Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-09-30

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 30
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 699▲ 100 vs year ago 493 · +20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 91▼ 36 vs year ago 83 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 33▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-3.00 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 $112.57/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$112.57
223 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495114.96569125
Medium and Large 2441111.1649085
Medium and Large 345498.8644913thin
One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $120 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 sale223 hd
112.57
—
AL average14 barns · 1,648 hd
113.59
−1.02
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—Average1,69768.151,1576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16756.1165513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27553.216788thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12942.214768thin

Every lot

74 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 1345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2368140.85/cwt137.50–142.505183
Steers—Medium and Large 1376159.73/cwt157.00–162.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 2409136.47/cwt135.00–137.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 1427151.73/cwt143.00–156.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1461136.23/cwt133.00–142.506285
Steers—Medium and Large 2467128.50/cwt128.50–128.5060013
Steers—Medium and Large 1526127.32/cwt122.50–134.0067021
Steers—Medium and Large 2531120.06/cwt116.00–121.006385
Steers—Medium and Large 3533109.00/cwt109.00–109.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1568122.66/cwt119.00–125.0069721
Steers—Medium and Large 2568117.84/cwt117.00–118.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 1619124.12/cwt124.00–125.0076817
Steers—Medium and Large 1673122.09/cwt118.00–125.0082213
Steers—Medium and Large 1717119.83/cwt119.00–121.0085912
Steers—Medium and Large 1783108.66/cwt108.00–110.008513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325139.71/cwt132.00–142.004548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332118.86/cwt115.00–125.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369115.37/cwt110.00–118.0042613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375127.69/cwt122.00–136.004797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416118.43/cwt115.00–125.0049325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426102.16/cwt100.00–105.004357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433110.50/cwt104.00–119.0047826
Heifers—Medium and Large 346297.01/cwt90.00–102.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470114.63/cwt112.00–119.0053917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481108.40/cwt102.50–112.0052126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517111.81/cwt110.00–115.0057835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523105.32/cwt102.50–108.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562108.16/cwt106.00–112.0060814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562104.40/cwt104.00–105.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603100.00/cwt100.00–100.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 361585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616108.51/cwt105.00–112.006689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672105.34/cwt100.00–108.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 171096.50/cwt96.50–96.506851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1259171.30/cwt170.00–175.004444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329158.96/cwt155.00–165.0052310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373148.31/cwt143.00–155.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375135.16/cwt133.00–137.505077
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390117.50/cwt117.50–117.504581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424138.85/cwt133.00–144.005899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439127.51/cwt125.00–133.005607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458128.65/cwt122.50–135.0058912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472114.71/cwt109.00–120.0054110
Bulls—Medium and Large 351694.11/cwt90.00–100.004865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527109.43/cwt105.00–115.005779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529118.54/cwt115.00–124.0062720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567108.57/cwt100.00–110.0061610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573115.58/cwt112.50–118.0066221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616111.60/cwt107.50–115.0068710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643103.34/cwt100.00–105.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 265595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671106.46/cwt102.50–110.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 370580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745102.50/cwt102.50–102.507641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52061.00/cwt61.00–61.009272
Bulls——1,78671.72/cwt70.00–75.001,2814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11034.03/cwt31.00–37.003782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13544.93/cwt41.00–49.005106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14656.77/cwt54.00–59.0065111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20045.00/cwt45.00–45.005401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20545.00/cwt45.00–45.005421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28353.61/cwt51.00–58.006886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30059.00/cwt59.00–59.007671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36060.00/cwt60.00–60.008161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/cwt870.00–870.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—795.00/cwt790.00–800.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—578.33/cwt510.00–700.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—570.00/cwt570.00–570.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—364.38/cwt250.00–485.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—725.00/cwt700.00–750.00—2

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.