Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-09-14

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 14
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 788▼ 209 vs year ago 933 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 77▲ 90 vs year ago 50 · +180.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 80▲ 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.13/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$145.13
134 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507149.0475541
Medium and Large 2488144.5970666
Medium and Large 3420140.5259027
One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $165 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 sale134 hd
145.13
—
AL average15 barns · 1,981 hd
147.11
−1.98
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—Low1,50389.001,3386thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22170.0485523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49869.021,0344thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00064.1164124

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)—$1,0006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$71411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8754thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1355192.00/cwt192.00–192.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 3373178.38/cwt175.00–182.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 3416170.43/cwt168.00–172.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 2418176.61/cwt175.00–180.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1420187.00/cwt187.00–187.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1468178.01/cwt177.00–180.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 3477163.36/cwt160.00–165.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2488172.87/cwt170.00–175.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 1516170.20/cwt170.00–171.008785
Steers—Medium and Large 2530162.50/cwt160.00–167.0086111
Steers—Medium and Large 3536154.69/cwt152.00–155.0082910
Steers—Medium and Large 2567151.29/cwt150.00–157.0085811
Steers—Medium and Large 1610155.37/cwt155.00–159.0094811
Steers—Medium and Large 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1688151.49/cwt149.00–154.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 2692145.67/cwt145.00–147.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2761129.56/cwt128.00–135.009869
Steers—Medium and Large 3790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 2865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324158.82/cwt157.00–162.005158
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327153.27/cwt150.00–155.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384145.36/cwt139.00–148.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390154.53/cwt152.00–157.0060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422143.55/cwt142.00–150.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432156.06/cwt154.00–159.0067421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457145.67/cwt145.00–147.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472134.39/cwt132.00–135.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528130.01/cwt126.00–132.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539140.15/cwt140.00–142.0075513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572137.96/cwt135.00–140.0078924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588111.74/cwt105.00–115.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640140.52/cwt138.00–143.008998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730123.00/cwt123.00–123.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324189.56/cwt187.00–193.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332173.42/cwt170.00–175.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368167.02/cwt164.00–170.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381181.89/cwt180.00–185.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382190.66/cwt190.00–192.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420186.38/cwt183.00–190.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420158.52/cwt157.00–160.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434173.78/cwt170.00–178.0075413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463167.39/cwt160.00–169.0077522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475152.76/cwt148.00–155.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574150.91/cwt148.00–156.0086616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670143.42/cwt140.00–147.009612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0503
Bulls——1,69592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5592
Bulls——1,88098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,8421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98572.00/cwt72.00–72.007092
Cows—Lean 85-90%99865.25/cwt62.00–66.0065117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01457.07/cwt55.00–60.005795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21773.29/cwt72.00–76.0089211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22567.07/cwt66.00–68.0082212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49869.02/cwt68.00–70.001,0344
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head970.00–1,030.001,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—890.83/head880.00–945.008916
Bred Cows—Small 3—714.09/head635.00–780.0071411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—875.00/head850.00–900.008754

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.