Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-02-28

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 28
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 326▲ 78 vs year ago 230 · +33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 66▼ 56 vs year ago 88 · −63.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 22 · +13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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 $263.24/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$263.24
74 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444270.801,20237
Medium and Large 2438259.881,13727
Medium and Large 3425244.371,03810thin
One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about $164 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 sale74 hd
263.24
—
AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd
253.19
+10.06
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—Average1,708131.962,2548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,303115.541,5069thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,375111.381,5312thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,058100.301,0626thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0838
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$69114

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1532309.63/cwt307.00–315.001,6473
Steers—Medium and Large 2537293.39/cwt290.00–295.001,5763
Steers—Medium and Large 2555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Steers—Medium and Large 1628282.41/cwt280.00–290.001,7744
Steers—Medium and Large 1660266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7561
Steers—Medium and Large 2690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Steers—Medium and Large 2715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318271.49/cwt265.00–275.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325289.92/cwt285.00–295.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328301.65/cwt300.00–305.009893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383288.19/cwt287.00–290.001,10410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389274.44/cwt270.00–277.001,0688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416284.78/cwt282.00–287.001,1857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435262.41/cwt260.00–270.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443244.65/cwt242.00–250.001,0843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473226.76/cwt220.00–230.001,0733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478250.03/cwt245.00–255.001,1954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517247.09/cwt245.00–255.001,27714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322361.58/cwt360.00–365.001,1643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335328.23/cwt325.00–335.001,1006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367333.87/cwt330.00–340.001,2255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373310.81/cwt307.00–315.001,1596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413313.86/cwt310.00–320.001,2968
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425293.18/cwt290.00–300.001,2463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,4512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473288.77/cwt287.00–290.001,3665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508303.51/cwt302.00–305.001,5422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528285.98/cwt285.00–292.001,5107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573281.38/cwt280.00–287.001,6125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575261.45/cwt257.00–265.001,5037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568129.73/cwt127.00–132.002,0342
Bulls——1,663122.85/cwt120.00–124.002,0433
Bulls——1,847142.55/cwt141.00–146.002,6333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03194.24/cwt92.00–96.009724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113112.42/cwt110.00–115.001,2512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245122.32/cwt120.00–125.001,5232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308110.54/cwt109.00–111.001,4464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335117.70/cwt117.00–118.001,5713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375111.38/cwt109.00–114.001,5312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,315.00/head1,315.00–1,315.001,3151
Bred Cows—Small 3—1,050.00/head950.00–1,090.001,0507
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—691.43/head680.00–700.0069114

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.