Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-05-17

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 357▲ 19 vs year ago 277 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 73▲ 3 vs year ago 25 · +12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 42▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $205.28/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$205.28
104 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.27
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2478208.3799557
Medium and Large 1546207.861,13634
Medium and Large 3551184.931,01913thin
One grade step is worth $23.45/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale104 hd
205.28
—
AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd
200.01
+5.27
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—Low1,507102.671,5473thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08081.2187720

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0108
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1884thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2422233.52/cwt230.00–240.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 2460228.71/cwt225.00–230.001,0524
Steers—Medium and Large 1509239.72/cwt238.00–240.001,2207
Steers—Medium and Large 1568232.87/cwt230.00–235.001,3237
Steers—Medium and Large 2570222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,2684
Steers—Medium and Large 1625222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3886
Steers—Medium and Large 1658220.33/cwt220.00–221.001,4503
Steers—Medium and Large 2685192.98/cwt190.00–196.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 1735199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 3735172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1760193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4674
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315232.00/cwt232.00–232.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333219.27/cwt217.00–223.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358220.83/cwt220.00–224.0079110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408221.66/cwt221.00–222.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429218.27/cwt217.00–220.0093612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460213.54/cwt210.00–217.0098214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468220.51/cwt220.00–221.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511205.09/cwt200.00–206.001,0487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517211.86/cwt210.00–218.001,0959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567192.53/cwt187.00–197.001,0929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578205.70/cwt205.00–210.001,18914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672188.57/cwt187.00–195.001,2675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674178.36/cwt172.00–180.001,2025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735154.68/cwt153.00–160.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308243.51/cwt242.00–245.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360213.55/cwt210.00–217.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372232.23/cwt230.00–237.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418221.77/cwt220.00–225.009273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429202.64/cwt200.00–207.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465212.11/cwt207.00–217.009864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475225.96/cwt225.00–227.001,0734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493189.65/cwt187.00–195.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513219.46/cwt217.00–222.001,1264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558209.03/cwt207.00–215.001,1664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571192.52/cwt190.00–200.001,0994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,2952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4061
Bulls——1,528106.00/cwt104.00–108.001,6202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03372.20/cwt70.00–75.007464
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06081.05/cwt78.00–82.008599
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13286.55/cwt86.00–90.009807
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,010.00/head980.00–1,040.001,0108

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.