Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-11-09

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 338▼ 34 vs year ago 476 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 107▼ 42 vs year ago 75 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 64▼ 32 vs year ago 66 · −48.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.24/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$139.24
143 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548141.9977995
Medium and Large 2437136.2359642
Medium and Large 3533116.646226thin
One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $157 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 sale143 hd
139.24
—
AL average11 barns · 1,467 hd
141.66
−2.42
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—Average1,57681.371,2837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20768.538277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28964.338299thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10253.835937thin

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)—$1,0532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$45618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7173thin

Every lot

65 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 1313184.20/cwt182.50–185.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1413169.58/cwt167.50–175.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 1465166.69/cwt165.00–170.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 2481155.58/cwt150.00–162.507487
Steers—Medium and Large 1539165.22/cwt162.50–167.508919
Steers—Medium and Large 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1588161.79/cwt159.00–165.009518
Steers—Medium and Large 1626158.21/cwt153.00–162.0099011
Steers—Medium and Large 1678152.56/cwt150.00–154.001,0346
Steers—Medium and Large 1737138.91/cwt137.50–141.001,0245
Steers—Medium and Large 2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1783131.23/cwt130.00–132.501,0284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305157.98/cwt157.00–160.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319141.53/cwt135.00–147.004518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379142.57/cwt140.00–145.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421150.66/cwt148.00–155.0063414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424137.91/cwt132.50–143.0058511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425124.94/cwt122.50–130.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472148.61/cwt145.00–152.5070118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479135.79/cwt130.00–140.006507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523144.40/cwt140.00–150.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523136.49/cwt132.00–140.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575140.49/cwt135.00–146.0080813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636138.77/cwt135.00–144.008839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671134.76/cwt130.00–139.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 269595.00/cwt95.00–95.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730125.97/cwt120.00–134.009208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773118.17/cwt117.00–120.009135
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310181.37/cwt177.50–185.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330166.21/cwt165.00–167.505484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379172.16/cwt167.50–175.006528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382160.78/cwt157.50–167.506143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415154.14/cwt150.00–160.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435164.89/cwt162.00–170.0071711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480158.99/cwt155.00–165.007639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523153.85/cwt148.00–159.0080511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531142.20/cwt135.00–145.007557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573143.40/cwt140.00–148.008227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576134.77/cwt125.00–137.507769
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609138.74/cwt137.50–141.008459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631120.17/cwt117.00–130.0075810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668134.47/cwt130.00–136.008986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718123.46/cwt120.00–127.008864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2738106.33/cwt105.00–107.007853
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57583.92/cwt82.00–86.001,3225
Bulls——1,58075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90045.00/cwt45.00–45.004051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13655.30/cwt52.00–60.006286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20079.00/cwt79.00–79.009481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20866.78/cwt64.00–70.008076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28964.33/cwt62.00–68.008299
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,052.50/head900.00–1,205.001,0532
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—687.50/head600.00–800.006884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—625.00/head550.00–750.006254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—407.14/head350.00–550.0040714
Bred Cows—Small 3—235.00/head200.00–270.002354
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—716.67/head650.00–850.007173

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.