Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-04-20

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 20
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 526▼ 150 vs year ago 420 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 54▼ 16 vs year ago 60 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 28▲ 13 vs year ago 100 · +13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.96/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$160.96
52 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2460169.587817thin
Medium and Large 1601161.6497239
Medium and Large 3438146.506426thin
One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $139 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 sale52 hd
160.96
—
AL average14 barns · 489 hd
160.99
−0.02
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—High1,747106.391,85810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14475.9086818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33770.369403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98164.1662917

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 2423175.98/cwt175.00–177.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 3438146.50/cwt146.50–146.506426
Steers—Medium and Large 1470179.04/cwt175.00–181.0084110
Steers—Medium and Large 2483162.56/cwt160.00–165.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1535168.40/cwt165.00–172.509013
Steers—Medium and Large 1583163.99/cwt162.50–167.509564
Steers—Medium and Large 1616158.13/cwt155.00–162.5097411
Steers—Medium and Large 2650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1658158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 1788135.50/cwt135.00–136.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1850131.50/cwt130.00–133.001,1182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323152.24/cwt150.00–157.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338171.64/cwt165.00–178.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376164.54/cwt160.00–170.006197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380147.69/cwt143.00–152.505613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414158.76/cwt155.00–162.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466156.50/cwt152.50–160.0072910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511152.49/cwt145.50–154.007797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569146.19/cwt142.50–147.5083210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580126.65/cwt125.00–130.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305177.50/cwt177.50–177.505411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368176.22/cwt172.50–180.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418172.78/cwt165.00–178.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480161.56/cwt157.00–165.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514156.54/cwt150.00–162.508054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525142.50/cwt142.50–142.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583143.76/cwt142.50–145.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623137.45/cwt135.00–140.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640134.00/cwt134.00–134.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665139.00/cwt139.00–139.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720127.50/cwt127.50–127.509181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765122.48/cwt120.00–125.009372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738102.86/cwt98.00–107.001,7885
Bulls——1,755114.14/cwt110.00–115.502,0034
Bulls——1,75593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88058.70/cwt57.00–60.005173
Cows—Lean 85-90%99864.90/cwt62.00–67.0064813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04371.81/cwt71.00–72.507493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06071.00/cwt71.00–71.007531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15676.30/cwt74.00–79.5088214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,0561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33074.54/cwt73.50–75.509912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35062.00/cwt62.00–62.008371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—923.64/cwt825.00–1,030.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—831.25/cwt775.00–930.00—12
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/cwt725.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—715.00/cwt660.00–860.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—470.00/cwt375.00–600.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,354.29/cwt1,200.00–1,410.00—7
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,149.17/cwt1,000.00–1,280.00—48
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—897.00/cwt725.00–980.00—5
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—866.67/cwt775.00–975.00—9

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.