Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2019-11-20

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 20
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 312▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 46▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 240▲ 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 and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeders sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $110.41/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$110.41
109 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.93
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566113.9264457
Medium and Large 2498109.5154645
Medium and Large 349087.644297thin
One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $215 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 sale109 hd
110.41
—
AL average15 barns · 2,328 hd
114.34
−3.93
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—Average1,89788.011,6698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32655.9674224
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10848.0653333

Every lot

53 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 3390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2420138.04/cwt137.00–139.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 2470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1558136.14/cwt133.00–138.007608
Steers—Medium and Large 1608132.69/cwt130.00–133.5080722
Steers—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318127.96/cwt127.00–129.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374124.40/cwt124.00–126.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406118.99/cwt116.00–120.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 343393.15/cwt90.00–100.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478108.56/cwt108.00–112.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 351085.00/cwt85.00–85.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534105.42/cwt104.00–108.0056311
Heifers—Medium and Large 355582.00/cwt82.00–82.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571113.02/cwt111.00–117.0064529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579102.50/cwt101.00–103.005938
Heifers—Medium and Large 263895.79/cwt95.00–100.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640109.00/cwt109.00–109.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661106.70/cwt105.00–108.0070514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210176.00/cwt176.00–176.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275168.79/cwt167.00–172.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320158.19/cwt157.00–162.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342143.37/cwt140.00–150.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363150.98/cwt150.00–155.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388141.94/cwt140.00–146.005515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393135.66/cwt135.00–137.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422130.50/cwt127.00–133.005515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424137.11/cwt136.00–139.005817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458131.69/cwt130.00–135.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479122.70/cwt117.00–127.005888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512128.72/cwt128.00–130.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563122.51/cwt121.00–124.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588114.49/cwt113.00–116.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640108.97/cwt107.00–113.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75882.78/cwt80.00–85.001,4552
Bulls——1,94389.75/cwt88.00–92.001,7446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01553.66/cwt53.00–55.005459
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13148.79/cwt47.00–50.0055214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16041.99/cwt40.00–44.0048710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24357.68/cwt56.00–59.007179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35451.63/cwt51.00–52.0069911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43363.99/cwt63.00–67.009174
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—675.00/cwt675.00–675.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt750.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—723.33/cwt700.00–735.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—563.33/cwt545.00–600.00—3

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.