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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 262▼ 197 vs year ago 570 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 11▼ 5 vs year ago 62 · −8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 8▼ 96 vs year ago 141 · −68.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.99/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.53 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.

Average price

$233.99

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	243.26	1,305	20
Medium and Large 3	549	226.57	1,243	25

One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

233.99

—

AL average16 barns · 347 hd

239.69

−5.70

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.51

−162.53

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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $445.70, low $318.55, median $396.51 across 32 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	1,660	151.00	2,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	125.06	1,577	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	120.06	1,939	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	113.46	1,226	20

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)	—	$1,493	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,439	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,856	13

Every lot

55 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	268.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,295	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	874	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	921	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	241.48/cwt	240.00–247.00	869	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	256.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	974	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	238.23/cwt	235.00–245.00	996	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	234.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	215.77/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,031	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	234.52/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,215	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	225.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,210	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,308	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	213.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,354	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	193.52/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,293	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	304.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	958	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	330.64/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,051	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,153	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	287.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,092	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	291.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,223	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,171	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	259.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,228	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	237.89/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,137	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	233.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,202	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	247.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,282	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	236.84/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,336	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	218.68/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,281	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	202.06/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,267	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	212.82/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,337	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	202.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,342	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,302	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,395	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,430	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,602	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	110.83/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,111	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	116.92/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,283	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,251	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	125.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,577	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,939	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,812.50/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492.86/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,493	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,097.50/head	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,098	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,470.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,470	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,383	6

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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 262Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 11Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 8Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	482	267.00–277.00	268.61
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	640	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	267.00	267.00
10	350–400	379	255.00–260.00	256.95
24	400–450	418	235.00–245.00	238.23
8	450–500	476	230.00–235.00	234.36
7	500–550	536	225.00–230.00	225.68
4	550–600	585	222.00–225.00	223.51
4	600–650	633	212.00–220.00	213.93
2	650–700	668	192.00–195.00	193.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	257.00	257.00
5	350–400	360	240.00–247.00	241.48
5	450–500	478	215.00–217.00	215.77
14	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	555	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	233.00–236.00	234.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–332.00	330.64
10	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	307.47
15	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	274.87
5	450–500	474	255.00–265.00	259.05
12	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	247.54
8	550–600	564	235.00–240.00	236.84
12	600–650	628	212.00–217.00	212.82
4	650–700	663	200.00–210.00	202.47
3	700–750	732	190.00–192.00	190.64
2	750–800	763	185.00–190.00	187.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	304.19
17	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	287.45
17	450–500	478	235.00–240.00	237.89
13	500–550	514	230.00–235.00	233.85
12	550–600	586	217.00–227.00	218.68
7	600–650	627	200.00–207.00	202.06
3	650–700	683	190.00–192.00	190.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	291.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,261	120.00–126.00	125.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	106.00	106.00
11	—	1,097	115.00–119.00	116.92
6	—	1,002	110.00–111.00	110.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	118.00–122.00	120.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,770	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,625	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,492.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,097.50

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	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,470.00

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.