Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-01-20

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 20
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 246▼ 80 vs year ago 458 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 24▲ 34 vs year ago 31 · +109.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 8▼ 33 vs year ago 90 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 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 $117.00/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$117.00
167 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519119.03618113
Medium and Large 2458115.7753043
Medium and Large 3457101.0046111thin
One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $157 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 sale167 hd
117.00
—
AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd
121.24
−4.24
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—High1,64275.141,2345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18756.7167332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45554.4479212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04048.2550213

Every lot

70 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 2300150.83/cwt150.00–152.504523
Steers—Medium and Large 1328169.65/cwt165.00–177.505563
Steers—Medium and Large 3343137.55/cwt130.00–145.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 1373159.99/cwt158.00–165.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1423147.24/cwt144.00–155.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1474146.53/cwt142.50–150.0069510
Steers—Medium and Large 2490135.58/cwt128.00–139.506643
Steers—Medium and Large 2515126.00/cwt125.00–128.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1523137.59/cwt135.00–139.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 1571137.70/cwt125.00–141.0078628
Steers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1631126.00/cwt126.00–126.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 1720111.68/cwt110.00–112.508043
Steers—Medium and Large 1755106.46/cwt101.00–112.008042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313137.52/cwt135.00–140.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320127.50/cwt125.00–130.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320117.50/cwt117.50–117.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362133.28/cwt130.00–136.0048216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368137.91/cwt125.00–150.005088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380106.08/cwt100.00–110.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416127.62/cwt123.00–132.505319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417115.88/cwt113.00–123.0048315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468115.35/cwt113.00–119.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473123.28/cwt119.00–125.0058322
Heifers—Medium and Large 351297.70/cwt93.00–100.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519110.99/cwt107.00–113.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529119.00/cwt116.00–121.0063023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564116.49/cwt115.00–118.006578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609110.88/cwt110.00–116.0067525
Heifers—Medium and Large 261898.22/cwt95.00–101.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 363585.00/cwt85.00–85.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 267593.00/cwt93.00–93.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 270077.00/cwt77.00–77.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 172099.00/cwt99.00–99.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 176595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 276577.00/cwt77.00–77.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 181488.40/cwt88.00–90.007205
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318161.00/cwt161.00–161.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328167.57/cwt165.00–177.505505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368155.32/cwt150.00–166.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422144.80/cwt140.00–150.0061115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425138.10/cwt137.50–140.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470126.44/cwt125.00–128.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473133.18/cwt129.00–142.5063012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529125.34/cwt120.00–128.0066315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581120.61/cwt118.00–124.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615117.31/cwt115.00–119.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 267595.00/cwt95.00–95.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681107.73/cwt105.00–109.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 171598.30/cwt96.00–101.007033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3281
Bulls——1,64873.43/cwt72.00–77.001,2104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96749.12/cwt45.00–52.004757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04040.00/cwt40.00–40.004163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17260.56/cwt60.00–61.007106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17655.97/cwt53.50–60.0065825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21054.48/cwt53.00–56.006593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42348.45/cwt48.00–49.006892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46155.64/cwt52.50–58.0081310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54052.00/cwt52.00–52.008011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—665.00/cwt600.00–760.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt850.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—530.00/cwt530.00–530.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—441.00/cwt315.00–490.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—789.19/cwt650.00–950.00—37

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.