Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-06-28

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 28
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 461▲ 107 vs year ago 432 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 1 vs year ago 81 · −1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 41▲ 53 vs year ago 16 · +331.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $220.05/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$220.05
120 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512220.741,13192
Medium and Large 2455218.7499525
Medium and Large 3405210.008513thin
One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $280 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 sale120 hd
220.05
—
AL average16 barns · 1,864 hd
215.51
+4.55
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—Low1,332102.871,3703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292105.701,36522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,540102.001,5712thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13295.031,07627

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)—$1,4917
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,23116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$97710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2538
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$42318

Every lot

60 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 2392272.97/cwt267.00–277.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1425275.92/cwt275.00–285.001,17311
Steers—Medium and Large 2439265.17/cwt262.00–267.001,1648
Steers—Medium and Large 3469227.89/cwt222.00–230.001,0694
Steers—Medium and Large 1473260.56/cwt255.00–265.001,23214
Steers—Medium and Large 1511245.42/cwt245.00–250.001,25437
Steers—Medium and Large 2530240.36/cwt237.00–242.001,2743
Steers—Medium and Large 1576237.86/cwt237.00–245.001,37019
Steers—Medium and Large 1610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4342
Steers—Medium and Large 2625223.90/cwt221.00–227.001,3994
Steers—Medium and Large 1658221.99/cwt219.00–225.001,4614
Steers—Medium and Large 3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1709208.40/cwt208.00–210.001,4785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333250.24/cwt249.00–255.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358244.48/cwt242.00–247.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377232.02/cwt229.00–237.008758
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417221.03/cwt220.00–227.009227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424230.16/cwt228.00–238.0097620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479224.41/cwt224.00–228.001,07519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485215.96/cwt212.00–220.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522219.59/cwt219.00–222.001,14610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580214.81/cwt210.00–218.001,24618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585200.39/cwt197.00–207.001,1723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632203.11/cwt202.00–210.001,28414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666198.74/cwt195.00–200.001,3244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318260.25/cwt257.00–262.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335285.00/cwt285.00–285.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357253.04/cwt252.00–262.0090310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380244.60/cwt242.00–250.009293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427256.94/cwt255.00–265.001,0975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434239.39/cwt237.00–247.001,0394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477233.64/cwt232.00–237.001,1146
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479226.90/cwt225.00–230.001,0878
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528225.98/cwt225.00–232.001,1937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558223.69/cwt217.00–227.001,2483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620203.58/cwt200.00–207.001,2622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,332102.87/cwt101.00–106.001,3703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02782.36/cwt80.00–85.008467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162103.98/cwt102.00–105.001,2089
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17595.78/cwt94.00–99.001,12511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226107.91/cwt105.00–110.001,32314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298118.11/cwt116.00–120.001,5332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44396.42/cwt95.00–100.001,3916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5712
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—422.50/head350.00–495.0042318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,491.43/head1,425.00–1,580.001,4917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,360.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3605
Bred Cows—Small 3—1,172.73/head1,150.00–1,200.001,17311
Bred Cows—Small 3—977.00/head945.00–1,025.0097710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,516.67/head1,450.00–1,550.001,5173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,095.00/head975.00–1,125.001,0955

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.