Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-06-07

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 7
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 486▲ 90 vs year ago 354 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 46▲ 19 vs year ago 36 · +52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 25 vs year ago 31 · −80.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $219.55/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$219.55
127 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525221.801,16469
Medium and Large 2492218.491,07448
Medium and Large 3464209.1397010thin
One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $194 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 sale127 hd
219.55
—
AL average9 barns · 796 hd
216.67
+2.88
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—Low1,502102.601,5413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256104.311,31014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47198.401,4475thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04688.5992617

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)—$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9153thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 3405232.00/cwt232.00–232.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 2411258.51/cwt258.00–262.001,0628
Steers—Medium and Large 1422268.94/cwt267.00–277.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1472265.70/cwt265.00–267.001,2543
Steers—Medium and Large 2491251.05/cwt245.00–252.001,2337
Steers—Medium and Large 1520256.04/cwt252.00–260.001,33114
Steers—Medium and Large 1565250.68/cwt250.00–252.001,4163
Steers—Medium and Large 1617248.01/cwt247.00–250.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 2625236.88/cwt232.00–242.001,4812
Steers—Medium and Large 3695170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 2705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355242.00/cwt242.00–242.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381225.30/cwt220.00–227.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389236.24/cwt235.00–240.009198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414239.10/cwt237.00–240.009907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420229.54/cwt228.00–232.009645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438215.03/cwt210.00–220.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456229.81/cwt229.00–234.001,04825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474221.04/cwt217.00–225.001,04819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518223.99/cwt223.00–227.001,1604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537214.15/cwt210.00–215.001,15012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567216.77/cwt215.00–217.001,2299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609212.36/cwt207.00–213.001,29320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758179.49/cwt175.00–184.001,3612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775165.06/cwt160.00–170.001,2792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338257.56/cwt255.00–265.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1341273.93/cwt270.00–280.009345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378246.61/cwt245.00–255.009326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1392263.36/cwt260.00–265.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418257.46/cwt255.00–260.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423214.69/cwt210.00–217.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465205.05/cwt200.00–210.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478230.85/cwt227.00–237.001,1038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488245.94/cwt242.00–250.001,2002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522224.56/cwt220.00–227.001,1726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567209.78/cwt207.00–215.001,1893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582220.31/cwt218.00–225.001,2823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453100.90/cwt100.00–102.001,4662
Bulls——1,600106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97387.57/cwt86.00–89.008524
Cows—Lean 85-90%98682.16/cwt79.00–84.008105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11993.11/cwt90.00–94.001,0428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175113.37/cwt111.00–115.001,3323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273105.87/cwt105.00–108.001,3484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28099.53/cwt98.00–102.001,2747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—915.00/head875.00–995.009153

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.