Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-07-20

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
875 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 715▲ 471 vs year ago 404 · +116.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 144▲ 40 vs year ago 36 · +111.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 48▲ 68 vs year ago 23 · +295.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.57/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$133.57
151 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513137.1070388
Medium and Large 2481129.9062559
Medium and Large 3478110.035264thin
One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $177 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 sale151 hd
133.57
—
AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd
138.24
−4.67
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—Low1,48786.871,2914thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45262.4590716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19961.7174027
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09954.5560020

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)—$8814thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$75329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$52925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$30511
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9367
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,07112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$5382thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1311193.01/cwt187.50–197.506004
Steers—Medium and Large 1377185.78/cwt180.00–190.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 2380168.00/cwt168.00–168.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1426179.72/cwt175.00–184.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1484171.61/cwt170.00–175.0083115
Steers—Medium and Large 1529167.52/cwt163.00–175.0088621
Steers—Medium and Large 2530151.00/cwt151.00–151.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1569160.38/cwt152.00–165.0091319
Steers—Medium and Large 1632149.18/cwt145.00–155.0094328
Steers—Medium and Large 2665130.02/cwt127.50–132.508654
Steers—Medium and Large 1677148.30/cwt144.00–151.001,00414
Steers—Medium and Large 3735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1736139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 2744126.00/cwt126.00–126.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1784127.82/cwt125.00–134.001,00211
Steers—Medium and Large 1800127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338142.12/cwt140.00–145.004807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365145.51/cwt142.50–147.5053110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368151.72/cwt150.00–154.005589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.08/cwt137.50–144.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431145.92/cwt144.00–155.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460137.54/cwt133.00–143.0063310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464129.58/cwt125.00–132.5060112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478110.03/cwt105.00–115.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511122.15/cwt120.00–125.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520132.57/cwt130.00–136.0068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564124.14/cwt122.50–125.0070013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583140.00/cwt140.00–140.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585130.66/cwt125.00–135.0076412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614126.79/cwt125.00–128.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664122.88/cwt122.50–124.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740116.33/cwt116.00–117.008613
Heifers—Medium and Large 277391.62/cwt90.00–95.007083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313179.00/cwt179.00–179.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328186.93/cwt185.00–190.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366179.55/cwt177.00–185.006579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417172.17/cwt165.00–176.0071813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425146.24/cwt145.00–147.506222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429150.00/cwt150.00–150.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460145.17/cwt137.50–149.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473156.81/cwt152.50–165.0074214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476145.45/cwt140.00–150.5069214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516148.03/cwt145.00–153.0076423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533141.49/cwt140.00–143.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566147.18/cwt143.00–150.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618140.65/cwt137.50–145.0086911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658133.55/cwt130.00–139.008799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710127.50/cwt127.50–127.509051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29384.65/cwt83.00–86.001,0952
Bulls——1,68089.08/cwt88.00–90.001,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03749.64/cwt48.00–50.005155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05454.79/cwt51.00–56.005779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12056.18/cwt55.00–61.0062915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21863.15/cwt60.00–68.0076914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45262.45/cwt60.00–65.0090716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46072.23/cwt70.00–76.001,0554
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—881.25/head800.00–975.008814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—810.53/head750.00–950.0081119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—771.11/head695.00–850.007719
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—645.00/head550.00–700.0064510
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—393.13/head340.00–435.0039316
Bred Cows—Small 3—305.45/head280.00–350.0030511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,181.25/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—850.00/head725.00–975.008504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—537.50/head500.00–575.005382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—935.71/head925.00–950.009367

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.