Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▲ 294 vs last sale 494▲ 309 vs year ago 479 · +64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 113▲ 49 vs year ago 28 · +175.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 70▲ 62 vs year ago 18 · +344.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 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 $152.02/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$152.02
263 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539154.20831206
Medium and Large 2492144.4271155
Medium and Large 3450136.256132thin
One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $218 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 sale263 hd
152.02
—
AL average11 barns · 1,679 hd
152.85
−0.83
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—Low1,42195.461,35611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14678.5890029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30271.8393517
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05664.5468210

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)—$8047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5389
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7884thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1308221.22/cwt220.00–222.506812
Steers—Medium and Large 2335182.50/cwt182.50–182.506111
Steers—Medium and Large 1366207.28/cwt200.00–220.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1436184.11/cwt184.00–190.00803114
Steers—Medium and Large 1473180.18/cwt177.50–186.0085217
Steers—Medium and Large 2480172.50/cwt172.50–172.508281
Steers—Medium and Large 1521179.18/cwt175.00–180.0093410
Steers—Medium and Large 1570166.91/cwt165.00–175.0095122
Steers—Medium and Large 3578132.58/cwt130.00–135.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 2620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009671
Steers—Medium and Large 1621163.89/cwt157.00–175.001,01817
Steers—Medium and Large 1681157.09/cwt150.00–160.001,07020
Steers—Medium and Large 1760148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420137.50/cwt137.50–137.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421163.43/cwt158.00–168.5068829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428150.68/cwt145.00–155.0064517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463158.67/cwt154.00–165.0073550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478146.73/cwt143.00–153.0070120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515152.16/cwt148.00–157.0078439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517159.50/cwt159.50–159.508256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527142.27/cwt140.00–145.0075014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570150.16/cwt145.00–155.0085617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement595197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618150.57/cwt142.50–154.0093115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623157.88/cwt155.00–158.5098416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement628177.49/cwt175.00–180.001,1152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671141.99/cwt135.00–145.0095318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729135.36/cwt134.00–136.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement735147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817117.52/cwt115.00–120.009603
Heifers—Medium and Large 288087.49/cwt85.00–90.007702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320210.33/cwt200.00–220.0067311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330167.50/cwt167.50–167.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375192.38/cwt187.50–199.0072120
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423171.47/cwt167.50–175.0072520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426181.86/cwt178.00–187.5077522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464171.58/cwt167.50–179.0079618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474160.12/cwt150.00–165.0075928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480143.50/cwt142.50–145.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526161.79/cwt156.00–167.5085150
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526152.55/cwt143.00–155.0080211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1589153.01/cwt150.00–154.009018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621152.07/cwt150.00–154.0094411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633146.67/cwt135.00–152.009289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661147.26/cwt145.00–150.009737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763146.66/cwt146.00–150.001,1196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 295075.00/cwt75.00–75.007131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33987.31/cwt82.00–91.001,1694
Bulls——1,465107.46/cwt107.00–108.001,5742
Bulls——1,46997.17/cwt94.00–100.001,4275
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98572.00/cwt72.00–72.007091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06064.80/cwt63.00–69.006878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08285.01/cwt83.00–91.009207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09555.00/cwt55.00–55.006021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10872.36/cwt71.00–74.008027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19378.49/cwt74.00–82.0093615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20874.93/cwt72.00–78.009058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37767.21/cwt65.00–71.009258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—907.50/head800.00–1,000.009084
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—665.00/head660.00–675.006653
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—521.25/head400.00–620.005218
Bred Cows—Small 3—248.75/head210.00–335.002494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—787.50/head725.00–850.007884

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.