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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 24

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Apr 17Apr 24May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 297▲ 62 vs year ago 338 · +18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 18▼ 73 vs year ago 112 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 57▼ 9 vs year ago 64 · −14.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.20/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −120.22 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$242.20

43 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$38.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs AL average

−27.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	249.27	1,340	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	245.13	1,310	27
Medium and Large 3	554	210.81	1,168	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

242.20

—

AL average14 barns · 387 hd

248.06

−5.86

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−27.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−120.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $362.42 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,793	145.47	2,608	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	114.64	1,516	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	113.00	1,915	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	104.68	1,222	23

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)	—	$1,610	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,811	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$894	15

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	329.52/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,097	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	310.31/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,328	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,340	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	311.06/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,658	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	292.41/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,576	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,659	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	273.63/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,677	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	249.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,679	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	308.66/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,003	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	292.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	979	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	288.10/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,034	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	275.32/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,005	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	265.52/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,091	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	275.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,156	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,208	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	243.79/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,180	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	251.47/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,235	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,316	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	246.03/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,299	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	232.05/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,241	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	196.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,115	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	242.74/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,379	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	237.97/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,392	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	238.44/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,478	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	225.37/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,427	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	176.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,306	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	777	168.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,313	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	323.22/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,044	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	339.33/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,293	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	303.78/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,176	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	281.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,233	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	286.22/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,328	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	274.58/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,318	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	286.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,496	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	273.43/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,463	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	254.54/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,451	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	266.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,542	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	238.59/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,513	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	145.47/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,608	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,183	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,244	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,499	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,583	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,845.00/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,845	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894.00/head	830.00–950.00	894	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,767.50/head	1,760.00–1,775.00	1,768	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,128.00/head	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,128	5

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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 297Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
12	500–550	539	292.00–297.00	292.41
7	550–600	580	286.00	286.00
10	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	249.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	327.00–332.00	329.52
9	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
3	400–450	428	307.00–317.00	310.31
2	450–500	458	290.00–295.00	292.49
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	311.00–312.00	311.06
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	613	267.00–277.00	273.63
5	800–850	825	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	381	337.00–347.00	339.33
6	450–500	464	285.00–292.00	286.22
4	500–550	535	270.00–277.00	273.43
9	550–600	578	265.00–270.00	266.71
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	317.00–327.00	323.22
8	350–400	387	300.00–310.00	303.78
7	400–450	438	280.00–285.00	281.45
4	450–500	480	267.00–277.00	274.58
2	550–600	570	252.00–257.00	254.54
6	600–650	634	237.00–247.00	238.59
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	775	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	286.58
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	305.00–312.00	308.66
9	350–400	359	287.00–297.00	288.10
5	400–450	411	260.00–267.00	265.52
23	450–500	491	250.00–257.00	251.47
24	500–550	528	245.00–250.00	246.03
3	550–600	585	237.00–240.00	237.97
3	600–650	633	222.00–232.00	225.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	290.00–300.00	292.28
13	350–400	365	270.00–277.00	275.32
5	450–500	484	242.00–245.00	243.79
2	500–550	535	227.00–237.00	232.05
3	550–600	567	190.00–200.00	196.65
5	700–750	738	175.00–185.00	176.98
5	750–800	777	165.00–170.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	270.00–280.00	275.94
2	450–500	463	260.00–262.00	260.99
7	500–550	520	253.00	253.00
4	550–600	568	242.00–245.00	242.74
4	600–650	620	235.00–242.00	238.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	420	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	108.00–110.00	108.95
14	—	1,220	100.00–104.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	112.00–115.00	113.55
1	—	1,330	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	143.00–148.00	145.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,845.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	830.00–950.00	894.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,760.00–1,775.00	1,767.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,128.00

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.