Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2021-11-17

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 476▼ 222 vs year ago 724 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 75▼ 7 vs year ago 76 · −9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 66▼ 46 vs year ago 107 · −43.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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 $125.51/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$125.51
199 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480127.05610142
Medium and Large 2443122.3554255
Medium and Large 3493102.505052thin
One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $105 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 sale199 hd
125.51
—
AL average15 barns · 1,862 hd
126.78
−1.28
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—Low1,39281.911,1405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16357.1266414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32751.916899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04444.7646717

Every lot

78 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 1343164.26/cwt162.50–166.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 3363120.00/cwt120.00–120.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 1381162.54/cwt159.00–166.006197
Steers—Medium and Large 3407118.00/cwt118.00–118.004803
Steers—Medium and Large 2420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007138
Steers—Medium and Large 2485128.32/cwt127.50–130.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 3488115.00/cwt115.00–115.005616
Steers—Medium and Large 1522151.43/cwt150.00–155.0079014
Steers—Medium and Large 1573144.31/cwt143.00–145.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1623138.49/cwt138.00–139.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 3635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007377
Steers—Medium and Large 1662138.00/cwt138.00–138.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 1713131.24/cwt130.00–132.509362
Steers—Medium and Large 1783121.97/cwt119.00–125.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1840117.98/cwt115.00–121.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1860118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1918115.47/cwt114.00–117.001,0602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319142.18/cwt139.00–144.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319130.73/cwt125.00–135.004177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365136.16/cwt132.50–142.0049716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376128.78/cwt122.50–130.0048416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426122.98/cwt119.00–126.0052414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428130.46/cwt127.55–135.0055826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466124.40/cwt120.00–129.0058029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520117.65/cwt115.00–120.0061210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526122.86/cwt118.00–125.0064635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575120.65/cwt115.00–124.0069416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613106.27/cwt105.00–107.506512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676114.99/cwt113.00–116.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703117.50/cwt117.00–118.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 282595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 186398.97/cwt97.00–101.008542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238157.50/cwt157.50–157.503752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317153.90/cwt152.50–157.504887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331163.36/cwt160.00–167.0054111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375158.95/cwt155.00–163.0059617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2397143.00/cwt143.00–143.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410122.00/cwt122.00–122.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423137.87/cwt127.50–145.0058310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425150.25/cwt145.00–156.0063912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463126.38/cwt122.50–134.005859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466140.77/cwt135.00–147.5065624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522133.80/cwt127.50–138.0069816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581122.74/cwt122.00–125.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661115.48/cwt113.00–118.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 275090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12371.26/cwt68.00–75.008002
Bulls——1,46590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3191
Bulls——1,62588.52/cwt88.00–89.001,4382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89737.36/cwt37.00–38.003353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05345.72/cwt42.00–48.0048113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14756.18/cwt53.00–59.5064412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22547.04/cwt44.00–50.005763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25862.79/cwt62.00–63.507902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37554.50/cwt54.50–54.507491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37854.34/cwt51.00–56.507496
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—818.75/cwt700.00–975.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—736.54/cwt650.00–775.00—13
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—553.33/cwt480.00–600.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—513.33/cwt500.00–540.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—370.83/cwt250.00–450.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—953.33/cwt860.00–1,000.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt575.00–775.00—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.