Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-01-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
▲ 520 vs last sale 283▲ 424 vs year ago 379 · +111.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 50▲ 36 vs year ago 63 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 38▲ 42 vs year ago 31 · +135.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a 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 $151.57/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$151.57
94 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2511154.7479142
Medium and Large 1593154.0891419thin
Medium and Large 3431146.1063033
One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about $161 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 sale94 hd
151.57
—
AL average16 barns · 2,398 hd
156.43
−4.86
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—Low1,85897.631,81411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26883.371,05719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57873.421,1592thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00172.2972331

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)—$1,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9089
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1944thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8679

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2308211.01/cwt210.00–212.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 3343194.52/cwt192.00–197.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2374197.58/cwt195.00–205.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1405207.00/cwt207.00–207.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 3467170.95/cwt169.00–172.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 2488182.32/cwt180.00–187.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 2523176.03/cwt175.00–177.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1526187.52/cwt187.00–189.009864
Steers—Medium and Large 1564186.19/cwt185.00–187.001,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 3575162.87/cwt160.00–167.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 2615167.98/cwt167.00–169.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2065
Steers—Medium and Large 1655177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1593
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2518
Steers—Medium and Large 3718132.46/cwt130.00–135.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 2738163.99/cwt161.00–167.001,2102
Steers—Medium and Large 1745177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3191
Steers—Medium and Large 2780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1790167.45/cwt165.00–175.001,3234
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338167.45/cwt167.00–170.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388159.90/cwt155.00–165.0062010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431151.73/cwt147.00–155.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465134.72/cwt132.00–140.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484160.08/cwt159.00–166.0077522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513117.46/cwt115.00–125.006038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518154.44/cwt152.00–159.0080014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525161.50/cwt161.00–162.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564152.06/cwt150.00–159.008589
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568138.43/cwt135.00–145.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622133.30/cwt130.00–135.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692146.33/cwt145.00–147.001,0133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323188.58/cwt187.00–190.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326216.96/cwt215.00–220.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328201.60/cwt200.00–205.006619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366192.42/cwt190.00–200.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381178.30/cwt175.00–182.0067911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431182.42/cwt180.00–187.0078614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435191.00/cwt191.00–191.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435170.95/cwt167.00–175.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466156.82/cwt155.00–162.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481180.06/cwt177.00–185.008668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486166.93/cwt165.00–175.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527151.71/cwt145.00–155.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561153.05/cwt150.00–157.008597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626136.76/cwt135.00–142.008564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,791101.89/cwt100.00–104.001,8255
Bulls——1,89090.70/cwt90.00–94.001,7145
Bulls——2,035111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,2591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97563.35/cwt62.00–66.006189
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00878.63/cwt77.00–80.0079310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01473.70/cwt72.00–75.0074712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17378.69/cwt77.00–81.009239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35487.59/cwt85.00–89.001,18610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57873.42/cwt72.00–75.001,1592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head975.00–1,050.001,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—908.33/head900.00–925.009089
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/head675.00–775.007254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,158.33/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—866.67/head750.00–900.008679

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.