Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-06-17

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 407▼ 169 vs year ago 485 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 78▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 442 vs year ago 461 · −95.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bull steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.82/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$118.82
125 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.32
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2436119.8352226
Medium and Large 1520118.9461895
Medium and Large 3397109.384344thin
One grade step is worth $10.46/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 sale125 hd
118.82
—
AL average11 barns · 1,156 hd
117.50
+1.32
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—Average1,68892.161,5554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,16870.918284thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14066.0275212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02553.015433thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310158.23/cwt155.00–165.004913
Steers—Medium and Large 1364153.19/cwt152.50–155.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 3369125.00/cwt125.00–125.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 1410148.28/cwt146.00–153.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 3436110.00/cwt110.00–110.004805
Steers—Medium and Large 1465140.09/cwt137.00–142.506518
Steers—Medium and Large 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1531132.41/cwt122.00–137.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 1569125.01/cwt123.00–128.0071116
Steers—Medium and Large 1627120.73/cwt118.50–125.0075713
Steers—Medium and Large 1664118.01/cwt116.00–121.007847
Steers—Medium and Large 2665107.50/cwt107.50–107.507151
Steers—Medium and Large 1721112.57/cwt110.00–114.0081212
Steers—Medium and Large 1830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316134.02/cwt131.00–140.004244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322130.41/cwt130.00–131.004205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364126.52/cwt125.00–127.504615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374130.53/cwt129.00–134.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418119.41/cwt116.50–122.504992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422127.03/cwt122.50–130.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428107.50/cwt105.00–110.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464124.58/cwt121.00–130.0057824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473115.30/cwt111.00–119.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.14/cwt119.00–124.0064120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532113.34/cwt110.00–115.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575115.20/cwt111.00–119.0066217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631105.80/cwt101.00–112.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 166998.91/cwt95.00–102.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 171494.47/cwt92.50–97.506755
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287162.53/cwt160.00–165.004663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318155.42/cwt155.00–157.004945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324140.88/cwt137.50–143.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369124.30/cwt122.00–127.504595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373148.77/cwt145.00–155.0055512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420141.02/cwt137.50–146.005927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437123.32/cwt122.50–125.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457122.17/cwt122.00–122.505583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473129.17/cwt125.00–132.506119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519117.36/cwt110.00–119.006098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522122.97/cwt116.00–126.0064214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535107.50/cwt107.50–107.505751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581117.49/cwt115.00–120.006835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588106.80/cwt103.00–108.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630115.27/cwt113.00–118.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676110.40/cwt108.00–113.007467
Bulls—Medium and Large 271585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720104.94/cwt101.00–109.007563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0801
Bulls——1,80096.22/cwt92.00–100.001,7323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96551.51/cwt51.00–52.004972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12666.37/cwt63.00–70.007479
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14556.00/cwt56.00–56.006411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15361.46/cwt61.00–62.007092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16375.86/cwt74.00–78.008822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17365.96/cwt65.00–67.007742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23572.00/cwt72.00–72.008891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,016.67/cwt950.00–1,090.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt750.00–875.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—685.00/cwt600.00–770.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/cwt605.00–700.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—555.00/cwt540.00–580.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—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.