Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-09-29

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 29
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 574▲ 44 vs year ago 593 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 50▲ 35 vs year ago 47 · +74.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 43▲ 51 vs year ago 22 · +231.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.81/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.03 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.
Average price
$135.81
146 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494136.57675110
Medium and Large 2416136.0856630
Medium and Large 3405120.514886thin
One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about $187 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 sale146 hd
135.81
—
AL average16 barns · 1,567 hd
126.83
+8.98
This barn, trailing median2 sales
196.84
−61.03
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—Low1,38373.621,0182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13658.2566235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40255.3277516
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11647.9453519

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1376166.09/cwt163.00–170.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1420155.76/cwt152.50–163.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 2453133.22/cwt128.00–134.006038
Steers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1537139.12/cwt138.00–140.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1567132.36/cwt131.00–135.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 1625135.24/cwt133.00–138.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1661131.79/cwt127.50–135.0087113
Steers—Medium and Large 1720134.00/cwt134.00–134.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 2745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1785123.65/cwt122.50–126.009713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316135.43/cwt134.00–138.004289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327128.62/cwt124.00–132.0042110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372129.64/cwt126.00–132.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427127.40/cwt124.00–130.0054414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428121.26/cwt119.00–123.0051911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471117.16/cwt115.00–120.005528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.58/cwt122.00–127.5059219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516116.05/cwt115.00–118.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528123.90/cwt119.00–126.0065426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566121.45/cwt118.00–123.5068713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683107.53/cwt105.00–110.007344
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310133.52/cwt132.00–135.004144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317152.00/cwt149.00–155.0048210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336165.38/cwt160.00–169.005565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350142.50/cwt142.50–142.504991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367161.23/cwt154.00–166.0059212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427147.88/cwt142.50–155.0063125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433137.11/cwt129.00–142.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469125.45/cwt123.00–130.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470119.00/cwt119.00–119.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474136.23/cwt130.00–143.0064613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522127.74/cwt122.00–132.0066729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565111.65/cwt110.00–112.506313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576122.14/cwt116.00–128.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614122.70/cwt117.50–126.0075311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671110.97/cwt110.00–112.507455
Bulls—Medium and Large 372070.00/cwt70.00–70.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 188597.00/cwt97.00–97.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,38373.62/cwt72.00–75.001,0182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05063.00/cwt63.00–63.006621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06553.58/cwt52.00–54.005714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11349.06/cwt47.00–52.0054615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12543.75/cwt43.50–44.004924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14858.72/cwt55.00–62.0067430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34657.14/cwt53.00–60.0076910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36563.00/cwt63.00–63.008601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52150.14/cwt47.00–52.007635
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—853.64/cwt800.00–950.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/cwt700.00–950.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—753.33/cwt620.00–785.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—610.00/cwt610.00–610.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—610.00/cwt610.00–610.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—452.86/cwt300.00–595.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—983.33/cwt850.00–1,050.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—910.00/cwt850.00–950.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—760.00/cwt700.00–775.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—1

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.