Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-06-29

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 29
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 399▲ 25 vs year ago 407 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 111▲ 26 vs year ago 55 · +47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 84▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $138.02/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$138.02
138 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$2.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593138.8382331
Medium and Large 2509138.8270662
Medium and Large 3392136.3553445
One grade step is worth $2.47/cwt here — about $289 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 sale138 hd
138.02
—
AL average16 barns · 1,740 hd
141.80
−3.78
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—Average1,790105.661,8912thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29278.681,01624
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05869.5873629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58366.481,0522thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0754thin

Every lot

60 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 2380177.48/cwt177.00–178.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 2428175.96/cwt175.00–177.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1467173.31/cwt172.00–174.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 3480154.03/cwt151.00–157.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1518166.62/cwt165.00–170.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 2538161.44/cwt158.00–162.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1610154.51/cwt153.00–156.0094320
Steers—Medium and Large 3635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 2695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 1715143.97/cwt142.00–145.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 2805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320145.74/cwt145.00–153.0046611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359148.22/cwt147.00–150.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379136.62/cwt135.00–142.0051818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419145.59/cwt145.00–146.0061014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426131.24/cwt130.00–132.0055911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475148.96/cwt147.00–151.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476143.29/cwt143.00–144.0068214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525145.69/cwt145.00–147.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539141.12/cwt138.00–142.007619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565133.13/cwt132.00–138.0075211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568141.87/cwt140.00–143.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611132.45/cwt132.00–136.008099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689120.27/cwt120.00–122.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318177.45/cwt172.00–180.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323159.36/cwt157.00–162.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338185.78/cwt185.00–189.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376180.64/cwt180.00–185.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392162.35/cwt160.00–167.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418157.77/cwt155.00–160.0065914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436146.79/cwt145.00–153.006409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460151.13/cwt150.00–154.0069511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485143.30/cwt140.00–145.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512150.99/cwt150.00–153.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520146.02/cwt145.00–147.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2591137.60/cwt137.00–140.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616134.29/cwt130.00–136.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673129.51/cwt129.00–130.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,790105.66/cwt104.00–107.001,8912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00960.72/cwt59.00–62.006135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05168.74/cwt65.00–70.0072214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09375.19/cwt73.00–77.0082210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26976.34/cwt76.00–78.0096917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33287.65/cwt86.00–91.001,1673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35881.92/cwt81.00–85.001,1124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58366.48/cwt65.00–68.001,0522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/head900.00–1,000.009805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head800.00–875.008636
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0754

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.