Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-03-02

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 2
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 263▼ 103 vs year ago 430 · −24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 39▲ 11 vs year ago 41 · +26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 13▲ 148 vs year ago 17 · +870.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with 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 $150.84/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$150.84
83 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514154.5779451
Medium and Large 2447151.1467622
Medium and Large 3490131.1264210thin
One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $152 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 sale83 hd
150.84
—
AL average16 barns · 1,407 hd
149.74
+1.09
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—Low1,86787.741,6387thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32579.081,0489thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40065.009102thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98464.8863925

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328192.36/cwt191.00–195.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1425183.25/cwt180.00–185.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1465179.00/cwt179.00–179.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 3465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 2516167.75/cwt167.00–175.0086611
Steers—Medium and Large 3535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2578158.52/cwt155.00–162.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1626158.68/cwt158.00–162.0099317
Steers—Medium and Large 1671151.83/cwt149.00–154.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1713142.51/cwt142.00–143.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313162.35/cwt162.00–164.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330169.00/cwt169.00–169.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389147.03/cwt145.00–150.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391166.61/cwt166.00–169.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426163.25/cwt162.00–165.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428159.26/cwt157.00–160.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457157.81/cwt157.00–159.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468150.97/cwt149.00–153.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528155.78/cwt153.00–156.0082313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585146.25/cwt144.00–152.0085617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615146.00/cwt146.00–146.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363185.98/cwt185.00–187.006756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.49/cwt172.00–182.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415175.25/cwt172.00–182.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429162.32/cwt162.00–167.0069615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467168.97/cwt167.00–170.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561155.67/cwt155.00–159.008736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573152.17/cwt145.00–153.0087210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618139.33/cwt139.00–141.008616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74587.54/cwt85.00–90.001,5282
Bulls——1,84080.02/cwt79.00–81.001,4724
Bulls——2,220119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,6421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86652.93/cwt50.00–55.004587
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03071.97/cwt70.00–74.0074111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03165.69/cwt62.00–67.006777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16380.50/cwt79.00–82.009362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35885.92/cwt84.00–88.001,1674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39069.00/cwt69.00–69.009593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40065.00/cwt65.00–65.009102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,422.22/cwt1,300.00–1,450.00—54
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,176.92/cwt1,100.00–1,225.00—26
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—946.43/cwt925.00–1,000.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—926.32/cwt900.00–950.00—19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,058.33/cwt925.00–1,125.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—837.50/cwt750.00–875.00—10

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.