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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 13

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 30Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 394▲ 207 vs year ago 308 · +67.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 57▲ 17 vs year ago 35 · +48.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 84▲ 33 vs year ago 22 · +150.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $221.36/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.06 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$221.36

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$16.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.00

vs AL average

−43.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	228.00	1,357	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	224.10	1,225	17thin
Medium and Large 3	524	211.39	1,108	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

221.36

—

AL average15 barns · 710 hd

232.37

−11.00

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−43.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−141.06

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	1,610	138.58	2,231	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	120.31	1,546	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	115.92	1,476	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	104.40	1,072	26

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)	—	$1,617	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,569	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,070	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$984	22

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,316	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,366	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	255.28/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,468	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	243.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,537	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	219.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,551	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	788	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,529	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	280.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	896	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	262.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	859	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	254.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	918	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	235.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	982	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	253.58/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,063	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	241.36/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,019	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	237.82/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,132	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	211.39/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,108	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	225.52/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,202	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,295	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,357	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	219.90/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,388	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	304.30/cwt	300.00–310.00	977	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	320.11/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,066	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	301.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,133	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	283.94/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,110	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	282.51/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,147	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	271.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,298	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	259.77/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,242	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	254.02/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,354	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	248.55/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,399	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	232.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	213.56/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,356	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	220.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,420	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	208.73/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,394	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,196	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	202.05/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,471	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	129.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	100.31/cwt	98.00–102.00	996	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	104.85/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,074	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,196	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	115.92/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,476	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	120.31/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,546	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984.09/head	900.00–1,085.00	984	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,616.67/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,617	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291.25/head	1,275.00–1,340.00	1,291	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	995.83/head	950.00–1,060.00	996	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 394Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 57Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 84Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	280.00–290.00	280.88
3	400–450	422	240.00–242.00	241.36
13	500–550	533	225.00–232.00	225.52
4	550–600	590	219.00–220.00	219.50
1	600–650	615	197.00	197.00
1	650–700	675	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	252.00–260.00	253.58
14	450–500	476	237.00–243.00	237.82
2	550–600	595	228.00	228.00
10	600–650	631	217.00–227.00	219.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	260.00–265.00	262.76
14	350–400	361	250.00–260.00	254.39
5	400–450	417	230.00–237.00	235.51
6	500–550	524	210.00–218.00	211.39
3	650–700	675	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	788	192.00–196.00	193.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	428	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	450–500	460	297.00	297.00
3	550–600	575	252.00–262.00	255.28
6	600–650	632	240.00–250.00	243.19
4	700–750	708	215.00–223.00	219.01
1	750–800	765	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	317.00–323.00	320.11
8	350–400	376	300.00–310.00	301.26
10	400–450	406	282.00–287.00	282.51
3	450–500	478	270.00–275.00	271.62
12	500–550	533	250.00–257.00	254.02
7	550–600	579	230.00–240.00	232.84
10	600–650	644	220.00–225.00	220.49
4	650–700	668	207.00–214.00	208.73
2	700–750	728	200.00–204.00	202.05
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	300.00–310.00	304.30
4	350–400	391	282.00–290.00	283.94
11	450–500	478	257.00–267.00	259.77
2	600–650	635	210.00–217.00	213.56
4	650–700	683	170.00–180.00	175.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	245.00–252.00	248.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	104.00–106.00	104.85
11	—	993	98.00–102.00	100.31
7	—	1,084	109.00–112.00	110.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	120.00–121.00	120.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	115.00–117.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	146.00–149.00	147.50
2	—	1,360	126.00–133.00	129.67

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	22	—	—	900.00–1,085.00	984.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,340.00	1,291.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,887.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	950.00–1,060.00	995.83

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.