Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2019-07-31

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 31
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 433▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 31▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady,bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower,Feeder steers and bulls sold steady.Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.49/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$113.49
106 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586123.717257thin
Medium and Large 2542113.9561875
Medium and Large 3504109.0954924
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $176 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 sale106 hd
113.49
—
AL average15 barns · 1,911 hd
120.44
−6.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,78680.001,4294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20460.717317thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40058.008122thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10351.5056826

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3316147.24/cwt140.00–150.004657
Steers—Medium and Large 3370133.62/cwt132.00–137.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 3462128.99/cwt127.00–130.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 2488140.01/cwt139.00–141.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2518137.85/cwt137.00–139.0071414
Steers—Medium and Large 2592132.93/cwt131.00–134.0078714
Steers—Medium and Large 2620127.34/cwt125.00–131.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 2681124.19/cwt122.00–125.0084621
Steers—Medium and Large 2714118.78/cwt117.00–120.0084817
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3291126.62/cwt125.00–127.003685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343119.69/cwt115.00–122.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365123.00/cwt122.00–126.0044913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.65/cwt117.00–122.0051011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433111.64/cwt110.00–114.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458106.99/cwt106.00–108.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533102.96/cwt100.00–106.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539116.10/cwt116.00–117.0062620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558114.34/cwt114.00–116.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620110.20/cwt109.00–112.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673105.26/cwt105.00–107.007088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 377992.55/cwt91.00–97.007217
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2236158.11/cwt157.00–162.003734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268151.04/cwt145.00–155.004055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321134.41/cwt131.00–140.004314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330151.67/cwt150.00–157.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3361124.10/cwt122.00–130.004484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378145.94/cwt145.00–149.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378137.28/cwt133.00–143.005196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421128.71/cwt125.00–131.005428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427136.64/cwt135.00–141.005839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462130.35/cwt128.00–134.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468118.35/cwt117.00–121.005546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524120.78/cwt119.00–123.006339
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538109.93/cwt105.00–115.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572121.74/cwt120.00–125.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572112.64/cwt110.00–118.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620117.42/cwt115.00–119.0072810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668114.33/cwt114.00–115.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3493
Bulls——1,95586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99246.07/cwt45.00–48.004578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14059.00/cwt59.00–59.006734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15353.91/cwt52.00–56.0062218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29063.00/cwt63.00–63.008133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40058.00/cwt58.00–58.008122
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—792.86/cwt750.00–850.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt925.00–925.00—2

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.