Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-09-16

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 317▼ 216 vs year ago 592 · −36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 53 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 25▲ 105 vs year ago 12 · +875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 lower. 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 $113.18/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$113.18
124 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.95
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517114.22591105
Medium and Large 2470109.1851317thin
Medium and Large 345892.504232thin
One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $168 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 sale124 hd
113.18
—
AL average13 barns · 1,212 hd
116.13
−2.95
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—Average1,82583.511,5244thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38061.388474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24858.5073019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07247.505098thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315152.42/cwt147.50–157.504802
Steers—Medium and Large 2345142.50/cwt142.50–142.504921
Steers—Medium and Large 1395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1418139.03/cwt135.00–145.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 2425128.05/cwt120.00–134.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1465133.53/cwt130.00–137.0062111
Steers—Medium and Large 1520128.47/cwt126.00–131.0066810
Steers—Medium and Large 1560125.86/cwt121.00–127.0070513
Steers—Medium and Large 2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1620121.30/cwt120.00–123.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1660119.40/cwt119.00–121.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 1728117.50/cwt117.00–118.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1791111.75/cwt106.00–116.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1828106.98/cwt105.00–109.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1870104.66/cwt104.00–105.009113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324127.66/cwt122.50–132.504145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366120.11/cwt118.00–122.504407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417118.10/cwt116.00–120.0049213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430111.58/cwt105.00–115.004807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470109.98/cwt109.00–111.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476115.45/cwt112.00–118.0055021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510105.04/cwt101.00–109.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518112.25/cwt110.00–115.0058118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement527122.00/cwt122.00–122.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 355585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571111.31/cwt108.00–113.0063613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628109.54/cwt107.00–112.0068811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1694112.00/cwt112.00–112.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724100.00/cwt100.00–100.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 274595.00/cwt95.00–95.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 182590.00/cwt90.00–90.007431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300149.60/cwt143.00–157.504495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335141.00/cwt141.00–141.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376139.42/cwt135.00–145.005247
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385117.50/cwt117.50–117.504521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415134.41/cwt130.00–137.5055818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471124.50/cwt122.00–129.0058612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493117.99/cwt116.00–120.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518121.72/cwt118.00–125.0063113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565114.51/cwt109.00–119.0064711
Bulls—Medium and Large 362580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629104.52/cwt101.00–107.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663102.39/cwt100.00–106.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 188592.00/cwt92.00–92.008141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4161
Bulls——1,84384.68/cwt84.00–86.001,5613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99542.00/cwt42.00–42.004182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09749.33/cwt47.00–51.005416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20353.83/cwt51.00–55.006483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25659.38/cwt56.50–64.0074616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37760.50/cwt59.00–63.008333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39064.00/cwt64.00–64.008901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,128.00/cwt1,010.00–1,250.00—10
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,017.74/cwt900.00–1,150.00—31
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/cwt800.00–975.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—814.29/cwt750.00–1,000.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—703.57/cwt575.00–850.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—489.38/cwt300.00–605.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,314.29/cwt1,200.00–1,425.00—21
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,143.53/cwt1,030.00–1,290.00—17
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/cwt925.00–925.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—650.71/cwt575.00–730.00—7

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.