Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-10-12

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 12
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 705▼ 65 vs year ago 607 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 104▲ 7 vs year ago 49 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 80▲ 34 vs year ago 38 · +89.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $141.66/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$141.66
103 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2470143.1467254
Medium and Large 1601141.4985027
Medium and Large 3396138.2554822
One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $124 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 sale103 hd
141.66
—
AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd
134.00
+7.66
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—Low1,78876.001,3592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18065.1076811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14754.3662418

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)—$88910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$86414
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$56311

Every lot

54 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 1365188.51/cwt188.00–189.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2376169.02/cwt167.00–175.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 1428173.69/cwt173.00–175.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 2435166.32/cwt165.00–167.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 3455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2459161.08/cwt160.00–164.0073919
Steers—Medium and Large 2514156.96/cwt155.00–160.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 3538138.90/cwt136.00–146.0074710
Steers—Medium and Large 2573152.01/cwt151.00–155.008718
Steers—Medium and Large 3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2673136.26/cwt135.00–140.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2709127.49/cwt125.00–135.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 3730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316150.42/cwt149.00–152.0047511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379150.17/cwt148.00–152.005699
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412138.30/cwt130.00–140.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439145.57/cwt145.00–148.0063910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476142.03/cwt141.00–145.0067619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521147.15/cwt147.00–148.007677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526139.79/cwt139.00–141.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528112.51/cwt110.00–115.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555147.00/cwt147.00–147.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623139.69/cwt139.00–145.008709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657137.55/cwt136.00–138.009049
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342187.98/cwt187.00–190.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377178.23/cwt175.00–183.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392161.96/cwt160.00–167.006357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416155.91/cwt154.00–160.0064910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434166.28/cwt165.00–170.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475148.53/cwt147.00–152.0070610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518130.12/cwt125.00–135.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534142.21/cwt141.00–146.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561133.79/cwt133.00–140.007519
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578119.60/cwt115.00–124.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630130.98/cwt130.00–132.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0061
Bulls——2,09584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13052.14/cwt50.00–54.0058911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14364.25/cwt63.00–65.007348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17457.86/cwt57.00–60.006797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27867.37/cwt66.00–70.008613
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—562.73/head530.00–620.0056311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—889.00/head865.00–925.0088910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/head600.00–800.007006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—864.29/head800.00–950.0086414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—687.50/head625.00–750.006884

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.