Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-06-21

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 21
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 506▲ 62 vs year ago 399 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 54▼ 61 vs year ago 111 · −55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 20▼ 43 vs year ago 84 · −51.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $214.60/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$214.60
102 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494223.801,10633
Medium and Large 3356217.3377413thin
Medium and Large 2544208.551,13556
One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale102 hd
214.60
—
AL average11 barns · 1,375 hd
215.52
−0.92
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—Low1,280101.551,3004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33699.391,32811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56596.001,5021thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08585.3092525

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8879
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7226
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$57016

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1393277.52/cwt275.00–280.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 2395267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1430269.88/cwt265.00–275.001,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 1476253.46/cwt252.00–258.001,2064
Steers—Medium and Large 2478245.98/cwt245.00–247.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 3485232.10/cwt227.00–237.001,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 2518243.38/cwt240.00–245.001,2616
Steers—Medium and Large 1540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,35010
Steers—Medium and Large 2580237.75/cwt235.00–240.001,37911
Steers—Medium and Large 1585242.97/cwt241.00–248.001,42117
Steers—Medium and Large 1617239.16/cwt236.00–240.001,4765
Steers—Medium and Large 3632192.31/cwt190.00–197.001,2153
Steers—Medium and Large 1655229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5001
Steers—Medium and Large 2665216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4361
Steers—Medium and Large 1705205.17/cwt205.00–207.001,44612
Steers—Medium and Large 2730193.98/cwt193.00–195.001,4162
Steers—Medium and Large 3760187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4211
Steers—Medium and Large 1795199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315230.15/cwt227.00–231.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364215.90/cwt212.00–222.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370243.54/cwt242.00–245.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372237.31/cwt236.00–240.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412198.36/cwt195.00–205.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413234.44/cwt231.00–238.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438226.69/cwt222.00–228.0099313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477220.66/cwt218.00–222.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478225.87/cwt225.00–229.001,08018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513220.99/cwt220.00–223.001,1346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527212.10/cwt210.00–218.001,11815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564201.85/cwt200.00–209.001,1385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611207.56/cwt204.00–210.001,2685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675189.38/cwt182.00–190.001,27813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310281.52/cwt280.00–283.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322273.79/cwt270.00–277.008827
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333259.44/cwt252.00–262.008644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363273.70/cwt267.00–277.009943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428253.31/cwt250.00–260.001,0843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433231.07/cwt227.00–235.001,0016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436245.17/cwt240.00–249.001,06912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468240.98/cwt237.00–245.001,1284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490226.95/cwt222.00–232.001,1126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525229.57/cwt227.00–235.001,2059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543211.69/cwt205.00–215.001,1493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584219.69/cwt218.00–222.001,2837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625208.94/cwt205.00–211.001,3063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728178.30/cwt175.00–180.001,2983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220107.47/cwt105.00–110.001,3112
Bulls——1,34095.63/cwt93.00–98.001,2812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01379.51/cwt75.00–80.0080510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11892.86/cwt91.00–95.001,0386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14286.70/cwt85.00–89.009909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30393.11/cwt90.00–94.001,2134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355102.98/cwt100.00–104.001,3957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—570.00/head540.00–600.0057016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small 3—1,110.00/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1105
Bred Cows—Small 3—886.67/head820.00–920.008879
Bred Cows—Small 3—721.67/head665.00–750.007226
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—650.00/head650.00–650.006501

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.