Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-09-15

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
933 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 479▲ 557 vs year ago 376 · +148.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 28▲ 8 vs year ago 42 · +19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 93 vs year ago 117 · −79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.75/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$129.75
242 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.65
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492130.98644210
Medium and Large 2416122.5250929
Medium and Large 3400113.334533thin
One grade step is worth $17.65/cwt here — about $191 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 sale242 hd
129.75
—
AL average16 barns · 2,093 hd
129.10
+0.65
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—Low1,59178.301,2467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09462.1168011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38261.368489thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02952.6954221

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324161.11/cwt155.00–165.005225
Steers—Medium and Large 1332172.38/cwt170.00–176.0057212
Steers—Medium and Large 2360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1366170.79/cwt167.00–174.006257
Steers—Medium and Large 1416162.31/cwt157.50–167.5067515
Steers—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1483155.95/cwt150.00–160.0075321
Steers—Medium and Large 1526147.65/cwt140.00–155.0077719
Steers—Medium and Large 2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1559143.11/cwt135.00–147.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 2565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007405
Steers—Medium and Large 1623134.24/cwt130.00–138.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1671133.68/cwt130.00–134.0089746
Steers—Medium and Large 1723126.34/cwt115.00–133.009137
Steers—Medium and Large 1777122.53/cwt115.00–129.009525
Steers—Medium and Large 1835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1900107.00/cwt107.00–107.009631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280157.37/cwt155.00–160.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322147.27/cwt142.50–155.004749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372139.06/cwt135.00–144.005179
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387129.14/cwt124.00–133.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412120.04/cwt115.00–125.0049518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431133.58/cwt130.00–138.005767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486129.52/cwt127.00–135.00629125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516129.30/cwt125.00–132.5066719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565129.48/cwt127.50–131.5073226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added596135.50/cwt135.50–135.508086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665120.57/cwt117.50–125.008025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340174.80/cwt174.00–176.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372147.03/cwt130.00–155.005479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382161.04/cwt155.00–170.0061511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428148.66/cwt142.50–155.0063614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467135.55/cwt132.50–142.006336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469129.25/cwt125.00–136.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511120.97/cwt118.00–125.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526129.80/cwt127.00–134.0068347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562121.30/cwt120.00–125.0068226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619112.00/cwt112.00–112.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621125.12/cwt119.00–127.0077725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50374.06/cwt71.00–78.001,1134
Bulls——1,70883.95/cwt80.00–86.501,4343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91843.18/cwt41.00–46.003963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04854.28/cwt52.00–56.0056918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07162.66/cwt59.50–65.506718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13556.74/cwt56.50–57.006442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20068.50/cwt68.50–68.508221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38261.36/cwt57.50–64.008489
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—917.86/cwt825.00–1,050.00—7
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—725.00/cwt650.00–800.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt600.00–750.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—525.00/cwt500.00–550.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/cwt850.00–975.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—837.50/cwt800.00–875.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—710.00/cwt710.00–710.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—651.67/cwt600.00–680.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—625.00/cwt625.00–625.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—495.00/cwt450.00–535.00—6

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.