Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 696▲ 146 vs year ago 559 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 41▲ 19 vs year ago 85 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 28▼ 22 vs year ago 102 · −21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.87/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.97 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.
Average price
$150.87
102 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.01
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436161.757054thin
Medium and Large 2474152.4272370
Medium and Large 3453145.4565928
One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $46 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 sale102 hd
150.87
—
AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd
141.87
+9.01
This barn, trailing median2 sales
196.84
−45.97
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—Average1,68386.231,4512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29966.1385935
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55763.1298311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11560.4967528

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)—$97514
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$95616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$69811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,15614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9504thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2423165.21/cwt163.00–172.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 3430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2487153.81/cwt153.00–157.0074910
Steers—Medium and Large 1525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 2535146.95/cwt146.00–152.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 3567135.83/cwt135.00–137.007705
Steers—Medium and Large 2576144.26/cwt143.00–146.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 1613148.32/cwt145.00–149.0090912
Steers—Medium and Large 2617141.02/cwt140.00–143.008703
Steers—Medium and Large 3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009448
Steers—Medium and Large 2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 2773129.42/cwt126.00–133.001,0004
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377142.61/cwt140.00–145.0053813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408146.39/cwt145.00–150.0059711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430135.86/cwt132.00–140.0058416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468148.73/cwt147.00–152.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468128.51/cwt127.00–130.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470137.58/cwt135.00–145.006478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562143.34/cwt142.00–144.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562127.27/cwt122.00–130.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636139.93/cwt137.00–141.0089011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785111.46/cwt108.00–115.008752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308176.01/cwt175.00–177.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328164.48/cwt162.00–170.005399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370154.88/cwt152.00–158.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382167.25/cwt165.00–171.0063918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438148.95/cwt146.00–152.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442155.70/cwt155.00–165.0068813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463157.33/cwt157.00–158.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488140.61/cwt140.00–145.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493150.65/cwt150.00–154.0074312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514143.13/cwt142.00–150.0073614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580126.22/cwt125.00–130.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618134.41/cwt130.00–139.0083110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,68386.23/cwt84.00–88.001,4512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09466.49/cwt65.00–67.0072716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14055.00/cwt55.00–55.006277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14848.99/cwt45.00–50.005625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18171.41/cwt71.00–74.008437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32864.81/cwt60.00–68.0086128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55763.12/cwt62.00–64.0098311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.71/head1,075.00–1,150.001,0867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—956.25/head900.00–1,000.0095616
Bred Cows—Small 3—864.29/head850.00–900.008647
Bred Cows—Small 3—697.73/head650.00–725.0069811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,156.43/head1,125.00–1,180.001,15614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—950.00/head850.00–1,050.009504

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.