Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 646▲ 191 vs year ago 434 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 79▲ 16 vs year ago 67 · +23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 36 vs year ago 64 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes firm to steady. 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 $122.88/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$122.88
138 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476124.33592127
Medium and Large 2522106.1455411thin
One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $38 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 sale138 hd
122.88
—
AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd
122.40
+0.48
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—Average1,60586.901,3957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29162.4380633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42359.6584921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12552.4759023

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2350141.00/cwt141.00–141.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1474142.73/cwt141.00–146.0067725
Steers—Medium and Large 1532135.98/cwt135.00–139.0072313
Steers—Medium and Large 1560133.80/cwt125.00–139.507495
Steers—Medium and Large 1623125.94/cwt125.50–127.0078525
Steers—Medium and Large 1684125.00/cwt125.00–125.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 1703123.55/cwt120.50–124.0086939
Steers—Medium and Large 1838115.00/cwt115.00–115.009645
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313142.93/cwt139.00–144.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376121.39/cwt117.50–124.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385131.63/cwt130.00–134.0050718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410139.00/cwt139.00–139.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426127.79/cwt126.00–135.0054419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470123.57/cwt122.00–127.5058143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525120.67/cwt116.00–122.5063416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562116.15/cwt110.00–118.0065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 257496.51/cwt95.00–97.505544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608100.98/cwt97.00–105.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633114.00/cwt114.00–114.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673105.75/cwt105.00–106.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 273094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748107.00/cwt107.00–107.008003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307159.65/cwt159.00–160.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350127.50/cwt127.50–127.504461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358153.97/cwt150.00–158.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419121.12/cwt117.50–123.505074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469128.51/cwt127.00–132.5060314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480112.50/cwt112.50–112.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519116.32/cwt110.00–122.506044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553116.35/cwt114.00–116.5064320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575109.98/cwt108.00–112.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626116.42/cwt114.00–118.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665112.29/cwt108.00–118.007474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4761
Bulls——1,60381.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2982
Bulls——1,61588.08/cwt84.00–92.001,4224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95044.00/cwt44.00–44.004181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13352.86/cwt48.00–57.0059922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17554.00/cwt54.00–54.006351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23961.00/cwt56.00–65.0075625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37854.00/cwt54.00–54.007442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42159.02/cwt56.00–64.0083916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46366.76/cwt66.00–68.009773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49568.74/cwt67.00–72.001,0287
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—873.33/cwt750.00–970.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—477.22/cwt370.00–590.00—9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—975.00/cwt950.00–1,000.00—4

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.