Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-07-22

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 22
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 354▼ 182 vs year ago 433 · −42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 31 · +64.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.29/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$116.29
81 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486125.2660925
Medium and Large 2541117.0063336
Medium and Large 3638103.7966220
One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale81 hd
116.29
—
AL average10 barns · 887 hd
120.23
−3.94
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—Low1,40687.131,2257thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13661.506987thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53860.009232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06749.4152712

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2380152.43/cwt150.00–155.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 3429139.74/cwt139.00–142.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 3483133.00/cwt130.00–139.006428
Steers—Medium and Large 1526135.58/cwt135.00–137.007137
Steers—Medium and Large 3541121.94/cwt120.00–130.0066010
Steers—Medium and Large 2558125.82/cwt125.00–129.0070210
Steers—Medium and Large 2640124.01/cwt123.00–125.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 3665114.00/cwt114.00–114.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 2675119.03/cwt118.00–121.0080312
Steers—Medium and Large 2766115.73/cwt114.00–118.0088612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320133.97/cwt132.00–135.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418110.55/cwt107.00–117.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424126.58/cwt125.00–127.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463127.39/cwt127.00–129.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.69/cwt120.00–124.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523122.97/cwt122.00–126.0064311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558120.34/cwt119.00–121.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569114.75/cwt114.00–117.0065320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616113.50/cwt112.00–114.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645104.55/cwt100.00–105.0067411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 373599.00/cwt99.00–99.007286
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345166.00/cwt166.00–166.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430141.02/cwt140.00–143.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458112.98/cwt110.00–116.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468127.54/cwt125.00–130.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520106.63/cwt105.00–110.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528119.93/cwt117.00–123.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583115.98/cwt115.00–117.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.68/cwt113.00–115.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623116.49/cwt116.00–119.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658112.00/cwt111.00–113.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 367399.91/cwt95.00–105.006722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11585.65/cwt85.00–86.009553
Bulls——1,39570.00/cwt70.00–70.009771
Bulls——1,70094.33/cwt93.00–95.001,6043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98843.55/cwt41.00–45.004305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05462.90/cwt60.00–65.006635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12353.59/cwt52.00–56.006027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34058.00/cwt58.00–58.007772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38064.00/cwt64.00–64.008831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69556.00/cwt56.00–56.009491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt900.00–950.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—638.00/cwt575.00–680.00—5

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.