Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-10-07

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 593▲ 36 vs year ago 527 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 46 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 42 vs year ago 4 · +1,050.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 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 $114.85/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$114.85
204 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467118.57554103
Medium and Large 2445111.3649598
Medium and Large 3390101.503963thin
One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $158 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 sale204 hd
114.85
—
AL average10 barns · 1,224 hd
114.93
−0.07
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—Average1,44875.481,0934thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18551.6761223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45048.617052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06141.8744413

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278168.72/cwt165.00–172.504692
Steers—Medium and Large 1326164.40/cwt162.50–165.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 2333148.89/cwt145.00–152.504962
Steers—Medium and Large 1379156.43/cwt152.50–160.005939
Steers—Medium and Large 2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1414142.41/cwt137.50–150.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1461131.83/cwt130.00–138.006087
Steers—Medium and Large 1515127.39/cwt125.00–131.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 3537109.86/cwt105.00–110.5059012
Steers—Medium and Large 1578124.30/cwt121.00–126.007184
Steers—Medium and Large 1615124.88/cwt123.00–125.5076817
Steers—Medium and Large 1659117.47/cwt115.00–119.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 2678112.00/cwt112.00–112.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 1795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323132.29/cwt127.50–135.004279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328116.30/cwt115.00–117.003816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380106.25/cwt105.00–107.504042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382112.51/cwt110.00–120.0043015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385128.45/cwt122.00–137.0049510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406106.46/cwt105.00–118.0043221
Heifers—Medium and Large 341092.00/cwt92.00–92.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424121.38/cwt115.00–126.0051521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472109.57/cwt105.00–112.0051713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474113.82/cwt112.00–118.0054014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486124.50/cwt124.50–124.506054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507107.33/cwt97.50–108.0054430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510113.21/cwt110.00–118.0057729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559110.94/cwt101.00–113.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563117.00/cwt117.00–117.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 260998.24/cwt95.00–101.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705107.50/cwt107.50–107.507581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265171.30/cwt170.00–172.504542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317158.63/cwt152.50–165.005036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325144.50/cwt140.00–147.504705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368146.33/cwt140.00–152.505388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390132.50/cwt132.50–132.505171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422137.36/cwt132.50–142.5058013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474128.28/cwt121.00–135.0060810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480116.87/cwt116.00–124.0056116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518110.86/cwt100.00–115.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523119.99/cwt117.00–126.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567102.69/cwt98.00–107.505823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575116.74/cwt114.00–120.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605112.36/cwt111.00–115.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 263197.05/cwt92.50–102.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 365085.00/cwt85.00–85.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 268095.00/cwt95.00–95.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 175097.50/cwt97.50–97.507312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,44875.48/cwt71.00–80.001,0934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98535.00/cwt35.00–35.003453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08443.93/cwt41.00–48.0047610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14351.97/cwt47.00–54.0059415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17244.29/cwt41.00–46.005193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31955.22/cwt55.00–56.007285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45048.61/cwt45.00–52.007052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—886.36/cwt750.00–975.00—11
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—631.25/cwt525.00–700.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—481.82/cwt340.00–540.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—480.00/cwt480.00–480.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 3—405.00/cwt405.00–405.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/cwt800.00–825.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—687.50/cwt650.00–725.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—597.50/cwt575.00–615.00—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.