Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-08-24

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 24
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 453▲ 118 vs year ago 605 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 61▲ 93 vs year ago 41 · +226.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 34▲ 35 vs year ago 18 · +194.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $148.97/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$148.97
82 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2424153.9465241
Medium and Large 1569150.1785516thin
Medium and Large 3414140.0458025
One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $72 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 sale82 hd
148.97
—
AL average15 barns · 1,963 hd
148.69
+0.28
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—Low1,39591.341,2748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20284.121,01119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62576.451,2422thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02465.8267451

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)—$1,30511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0055
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$80012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,19510

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1356193.45/cwt193.00–197.0068918
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 2411175.42/cwt175.00–177.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 3445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007347
Steers—Medium and Large 1456183.49/cwt179.00–185.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 2475173.55/cwt172.00–175.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 3480164.00/cwt164.00–164.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 3508150.98/cwt147.00–155.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1512174.34/cwt174.00–175.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2535166.02/cwt165.00–167.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 2670145.99/cwt145.00–147.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1720153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363145.90/cwt145.00–155.0053012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373159.34/cwt158.00–166.0059425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425154.73/cwt152.00–156.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434142.52/cwt135.00–145.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458128.35/cwt125.00–130.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480146.98/cwt145.00–148.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505154.00/cwt154.00–154.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515143.49/cwt142.00–145.007398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570149.70/cwt147.00–153.0085311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578112.49/cwt110.00–115.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660147.00/cwt147.00–147.009702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313204.25/cwt197.00–206.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376190.40/cwt190.00–193.0071614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378151.61/cwt150.00–155.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383179.53/cwt178.00–184.006888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415169.80/cwt167.00–175.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462156.16/cwt155.00–164.007218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507151.23/cwt151.00–152.007679
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514156.21/cwt155.00–158.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575154.00/cwt154.00–154.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628147.43/cwt145.00–150.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765128.00/cwt128.00–128.009791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38188.16/cwt87.00–90.001,2175
Bulls——1,41796.64/cwt96.00–98.001,3693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91758.02/cwt55.00–60.0053216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02473.28/cwt70.00–75.0075019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13264.76/cwt63.00–66.0073316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15782.64/cwt79.00–84.0095614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32888.27/cwt87.00–89.001,1725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62576.45/cwt75.00–78.001,2422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,304.55/head1,250.00–1,350.001,30511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,162.50/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,005.00/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head925.00–975.009336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head775.00–825.0080012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,020.00–1,160.001,1258

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.