Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-08-10

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 511▲ 48 vs year ago 464 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 23▼ 74 vs year ago 139 · −53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 98 vs year ago 131 · −74.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good 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 $141.97/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$141.97
99 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.45
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2470143.7767638
Medium and Large 1604142.3986040
Medium and Large 3403137.9155521
One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $121 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 sale99 hd
141.97
—
AL average16 barns · 1,904 hd
147.42
−5.45
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—Low1,51790.001,3653thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27679.511,01518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38070.009661thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06968.5173228

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$87510

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305187.00/cwt187.00–187.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 2422175.69/cwt175.00–180.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 1470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2480172.58/cwt170.00–175.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 3485157.38/cwt155.00–162.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 3520152.43/cwt150.00–155.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1527173.08/cwt173.00–174.0091213
Steers—Medium and Large 1558170.99/cwt170.00–173.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2561165.22/cwt157.00–167.0092717
Steers—Medium and Large 1615166.05/cwt163.00–169.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 2641151.97/cwt151.00–157.009746
Steers—Medium and Large 1689155.61/cwt155.00–163.001,07213
Steers—Medium and Large 2725139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1730146.69/cwt145.00–150.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 2758136.01/cwt132.00–139.001,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 1785144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332146.63/cwt145.00–150.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375159.00/cwt159.00–159.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412147.76/cwt147.00–154.0060919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417138.12/cwt132.00–142.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459127.03/cwt125.00–130.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507141.66/cwt140.00–143.007189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518145.67/cwt145.00–146.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568138.01/cwt137.00–140.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1594144.40/cwt142.00–145.0085815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620140.65/cwt138.00–142.0087215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675136.49/cwt135.00–138.009212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755132.00/cwt132.00–132.009973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320197.46/cwt195.00–200.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328161.03/cwt157.00–165.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330173.43/cwt170.00–180.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385153.59/cwt150.00–157.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389168.81/cwt164.00–170.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410176.05/cwt172.00–180.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416149.11/cwt145.00–150.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417161.45/cwt157.00–164.0067317
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471140.24/cwt135.00–142.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491151.35/cwt150.00–157.0074315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515156.49/cwt156.00–157.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523146.69/cwt145.00–150.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570141.64/cwt140.00–145.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623138.53/cwt137.00–140.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625144.50/cwt144.00–145.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674130.96/cwt128.00–135.008837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773123.32/cwt120.00–125.009533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4211
Bulls——1,55086.00/cwt85.00–87.001,3332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93558.14/cwt56.00–60.005444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06367.53/cwt65.00–70.0071814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13074.04/cwt73.00–75.0083710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27478.44/cwt75.00–80.0099914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28583.24/cwt83.00–84.001,0704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38070.00/cwt70.00–70.009661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—995.00/head940.00–1,050.009952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.00/head800.00–900.008405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,107.50/head1,040.00–1,175.001,1084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head825.00–950.0087510

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.