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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 21

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 249 vs last sale 366▲ 278 vs year ago 337 · +82.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 47▼ 15 vs year ago 88 · −17.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 65 vs year ago 104 · −62.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $209.09/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.33 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$209.09

84 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.50

vs AL average

−35.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	216.83	1,177	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	210.02	1,166	61
Medium and Large 3	568	203.03	1,153	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale84 hd

209.09

—

AL average16 barns · 669 hd

223.59

−14.50

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−35.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−153.33

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	—	High	1,740	173.94	3,027	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	152.36	2,240	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	139.23	1,741	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	126.68	1,365	30

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)	—	$1,939	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,319	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	24

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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,173	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	271.29/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	262.34/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,257	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,320	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	262.16/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,408	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	240.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,359	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	230.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,360	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	227.70/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,428	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	223.70/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,485	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	217.66/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,572	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	260.31/cwt	255.00–265.00	846	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	278.55/cwt	275.00–282.00	947	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	263.96/cwt	262.00–270.00	985	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	238.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	902	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	227.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	935	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	216.13/cwt	215.00–218.00	955	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	209.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,014	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	210.99/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,120	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	217.74/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,163	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	203.03/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,153	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,212	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	208.85/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,270	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,170	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,229	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.49/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,397	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,441	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	324.48/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,064	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	291.25/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,043	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,094	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	248.11/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,099	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,170	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	236.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,154	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,219	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	220.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,251	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	214.43/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,347	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	209.49/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,414	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	171.86/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	176.54/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,381	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	119.41/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,248	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,477	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	127.15/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,420	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,711	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	145.47/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,853	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,240	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,939.29/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,939	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,216.67/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 366Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 47Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	275.00–282.00	278.55
4	350–400	373	262.00–270.00	263.96
5	400–450	412	225.00–235.00	227.04
31	500–550	531	210.00–213.00	210.99
30	550–600	580	208.00–210.00	209.02
4	650–700	680	204.00–207.00	205.49
1	700–750	710	203.00	203.00
1	750–800	785	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	255.00–265.00	260.31
8	350–400	378	235.00–240.00	238.73
16	400–450	442	215.00–218.00	216.13
37	450–500	484	205.00–215.00	209.47
17	550–600	568	197.00–205.00	203.03
2	600–650	608	190.00–195.00	192.49
2	650–700	670	180.00–187.00	183.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	217.00–220.00	217.74
2	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
7	600–650	608	208.00–210.00	208.85
2	650–700	680	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	275.00–277.00	276.01
4	450–500	460	270.00–275.00	271.29
16	500–550	537	260.00–267.00	262.16
20	550–600	565	240.00–250.00	240.49
36	600–650	627	225.00–237.00	227.70
7	650–700	664	222.00–225.00	223.70
9	700–750	722	217.00–220.00	217.66
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	425	267.00	267.00
14	450–500	479	262.00–267.00	262.34
14	500–550	528	245.00–255.00	250.07
22	550–600	590	225.00–232.00	230.45
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	413	260.00–270.00	264.91
3	450–500	462	250.00–260.00	253.29
10	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	229.91
11	550–600	566	220.00–225.00	220.96
16	600–650	628	211.00–218.00	214.43
2	650–700	675	208.00–211.00	209.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	322.00–327.00	324.48
7	350–400	358	287.00–297.00	291.25
7	400–450	443	247.00–255.00	248.11
15	450–500	487	235.00–245.00	236.95
3	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
4	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,045	118.00–121.00	119.41
8	—	1,078	135.00–140.00	137.00
10	—	1,117	126.00–128.00	127.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	150.00–155.00	152.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	145.00–147.00	145.47
15	—	1,244	135.00–140.00	137.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,915	175.00–178.00	176.54
5	—	1,600	170.00–173.00	171.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	24	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50

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)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,939.29

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,216.67

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.