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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 399▼ 72 vs year ago 511 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 128▲ 20 vs year ago 23 · +87.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 106▲ 15 vs year ago 26 · +57.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $218.63/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$218.63

176 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$0.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	218.78	1,188	110
Medium and Large 2	445	218.38	972	66

One grade step is worth $0.41/cwt here — about $216 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 sale176 hd

218.63

—

AL average12 barns · 1,318 hd

221.57

−2.93

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	1,608	125.45	2,017	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	102.81	1,132	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,339	99.73	1,335	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	95.90	949	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,235	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,284	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	293.71/cwt	282.50–297.50	916	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	233.33/cwt	232.50–235.00	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	272.27/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,171	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	261.88/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,228	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	244.30/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,165	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	245.71/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,285	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	218.90/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,250	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	236.87/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,360	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	231.97/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,461	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	227.28/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,507	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	209.17/cwt	199.00–217.50	1,514	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,864	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	234.63/cwt	225.00–240.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	244.87/cwt	241.00–252.50	901	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	219.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	234.48/cwt	225.00–240.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	220.17/cwt	215.00–223.00	940	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	224.15/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,033	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	216.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,014	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	219.38/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,134	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	207.58/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,098	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	217.04/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,233	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	212.08/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,342	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	209.99/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,417	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	293.53/cwt	292.50–295.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	288.03/cwt	285.00–292.00	927	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	230.95/cwt	227.50–235.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	282.29/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,033	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	251.61/cwt	240.00–257.50	928	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	258.04/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,112	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	222.03/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	241.28/cwt	234.00–252.50	1,165	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	209.18/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,096	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	221.60/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,174	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	207.49/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,199	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	737	202.89/cwt	197.50–205.50	1,495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	766	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	803	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	808	172.55/cwt	172.55–172.55	1,394	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	867	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,533	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	125.45/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	93.95/cwt	89.00–96.00	908	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	97.84/cwt	97.50–98.00	991	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	95.17/cwt	94.00–96.00	980	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	101.82/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,101	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	109.44/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,305	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	100.14/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,302	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,624	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,241	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284.00/head	1,245.00–1,310.00	1,284	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335.00/head	1,245.00–1,365.00	1,335	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234.62/head	1,050.00–1,380.00	1,235	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880.42/head	795.00–1,000.00	880	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

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 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 399Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 128Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 106Year ago 26

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	167.50	167.50
8	—	524	202.50–218.00	209.18
4	—	578	207.00–209.00	207.49
5	—	477	217.50–229.00	222.03
1	—	280	267.50	267.50
7	—	369	240.00–257.50	251.61
4	—	433	220.00–230.00	225.09
8	—	808	172.55	172.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	292.50–295.00	293.53
12	—	530	220.00–234.00	221.60
9	—	431	247.50–265.00	258.04
15	—	483	234.00–252.50	241.28
3	—	867	197.50	197.50
2	—	590	222.00	222.00
3	—	737	197.50–205.50	202.89
2	—	803	190.00	190.00
6	—	322	285.00–292.00	288.03
7	—	366	272.50–287.50	282.29
1	—	750	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
5	—	766	165.00	165.00
5	—	328	227.50–235.00	230.95
1	—	540	187.50	187.50
2	—	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	211.00	211.00
7	—	371	215.00–225.00	219.21
11	—	334	225.00–240.00	234.63
1	—	735	187.00	187.00
12	—	427	215.00–223.00	220.17
22	—	468	210.00–220.00	216.66
12	—	529	200.00–213.00	207.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	252.50	252.50
23	—	461	219.00–236.00	224.15
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
5	—	368	241.00–252.50	244.87
13	—	568	214.00–220.00	217.04
1	—	925	132.50	132.50
25	—	517	216.00–223.00	219.38
6	—	675	207.00–213.00	209.99
25	—	633	208.00–218.00	212.08
6	—	425	225.00–240.00	234.48
3	—	728	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	205.00	205.00
9	—	724	199.00–217.50	209.17
10	—	630	229.00–235.00	231.97
15	—	574	233.00–240.00	236.87
17	—	663	217.50–230.00	227.28
6	—	430	262.50–282.50	272.27
6	—	312	282.50–297.50	293.71
2	—	918	203.00	203.00
4	—	350	285.00	285.00
9	—	469	255.00–267.50	261.88
20	—	523	242.50–251.00	245.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	252.50	252.50
7	—	477	242.50–245.00	244.30
1	—	520	234.00	234.00
7	—	571	212.50–227.50	218.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	232.50–235.00	233.33
1	—	485	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	89.00–96.00	93.95
3	—	1,013	97.50–98.00	97.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,460	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,300	96.00–104.00	100.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	94.00–96.00	95.17
6	—	1,192	107.00–116.00	109.44
17	—	1,081	98.00–106.00	101.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	125.00–126.00	125.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,245.00–1,310.00	1,284.00

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)	4	—	—	1,245.00–1,365.00	1,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,050.00–1,380.00	1,234.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	795.00–1,000.00	880.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.