Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-02-10

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 261▲ 9 vs year ago 304 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 60▼ 21 vs year ago 41 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 66▲ 64 vs year ago 19 · +336.8%
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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 steady to 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 $127.35/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$127.35
181 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454131.36597127
Medium and Large 2479118.5656844
Medium and Large 3385115.0644310thin
One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $154 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 sale181 hd
127.35
—
AL average16 barns · 1,446 hd
125.53
+1.83
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—Average1,83684.231,5474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16857.756753thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19551.006091thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94748.4545911

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322163.96/cwt162.50–167.505285
Steers—Medium and Large 1379162.99/cwt161.00–165.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 2382153.80/cwt147.50–155.005886
Steers—Medium and Large 1413159.28/cwt155.00–162.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 2422151.68/cwt150.00–152.506403
Steers—Medium and Large 1470150.23/cwt147.00–157.007069
Steers—Medium and Large 2492141.71/cwt135.00–145.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1528147.11/cwt143.00–150.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 1558138.22/cwt136.00–140.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318151.12/cwt145.00–160.0048117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323137.93/cwt135.00–141.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360142.38/cwt135.00–145.0051320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370131.28/cwt125.00–135.0048613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385115.06/cwt110.00–120.0044310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424123.71/cwt116.00–127.505258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432131.59/cwt130.00–139.0056845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471127.32/cwt122.50–132.0060012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516109.87/cwt107.50–117.505675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530123.38/cwt119.00–126.0065419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555118.74/cwt117.50–120.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619105.00/cwt105.00–105.0065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740102.50/cwt102.50–102.5075911
Heifers—Medium and Large 275788.15/cwt82.50–91.006673
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335167.50/cwt167.50–167.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376158.26/cwt152.50–161.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378148.23/cwt145.00–152.005608
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411138.78/cwt135.00–145.005709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419150.41/cwt145.00–154.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467131.95/cwt127.50–135.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476137.08/cwt130.00–147.506539
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523132.23/cwt129.00–135.006929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 364580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 190590.00/cwt90.00–90.008152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1901
Bulls——1,94086.31/cwt82.00–90.001,6743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87045.54/cwt44.00–47.003966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04051.94/cwt49.00–54.005405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16857.75/cwt56.00–60.006753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19551.00/cwt51.00–51.006091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—813.33/cwt750.00–950.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—713.75/cwt650.00–775.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—672.22/cwt600.00–700.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—587.50/cwt525.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—422.14/cwt355.00–500.00—14
Bred Cows—Small 3—375.00/cwt375.00–375.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,044.00/cwt950.00–1,120.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—768.33/cwt700.00–825.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—712.22/cwt550.00–860.00—9

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.