwt	172.00–180.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	160.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	177.79/cwt	177.00–185.00	869	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	174.08/cwt	172.00–177.00	903	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	166.42/cwt	164.00–167.00	884	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	167.99/cwt	165.00–172.00	971	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	158.81/cwt	158.00–163.00	996	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	2,185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	53.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	62.73/cwt	61.00–64.00	674	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	787	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	59.35/cwt	58.00–62.00	745	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	69.10/cwt	66.00–71.00	882	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	62.71/cwt	62.00–64.00	970	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	600.00/head	575.00–625.00	600	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880.00/head	850.00–940.00	880	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/head	950.00–1,025.00	988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	812.50/head	750.00–850.00	813	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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 562Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 32Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	172.00–177.00	174.08
7	—	414	190.00–195.00	191.42
6	—	627	158.00–163.00	158.81
7	—	343	205.00–210.00	207.13
7	—	578	165.00–172.00	167.99
10	—	489	177.00–185.00	177.79
5	—	388	195.00–205.00	198.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	164.00–167.00	166.42
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
2	—	335	187.00–192.00	189.43
4	—	430	172.00–180.00	176.05
2	—	625	148.00–152.00	150.03
2	—	713	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	565	159.00–160.00	159.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
3	—	435	157.00–162.00	160.41
2	—	660	125.00–135.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	630	170.00	170.00
3	—	307	212.00–220.00	214.70
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
5	—	557	175.00–180.00	176.01
2	—	530	182.00–185.00	183.46
4	—	675	157.00–160.00	159.27
1	—	360	212.00	212.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	164.00	164.00
2	—	368	200.00–207.00	203.62
2	—	490	180.00–187.00	183.46
1	—	595	167.00	167.00
1	—	795	142.00	142.00
2	—	523	172.00–180.00	175.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	175.00–180.00	175.77
10	—	392	170.00–175.00	172.02
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
14	—	516	150.00–159.00	153.81
10	—	483	161.00–167.00	161.57
9	—	418	168.00–170.00	168.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00–120.00	116.77
3	—	572	130.00–136.00	133.95
3	—	337	157.00–160.00	159.02
2	—	410	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	167.00–173.00	171.02
10	—	464	150.00–158.00	153.14
4	—	568	140.00–148.00	141.97
11	—	622	130.00–139.00	130.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	177.00	177.00
5	—	370	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	58.00–62.00	59.35
5	—	1,276	66.00–71.00	69.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	50.00–55.00	53.65
2	—	1,140	69.00	69.00
9	—	1,075	61.00–64.00	62.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	62.00–64.00	62.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,640	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,640	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–940.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	750.00–850.00	812.50

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.