Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-05-25

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 25
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 277▼ 121 vs year ago 384 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 39 vs year ago 74 · −52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 11 vs year ago 29 · +37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $130.49/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$130.49
50 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525142.2074611thin
Medium and Large 2498137.686858thin
Medium and Large 3479124.4759631
One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $150 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 sale50 hd
130.49
—
AL average16 barns · 1,518 hd
139.20
−8.71
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—Low1,59086.001,3671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32876.811,02010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54274.431,1486thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05666.4570116

Every lot

47 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 3360163.94/cwt160.00–166.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1410177.00/cwt177.00–177.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 3418152.35/cwt147.00–155.0063712
Steers—Medium and Large 2467155.29/cwt152.00–157.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 3515139.55/cwt137.00–142.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 2520151.22/cwt150.00–152.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1545156.00/cwt156.00–156.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 2583147.01/cwt145.00–149.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 2608138.32/cwt135.00–140.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 3683123.98/cwt120.00–125.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338143.83/cwt140.00–145.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382133.67/cwt133.00–135.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424127.97/cwt125.00–132.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428145.48/cwt140.00–148.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468139.51/cwt139.00–140.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479147.81/cwt147.00–148.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513142.54/cwt140.00–145.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531119.07/cwt115.00–125.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563137.69/cwt137.00–139.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625111.64/cwt110.00–115.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670102.48/cwt100.00–105.006872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3392148.94/cwt147.00–157.0058410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461131.97/cwt130.00–135.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543130.99/cwt130.00–135.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635120.97/cwt117.00–123.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660124.96/cwt120.00–130.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03263.74/cwt62.00–66.0065810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09570.97/cwt70.00–72.007776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26175.45/cwt73.00–77.009518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54274.43/cwt73.00–78.001,1486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59582.24/cwt80.00–84.501,3122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,070.00/cwt1,060.00–1,080.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—913.89/cwt825.00–925.00—9
Bred Cows—Small 3—735.71/cwt650.00–750.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,117.50/cwt1,110.00–1,125.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—989.29/cwt900.00–1,025.00—14

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.