Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-11-16

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 16
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 442▲ 86 vs year ago 502 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 14 vs year ago 69 · −20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 34▲ 66 vs year ago 61 · +108.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.41/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$153.41
119 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.46
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508157.9780288
Medium and Large 2495143.6571123
Medium and Large 3462131.306078thin
One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $195 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 sale119 hd
153.41
—
AL average16 barns · 1,960 hd
145.95
+7.46
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—Average1,55090.001,3951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39873.501,0282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40063.518892thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11260.8467619

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)—$8636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$80718
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$56330

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340182.00/cwt182.00–182.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1385187.00/cwt187.00–187.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2387177.98/cwt177.00–180.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 3387159.69/cwt157.00–165.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1431180.47/cwt180.00–185.0077811
Steers—Medium and Large 2461170.57/cwt170.00–175.007869
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475184.00/cwt184.00–184.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1481178.59/cwt176.00–180.0085911
Steers—Medium and Large 3493147.49/cwt145.00–150.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1514166.76/cwt165.00–173.008579
Steers—Medium and Large 2532153.65/cwt152.00–157.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580171.00/cwt171.00–171.0099222
Steers—Medium and Large 1590163.66/cwt163.00–165.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,03012
Steers—Medium and Large 1665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0808
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322170.65/cwt170.00–175.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373142.79/cwt140.00–148.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390161.32/cwt160.00–170.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421157.73/cwt157.00–160.006648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435152.02/cwt150.00–154.006616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465147.70/cwt145.00–149.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522156.55/cwt156.00–157.0081734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527138.29/cwt135.00–145.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569155.90/cwt155.00–156.0088719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580132.46/cwt130.00–135.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615155.00/cwt155.00–155.0095310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668123.93/cwt120.00–128.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330174.39/cwt172.00–177.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362157.29/cwt155.00–162.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425167.41/cwt165.00–175.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435157.00/cwt157.00–157.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459161.95/cwt160.00–165.0074313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483152.32/cwt150.00–157.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580159.00/cwt159.00–159.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588143.63/cwt137.00–147.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768120.98/cwt120.00–122.009292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07453.03/cwt50.00–55.005707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12668.21/cwt66.00–70.007687
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14561.46/cwt59.00–63.007045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39873.50/cwt73.00–74.001,0282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40063.51/cwt63.00–64.008892
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—562.50/head500.00–625.0056330
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head800.00–925.008636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/head725.00–775.007504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,033.33/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—845.00/head825.00–875.008455
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—693.75/head600.00–725.0069412

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.