Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-01-15

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 15
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 652▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 115▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 29▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.76/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$155.76
258 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432157.64681237
Medium and Large 3290141.004094thin
Medium and Large 2445133.0259217thin
One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $88 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 sale258 hd
155.76
—
AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd
134.26
+21.49
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—Average1,77778.381,3935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24953.2866530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37252.307187thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13248.195467thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310179.00/cwt179.00–179.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 1313187.49/cwt185.00–190.005878
Steers—Medium and Large 1368179.36/cwt175.00–184.0066010
Steers—Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1418173.57/cwt170.00–176.007267
Steers—Medium and Large 2425162.50/cwt162.50–162.506912
Steers—Medium and Large 1472163.29/cwt160.00–165.007719
Steers—Medium and Large 1513154.12/cwt150.00–157.007918
Steers—Medium and Large 2535147.50/cwt147.50–147.507891
Steers—Medium and Large 1563149.00/cwt146.00–153.0083913
Steers—Medium and Large 1611142.44/cwt137.50–145.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1716130.40/cwt130.00–131.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added915119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290141.00/cwt141.00–141.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316158.53/cwt155.00–162.005017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320144.10/cwt140.00–147.504616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325181.66/cwt173.00–191.0059040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363148.94/cwt145.00–155.0054113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365184.68/cwt172.00–189.0067460
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374141.95/cwt140.00–145.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420137.00/cwt137.00–137.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424167.00/cwt167.00–167.0070813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427143.24/cwt140.00–147.5061221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469137.15/cwt132.00–144.0064322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.76/cwt127.50–135.0068019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579126.48/cwt123.00–128.0073222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632119.90/cwt118.00–124.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643127.00/cwt127.00–127.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added666126.50/cwt126.50–126.5084210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278189.98/cwt187.50–192.505282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325184.78/cwt179.00–190.0060112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383177.48/cwt175.00–180.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416157.64/cwt155.00–163.006567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422168.61/cwt162.50–175.0071212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470160.83/cwt158.00–163.0075615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526148.55/cwt145.00–154.0078115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540136.25/cwt130.00–143.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575141.80/cwt140.00–147.0081513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626131.79/cwt130.00–134.008259
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720121.74/cwt120.00–125.008774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72177.23/cwt75.00–79.001,3294
Bulls——2,00083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,6601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09647.64/cwt45.00–49.505226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24352.80/cwt50.50–55.2565627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30057.56/cwt56.25–59.257483
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35051.50/cwt51.50–51.506951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37252.30/cwt49.00–54.007187
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,082.69/cwt925.00–1,325.00—13
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—858.33/cwt800.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—625.00/cwt625.00–625.00—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.