Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-08-25

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 25
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 431▲ 79 vs year ago 526 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 76▲ 7 vs year ago 34 · +20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 67▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls absent. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.00/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$146.00
222 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559148.05827178
Medium and Large 2514138.6171242
Medium and Large 3405118.504802thin
One grade step is worth $29.55/cwt here — about $347 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 sale222 hd
146.00
—
AL average13 barns · 1,665 hd
150.16
−4.16
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18765.7778111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,17062.007251thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03350.3352020

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322178.27/cwt174.00–187.505743
Steers—Medium and Large 1368174.88/cwt172.50–178.0064411
Steers—Medium and Large 2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005859
Steers—Medium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2422146.22/cwt144.00–153.006177
Steers—Medium and Large 3430112.00/cwt112.00–112.004821
Steers—Medium and Large 1433164.32/cwt160.00–169.0071211
Steers—Medium and Large 1470161.38/cwt157.00–165.0075825
Steers—Medium and Large 1517154.31/cwt148.00–159.0079833
Steers—Medium and Large 2527141.66/cwt140.00–142.507473
Steers—Medium and Large 2561132.57/cwt130.00–135.0074414
Steers—Medium and Large 1577139.80/cwt137.50–146.0080736
Steers—Medium and Large 2620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1629136.55/cwt130.00–140.0085921
Steers—Medium and Large 2666120.01/cwt115.00–125.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 1676135.46/cwt130.00–140.0091626
Steers—Medium and Large 1734130.16/cwt126.00–133.009556
Steers—Medium and Large 1771130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0065
Steers—Medium and Large 11,010105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319148.34/cwt145.00–152.5047313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365142.41/cwt140.00–144.0052014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.14/cwt132.00–135.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380117.50/cwt117.50–117.504471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430142.23/cwt139.00–145.0061210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435124.47/cwt123.00–126.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473128.66/cwt125.00–137.5060932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480123.00/cwt123.00–123.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.41/cwt122.50–135.0065938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531116.89/cwt114.00–121.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558105.00/cwt105.00–105.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560113.00/cwt113.00–113.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570124.26/cwt120.00–126.0070825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624124.78/cwt124.00–125.007799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640112.50/cwt112.50–112.507202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673115.35/cwt112.00–120.0077614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708113.27/cwt108.00–118.0080210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763119.00/cwt119.00–119.009082
Heifers—Medium and Large 280595.00/cwt95.00–95.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 188099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337161.44/cwt158.50–167.505443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371156.97/cwt153.00–160.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375147.50/cwt147.50–147.505532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420149.81/cwt148.00–153.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431136.39/cwt135.00–140.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473140.48/cwt135.00–147.5066417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525133.60/cwt130.00–140.0070122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533126.43/cwt122.00–130.006749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567127.18/cwt124.00–132.5072110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634122.87/cwt122.00–124.507799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00453.31/cwt50.00–59.0053511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04344.97/cwt41.00–49.004698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05555.00/cwt55.00–55.005801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17062.00/cwt62.00–62.007251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18965.75/cwt61.00–68.507828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24571.25/cwt71.00–71.508872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27560.50/cwt60.50–60.507711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/cwt900.00–1,050.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—744.00/cwt690.00–930.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—485.00/cwt410.00–560.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/cwt900.00–975.00—2

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.