Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-11-30

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 30
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 588▼ 263 vs year ago 646 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 55▼ 12 vs year ago 88 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 127▼ 25 vs year ago 51 · −49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.45/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$155.45
92 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493160.5679256
Medium and Large 2439156.0168423
Medium and Large 3568132.4375313thin
One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $39 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 sale92 hd
155.45
—
AL average16 barns · 1,613 hd
145.90
+9.55
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—Average1,65384.051,3892thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12367.7176010
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08156.1560731

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)—$8585
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6673thin

Every lot

53 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 3328182.04/cwt177.00–187.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1370202.46/cwt200.00–207.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 2375193.31/cwt190.00–197.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 2420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1428186.80/cwt182.00–192.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1472178.31/cwt177.00–181.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 3528154.42/cwt152.00–157.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 3605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 2620153.46/cwt152.00–155.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 2685147.54/cwt145.00–150.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310172.46/cwt170.00–175.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334150.93/cwt145.00–155.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355179.00/cwt179.00–179.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383162.98/cwt160.00–166.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408166.17/cwt165.00–174.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416158.41/cwt155.00–160.0065910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482149.89/cwt147.00–154.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490161.50/cwt161.50–161.5079127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517156.04/cwt150.00–159.0080712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583141.99/cwt140.00–144.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630149.00/cwt149.00–149.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380168.59/cwt165.00–172.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385197.40/cwt192.00–200.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458172.29/cwt167.00–175.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468164.19/cwt160.00–165.0076812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523150.56/cwt150.00–157.0078712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564144.04/cwt142.00–150.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645133.00/cwt133.00–133.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65384.05/cwt82.00–86.001,3892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03746.79/cwt45.00–50.004858
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09561.84/cwt58.00–63.0067716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10153.84/cwt52.00–55.005937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11366.50/cwt65.00–67.007408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16372.55/cwt72.00–73.008442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—858.00/head850.00–870.008585
Bred Cows—Small 3—743.75/head725.00–800.007444
Bred Cows—Small 3—600.00/head525.00–675.006006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—666.67/head600.00–700.006673

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.