Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-08-31

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 31
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 723▲ 83 vs year ago 411 · +20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 134▲ 62 vs year ago 51 · +121.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 58 vs year ago 12 · +483.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.10/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$175.10
99 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516179.5892753
Medium and Large 2524171.8390140
Medium and Large 3479157.317546thin
One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about $173 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
175.10
—
AL average13 barns · 977 hd
171.05
+4.04
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—Average1,32192.451,2219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16379.5492524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48374.571,1062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07670.0875439

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)—$1,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$92814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$77311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6077
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$96010

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325219.58/cwt217.00–222.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3363167.45/cwt165.00–170.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 2365193.00/cwt193.00–193.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1392195.65/cwt195.00–202.0076710
Steers—Medium and Large 3430160.98/cwt160.00–162.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2436185.43/cwt185.00–188.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 2472177.73/cwt172.00–182.0083917
Steers—Medium and Large 1509178.83/cwt177.00–180.0091013
Steers—Medium and Large 2530172.00/cwt172.00–172.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1575171.66/cwt169.00–177.0098726
Steers—Medium and Large 3595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1615167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 2623159.32/cwt158.00–160.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 2681152.44/cwt151.00–157.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 3695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 2734143.02/cwt140.00–145.001,0505
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329158.13/cwt157.00–165.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387163.48/cwt163.00–166.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413157.96/cwt156.00–160.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420149.93/cwt148.00–153.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431143.10/cwt140.00–145.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471146.37/cwt145.00–148.006899
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471133.48/cwt127.00–137.0062914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490152.47/cwt152.00–155.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513144.14/cwt140.00–145.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514147.89/cwt147.00–150.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557132.32/cwt127.00–135.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618144.55/cwt142.00–147.008936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633112.53/cwt110.00–115.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328187.52/cwt185.00–190.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336218.38/cwt217.00–222.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363182.45/cwt180.00–185.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365189.95/cwt188.00–192.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425142.59/cwt140.00–145.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486137.63/cwt130.00–140.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489161.90/cwt160.00–170.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513162.01/cwt160.00–164.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523151.83/cwt147.00–157.007946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568154.05/cwt153.00–156.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573145.97/cwt145.00–147.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626142.97/cwt138.00–145.0089510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630151.00/cwt151.00–151.009511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668148.49/cwt147.00–150.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25088.44/cwt86.00–90.001,1065
Bulls——1,37295.29/cwt94.00–98.001,3073
Bulls——1,525104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00068.23/cwt65.00–70.0068211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05261.15/cwt59.00–63.006437
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12374.03/cwt72.00–75.0083121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14382.07/cwt80.00–85.0093810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17777.73/cwt76.00–79.0091514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48374.57/cwt72.00–77.001,1062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—927.50/head875.00–980.0092814
Bred Cows—Small 3—772.73/head750.00–800.0077311
Bred Cows—Small 3—607.14/head550.00–650.006077
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head950.00–1,025.009756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—850.00/head850.00–850.008506

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.