Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-10-18

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 18
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 483▼ 21 vs year ago 591 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 93▼ 4 vs year ago 66 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 81▲ 109 vs year ago 32 · +340.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good 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 $210.55/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$210.55
96 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483220.171,0646thin
Medium and Large 2461218.331,00655
Medium and Large 3491196.6796535
One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $99 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 sale96 hd
210.55
—
AL average13 barns · 1,348 hd
211.07
−0.52
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—Average1,548106.911,65410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29188.461,14218
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06178.8083623

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)—$1,59010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,13111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,02213
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,39330
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$59615

Every lot

66 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 2366272.76/cwt272.00–278.009988
Steers—Medium and Large 3370268.24/cwt265.00–270.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 3434255.61/cwt250.00–257.001,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 2443268.65/cwt267.00–272.001,1906
Steers—Medium and Large 2460267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Steers—Medium and Large 2518262.01/cwt260.00–264.001,3574
Steers—Medium and Large 3543244.02/cwt240.00–248.001,3252
Steers—Medium and Large 2578243.45/cwt242.00–245.001,4072
Steers—Medium and Large 1620246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5251
Steers—Medium and Large 3625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 2633237.98/cwt236.00–240.001,5062
Steers—Medium and Large 2720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315246.00/cwt246.00–246.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325229.65/cwt227.00–232.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355243.00/cwt243.00–243.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367225.36/cwt222.00–227.008273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387232.32/cwt230.00–240.0089922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418225.42/cwt221.00–230.0094210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432207.24/cwt205.00–212.008959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457212.35/cwt210.00–217.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475199.95/cwt195.00–205.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540203.22/cwt202.00–207.001,0978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563200.73/cwt197.00–202.001,1304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3564188.27/cwt187.00–192.001,0624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615175.08/cwt170.00–180.001,0774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618193.37/cwt190.00–195.001,1953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665154.09/cwt150.00–160.001,0255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743179.98/cwt175.00–185.001,3372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325280.75/cwt277.00–285.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328268.37/cwt265.00–272.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371260.23/cwt255.00–262.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386268.07/cwt267.00–275.001,0357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417262.30/cwt260.00–267.001,0946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429255.39/cwt250.00–257.001,0969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460242.38/cwt240.00–247.001,1153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513227.30/cwt222.00–230.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520247.02/cwt245.00–249.001,2852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530238.54/cwt237.00–240.001,2644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625224.61/cwt221.00–228.001,4042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415103.81/cwt103.00–106.001,4695
Bulls——1,680110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02278.11/cwt76.00–79.007987
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07684.93/cwt83.00–87.009149
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08071.62/cwt70.00–74.007737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27886.06/cwt82.00–87.001,10011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31192.22/cwt90.00–93.001,2097
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—596.00/head500.00–680.0059615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,590.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,59010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,242.86/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,070.91/head1,020.00–1,100.001,07111
Bred Cows—Small 3—935.00/head900.00–970.009354
Bred Cows—Small 3—750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,554.55/head1,500.00–1,650.001,55511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,376.92/head1,350.00–1,400.001,37713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,129.17/head1,100.00–1,275.001,1296

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.