Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 4
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
599 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 464▼ 106 vs year ago 705 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 128▼ 48 vs year ago 104 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 116▲ 12 vs year ago 80 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.29/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$215.29
107 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602218.501,3158thin
Medium and Large 2502216.221,08548
Medium and Large 3455213.9297351
One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about $342 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 sale107 hd
215.29
—
AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd
209.98
+5.31
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—Low1,673112.581,8835thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28386.141,10514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48082.001,2143thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05774.8579125

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)—$1,59516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,40520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,42511

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2378260.99/cwt260.00–262.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 2425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 1472259.04/cwt257.00–260.001,2233
Steers—Medium and Large 2475247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 2518242.39/cwt238.00–247.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1615232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4271
Steers—Medium and Large 3630209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326231.18/cwt230.00–235.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364230.42/cwt230.00–232.008395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370223.44/cwt222.00–225.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427225.42/cwt225.00–229.009639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432214.75/cwt212.00–220.0092812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467219.52/cwt215.00–225.001,0259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,03014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527213.80/cwt213.00–215.001,12710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531205.60/cwt200.00–210.001,0929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568208.89/cwt207.00–212.001,18611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610205.99/cwt205.00–207.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738187.05/cwt182.00–192.001,3802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324269.44/cwt267.00–275.008737
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330257.23/cwt252.00–262.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374260.58/cwt255.00–265.009757
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393244.97/cwt240.00–250.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425231.59/cwt225.00–235.009846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435243.73/cwt242.00–252.001,06011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467207.30/cwt205.00–212.009683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480235.92/cwt232.00–240.001,1328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488245.88/cwt245.00–247.001,2009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530236.82/cwt235.00–242.001,25511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533221.02/cwt217.00–225.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558234.24/cwt232.00–235.001,3074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574171.48/cwt170.00–180.0098414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605165.00/cwt165.00–165.0099811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1963
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623106.64/cwt106.00–108.001,7313
Bulls——1,720125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,1501
Bulls——1,775118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99267.51/cwt65.00–70.0067011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10880.62/cwt79.00–82.0089314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28386.14/cwt84.00–88.001,10514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,595.00/head1,525.00–1,685.001,59516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,405.00/head1,275.00–1,475.001,40520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.71/head1,000.00–1,120.001,0867
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,662.50/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,537.50/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,240.00/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2405

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.