Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-01-12

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 12
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 420▲ 133 vs year ago 246 · +54.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 62▲ 39 vs year ago 24 · +162.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 7▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.57/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$144.57
97 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497147.4673254
Medium and Large 2466145.3767728
Medium and Large 3406132.6853815thin
One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about $194 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 sale97 hd
144.57
—
AL average14 barns · 1,843 hd
143.58
+0.99
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—Average1,63186.821,41612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19571.8085819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46567.419887thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01053.1153616

Every lot

61 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 2338186.24/cwt186.00–187.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 2355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 3455147.00/cwt147.00–147.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 2485172.00/cwt172.00–172.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 2506165.50/cwt165.00–167.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 2579159.75/cwt159.00–162.009254
Steers—Medium and Large 2633157.65/cwt157.00–159.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0568
Steers—Medium and Large 2715143.52/cwt142.00–145.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 2830132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1003
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286156.92/cwt155.00–163.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310163.06/cwt161.00–167.0050512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329139.91/cwt137.00–145.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369135.49/cwt135.00–137.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384155.50/cwt155.00–157.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388150.66/cwt150.00–152.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443148.67/cwt148.00–149.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473150.32/cwt150.00–153.007119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487143.12/cwt142.00–148.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520144.50/cwt144.00–145.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534141.17/cwt137.00–142.0075412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593139.23/cwt139.00–143.0082616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616137.70/cwt137.00–138.5084811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660109.63/cwt105.00–112.007243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339183.49/cwt180.00–188.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340193.00/cwt193.00–193.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383162.42/cwt160.00–165.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412183.64/cwt182.00–187.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423172.43/cwt170.00–175.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468167.57/cwt165.00–170.007848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540157.48/cwt155.00–160.0085012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555158.00/cwt158.00–158.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578143.12/cwt142.00–150.008277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620134.95/cwt130.00–140.008376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672137.00/cwt135.00–138.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41180.18/cwt76.00–81.001,1316
Bulls——1,765106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8711
Bulls——1,86990.96/cwt89.00–94.001,7005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90143.18/cwt41.00–45.003897
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06564.04/cwt63.00–65.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11758.27/cwt57.00–59.006515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14066.11/cwt63.00–68.0075410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25581.05/cwt79.00–83.001,0176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25772.29/cwt71.00–73.009093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45568.31/cwt68.00–69.009946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52562.00/cwt62.00–62.009461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—683.33/cwt650.00–750.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—888.33/cwt865.00–900.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—657.69/cwt625.00–700.00—13

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.