Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-10-19

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 19
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 542▲ 121 vs year ago 470 · +25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 56▼ 9 vs year ago 75 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 72▼ 27 vs year ago 59 · −45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.45/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.39 against this barn's trailing median of $196.84.
Average price
$142.45
175 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501146.9773797
Medium and Large 2486137.8367075
Medium and Large 3477111.675323thin
One grade step is worth $35.31/cwt here — about $204 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 sale175 hd
142.45
—
AL average16 barns · 1,252 hd
133.46
+8.99
This barn, trailing median2 sales
196.84
−54.39
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—Average1,67686.451,4497thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,22563.337766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14662.7271829
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03153.2854916

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)—$6998
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$55214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8754thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1380174.80/cwt170.00–180.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1425170.50/cwt165.00–175.0072512
Steers—Medium and Large 2454155.87/cwt155.00–157.007087
Steers—Medium and Large 1480165.94/cwt165.00–168.007979
Steers—Medium and Large 1524163.48/cwt160.00–167.0085720
Steers—Medium and Large 1569156.73/cwt153.00–160.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 1616154.41/cwt145.00–157.509518
Steers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1765122.50/cwt122.50–122.509372
Steers—Medium and Large 1883114.03/cwt110.00–118.001,0072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328145.01/cwt142.50–147.504769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362142.13/cwt140.00–145.0051511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370148.23/cwt145.00–152.0054811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416143.99/cwt141.00–150.0059928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419140.27/cwt139.00–142.505888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462135.90/cwt133.00–140.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471144.96/cwt142.00–149.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement515148.49/cwt148.00–149.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521143.75/cwt140.00–147.5074918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528132.33/cwt130.00–135.0069915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530114.91/cwt110.00–120.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586143.20/cwt138.00–145.0083919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623134.52/cwt130.00–139.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715114.40/cwt114.00–115.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775113.49/cwt113.00–114.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 277894.90/cwt85.00–105.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800113.00/cwt113.00–113.009041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200197.50/cwt197.50–197.503951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339159.32/cwt155.00–165.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375161.60/cwt160.00–165.0060611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379151.61/cwt150.00–155.005758
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395117.50/cwt117.50–117.504642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423154.69/cwt150.00–160.0065426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426148.18/cwt147.00–150.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465148.90/cwt146.00–153.0069216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473138.80/cwt130.00–144.0065726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519147.26/cwt145.00–150.0076411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532131.98/cwt127.50–137.5070216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575125.86/cwt125.00–128.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576143.35/cwt138.00–147.0082614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628125.22/cwt124.00–126.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711120.62/cwt119.00–123.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775102.50/cwt102.50–102.507942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788116.20/cwt115.00–117.009165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43382.30/cwt82.00–83.001,1792
Bulls——1,75685.88/cwt84.00–90.001,5084
Bulls——1,84097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02452.86/cwt49.00–56.0054115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05157.77/cwt57.00–58.006074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13559.50/cwt59.50–59.506751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14361.82/cwt59.00–65.0070716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16768.06/cwt64.00–70.007943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19266.52/cwt64.50–67.507939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28358.60/cwt56.00–60.007523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/head750.00–800.007754
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—666.25/head570.00–775.006668
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—623.75/head600.00–675.006244
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—400.00/head350.00–500.004006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—966.67/head900.00–1,000.009673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.