Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-10-25

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 25
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 570▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 62▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 141▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate 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 $204.85/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$204.85
100 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521208.301,0867thin
Medium and Large 3417206.1686040
Medium and Large 2489203.4199553
One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $92 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 sale100 hd
204.85
—
AL average12 barns · 1,179 hd
204.91
−0.06
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—Low1,49993.411,4008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54586.001,3291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27084.551,07318
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12579.1189033

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)—$1,4134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2564thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1136
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9408
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0979

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2370262.00/cwt262.00–262.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 3375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 2425256.05/cwt255.00–257.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 3435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 2505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 3530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Steers—Medium and Large 2585237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,3902
Steers—Medium and Large 2627233.65/cwt233.00–235.001,4653
Steers—Medium and Large 2660217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4325
Steers—Medium and Large 3780172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312221.35/cwt219.00–222.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320247.00/cwt247.00–247.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335232.19/cwt230.00–237.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364216.68/cwt210.00–219.0078916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393222.75/cwt222.00–230.0087510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409215.58/cwt212.00–217.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420201.47/cwt200.00–207.0084610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467210.86/cwt210.00–212.009857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535191.20/cwt187.00–196.001,02313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559186.26/cwt182.00–187.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625192.03/cwt190.00–193.001,2003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333251.77/cwt250.00–260.0083811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375235.07/cwt232.00–240.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379253.60/cwt252.00–254.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382246.72/cwt245.00–250.009426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443239.49/cwt237.00–242.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477232.61/cwt230.00–237.001,11011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3487219.63/cwt217.00–225.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510223.07/cwt222.00–230.001,1388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525233.49/cwt232.00–235.001,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573216.73/cwt215.00–222.001,2424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618204.90/cwt200.00–210.001,2662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49099.78/cwt97.00–102.001,4872
Bulls——1,500108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6201
Bulls——1,50287.94/cwt86.00–91.001,3215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06093.96/cwt92.00–95.009963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08266.56/cwt65.00–70.007203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12484.05/cwt82.00–86.0094515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13576.68/cwt74.00–78.0087015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23386.81/cwt85.00–88.001,0708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40177.93/cwt76.00–80.001,0927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,412.50/head1,300.00–1,450.001,4134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,256.25/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,112.50/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1136
Bred Cows—Small 3—940.00/head850.00–1,030.009408
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,341.67/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—675.00/head650.00–700.006752

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.