Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2020-10-14

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 563▲ 155 vs year ago 390 · +39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 53▼ 30 vs year ago 62 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 46▲ 102 vs year ago 8 · +1,275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.75/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$110.75
103 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2489111.9654787
Medium and Large 1579106.1061410thin
Medium and Large 3439101.054446thin
One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $104 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 sale103 hd
110.75
—
AL average9 barns · 980 hd
111.42
−0.67
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—Average1,22261.507526thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22845.345575thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00432.1032213

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325163.94/cwt160.00–168.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 1409147.40/cwt147.00–149.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 3419132.93/cwt130.00–135.005577
Steers—Medium and Large 2425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 2459135.49/cwt134.00–140.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 3465128.98/cwt127.00–130.006006
Steers—Medium and Large 2531124.42/cwt123.00–131.0066128
Steers—Medium and Large 2572120.65/cwt120.00–122.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 3630115.81/cwt114.00–116.0073021
Steers—Medium and Large 3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 2673118.51/cwt118.00–119.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 3705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 3795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330109.77/cwt105.00–115.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373126.55/cwt126.00–127.0047211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421121.93/cwt119.00–126.0051317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445102.00/cwt102.00–102.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487110.68/cwt109.00–118.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525107.20/cwt106.00–109.0056340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569100.41/cwt100.00–105.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 357089.87/cwt85.00–95.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622101.68/cwt101.00–102.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285177.00/cwt177.00–177.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325133.28/cwt130.00–135.004333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365154.86/cwt150.00–160.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418145.65/cwt145.00–147.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441123.37/cwt121.00–127.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442137.63/cwt135.00–143.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478117.03/cwt115.00–118.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480128.24/cwt127.00–130.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516116.03/cwt113.00–121.005998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578111.45/cwt110.00–113.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 360890.02/cwt85.00–95.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2642105.99/cwt105.00–108.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733102.49/cwt101.00–104.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 277593.00/cwt93.00–93.007211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15256.73/cwt55.00–60.006543
Bulls——1,29266.27/cwt65.00–68.008563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93322.93/cwt21.00–26.002146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00548.00/cwt48.00–48.004821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07538.61/cwt35.00–40.004156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11051.00/cwt51.00–51.005661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25843.92/cwt42.00–46.005534
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,096.25/cwt1,050.00–1,175.00—16
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—962.50/cwt900.00–1,000.00—16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,280.56/cwt1,275.00–1,300.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,125.00–1,200.00—15
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—985.71/cwt975.00–1,000.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 3—820.00/cwt775.00–850.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—683.33/cwt650.00–700.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—1
Stock Cows—Small 3—650.00/cwt600.00–700.00—16

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.