Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-07-28

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 404▼ 132 vs year ago 501 · −26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 36▼ 9 vs year ago 32 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 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 $133.01/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$133.01
160 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512134.64690129
Medium and Large 2493126.9862728
Medium and Large 3443119.005283thin
One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $162 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 sale160 hd
133.01
—
AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd
132.83
+0.18
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—Average1,65882.041,3603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17962.077324thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49261.0791112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01655.525645thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505202
Steers—Medium and Large 1328173.10/cwt170.00–180.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 1372171.28/cwt169.00–172.506377
Steers—Medium and Large 2387152.48/cwt135.00–161.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1423169.13/cwt165.00–172.0071511
Steers—Medium and Large 2423153.34/cwt140.00–162.506499
Steers—Medium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1467160.14/cwt157.00–165.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 1525155.32/cwt150.00–159.0081526
Steers—Medium and Large 2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1571143.98/cwt142.00–150.0082212
Steers—Medium and Large 2584125.40/cwt125.00–126.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2613118.29/cwt115.00–120.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1624135.97/cwt130.00–140.0084811
Steers—Medium and Large 1670131.80/cwt125.00–138.0088311
Steers—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1733127.60/cwt125.00–131.0093513
Steers—Medium and Large 1783126.04/cwt120.00–128.0098710
Steers—Medium and Large 2795114.00/cwt114.00–114.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 11,130102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,1581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313156.40/cwt155.00–159.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375149.72/cwt146.00–155.0056112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376141.35/cwt137.00–145.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410132.50/cwt132.50–132.505432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418143.97/cwt140.00–150.0060229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471129.08/cwt125.00–135.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476137.20/cwt135.00–142.5065321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524132.38/cwt130.00–137.5069420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526122.16/cwt120.00–125.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577130.16/cwt127.50–132.0075114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630123.37/cwt120.00–128.0077715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674116.19/cwt114.00–120.0078311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710112.50/cwt112.50–112.507991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718101.00/cwt100.00–102.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783120.00/cwt120.00–120.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 184096.00/cwt96.00–96.008061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280172.50/cwt172.50–172.504831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313156.76/cwt155.00–160.004913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326167.56/cwt160.00–170.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358151.29/cwt145.00–157.505424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375160.41/cwt157.50–162.5060210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379133.75/cwt130.00–140.005075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418143.00/cwt143.00–143.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424157.41/cwt155.00–160.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468140.98/cwt138.00–145.006606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472148.43/cwt145.00–150.0070117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517141.97/cwt135.00–148.0073411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537134.14/cwt125.00–147.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550112.50/cwt112.50–112.506192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568129.81/cwt126.00–135.007377
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570121.53/cwt120.00–123.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621126.67/cwt125.00–128.0078710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65882.04/cwt80.00–85.001,3603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01655.52/cwt53.00–58.005645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12558.00/cwt58.00–58.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19763.42/cwt62.00–65.007593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49261.07/cwt58.00–65.0091112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/cwt975.00–1,100.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—788.33/cwt725.00–825.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—566.67/cwt400.00–650.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—412.50/cwt335.00–570.00—10

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.