Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-01-31

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 31
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 397▲ 126 vs year ago 259 · +48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 61▼ 22 vs year ago 43 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 88▲ 4 vs year ago 29 · +13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with very 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 $245.73/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$245.73
113 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473251.331,19063
Medium and Large 2473240.631,13938
Medium and Large 3414232.4796212thin
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $228 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 sale113 hd
245.73
—
AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd
240.51
+5.22
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—Low1,622117.471,9055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,405110.601,5543thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,665100.001,6651thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10695.711,0599thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,4506
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,1899
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8751thin

Every lot

62 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 3335312.46/cwt310.00–315.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 2336336.28/cwt335.00–345.001,1308
Steers—Medium and Large 2365321.55/cwt320.00–330.001,1747
Steers—Medium and Large 3376309.21/cwt307.00–310.001,1634
Steers—Medium and Large 2417310.97/cwt305.00–312.001,2977
Steers—Medium and Large 1438324.10/cwt317.00–327.001,4207
Steers—Medium and Large 1483291.62/cwt290.00–300.001,4096
Steers—Medium and Large 2508271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,3772
Steers—Medium and Large 1525283.53/cwt282.00–285.001,4894
Steers—Medium and Large 1565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5825
Steers—Medium and Large 2580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5371
Steers—Medium and Large 2630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5066
Steers—Medium and Large 2715217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342296.63/cwt295.00–300.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343278.04/cwt272.00–280.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370275.39/cwt270.00–280.001,01911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380242.40/cwt240.00–245.009216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2394251.41/cwt250.00–260.009917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408259.91/cwt257.00–267.001,0607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414233.76/cwt230.00–235.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429242.90/cwt240.00–247.001,0427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468247.43/cwt245.00–250.001,15812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480237.96/cwt237.00–240.001,1423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513242.13/cwt240.00–244.001,24217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515200.10/cwt195.00–205.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531231.24/cwt227.00–237.001,22812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567226.33/cwt225.00–227.001,2833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,34011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,3592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670201.96/cwt199.00–205.001,3532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313326.36/cwt325.00–332.001,0225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390290.95/cwt287.00–295.001,1352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1394321.75/cwt320.00–322.001,2688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2394305.97/cwt305.00–315.001,20610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424310.98/cwt310.00–317.001,3197
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430260.06/cwt255.00–265.001,1184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434294.20/cwt290.00–300.001,2777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470283.43/cwt280.00–287.001,3324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493273.51/cwt272.00–275.001,3482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525245.10/cwt240.00–250.001,2874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533271.07/cwt270.00–280.001,4459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536263.18/cwt260.00–265.001,4118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566263.96/cwt262.00–270.001,4944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3587226.65/cwt225.00–230.001,3303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468118.79/cwt118.00–120.001,7443
Bulls——1,735105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8221
Bulls——1,970126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,4821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04095.91/cwt94.00–98.009972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09884.94/cwt82.00–86.009333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146103.68/cwt100.00–105.001,1884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435108.90/cwt108.00–110.001,5632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,487.50/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4506
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,188.89/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1899
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—841.67/head725.00–900.008426

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.