Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-01-19

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 379▼ 13 vs year ago 378 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 63▲ 15 vs year ago 65 · +23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 31▼ 37 vs year ago 57 · −64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.44/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$144.44
104 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466150.5870232
Medium and Large 2438143.9263159
Medium and Large 3446131.6558713thin
One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $115 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 sale104 hd
144.44
—
AL average13 barns · 1,212 hd
139.93
+4.50
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—Low1,39283.571,1636thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26972.0291414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,65461.271,0135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12459.2466636

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370181.59/cwt179.00–187.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 3390173.00/cwt173.00–173.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 2425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2473174.32/cwt173.00–175.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 3475166.21/cwt165.00–170.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 2516168.22/cwt167.00–172.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 3583132.47/cwt125.00–135.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2630152.00/cwt152.00–152.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 2663140.46/cwt137.00–144.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 3720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317153.24/cwt152.00–158.0048614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365152.00/cwt152.00–152.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380140.21/cwt138.00–145.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382155.57/cwt155.00–156.0059414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420152.47/cwt150.00–155.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431148.07/cwt146.00–149.0063810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473126.69/cwt125.00–130.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2491139.30/cwt137.00–145.0068414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517131.34/cwt130.00–132.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525122.52/cwt120.00–125.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530145.09/cwt144.00–148.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635142.00/cwt142.00–142.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725120.03/cwt119.00–121.008702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310187.00/cwt187.00–187.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357179.98/cwt177.00–182.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380156.16/cwt150.00–160.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384185.94/cwt185.00–190.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423171.91/cwt170.00–175.007275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478165.60/cwt165.00–170.007928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495147.00/cwt147.00–147.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535160.42/cwt159.00–165.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580142.03/cwt140.00–144.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585134.63/cwt130.00–137.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22378.52/cwt77.00–80.009604
Bulls——1,73093.67/cwt92.00–95.001,6202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09259.83/cwt58.00–61.0065314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10079.00/cwt78.00–80.008692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13567.09/cwt65.00–69.0076111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15550.64/cwt49.00–52.0058511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26568.00/cwt68.00–68.008604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31472.28/cwt71.00–73.009508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65461.27/cwt58.00–62.001,0135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—915.00/cwt900.00–930.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—730.00/cwt650.00–770.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 3—591.67/cwt550.00–675.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—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.