Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2022-11-02

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
338 vs last sale 0 12 vs year ago 326 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
107 vs last sale 0 79 vs year ago 28 · +282.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
64 vs last sale 0 27 vs year ago 37 · +73.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends, sales not reported last week due to reporter training.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.29/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$141.29
138 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.52
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537145.1577970
Medium and Large 2452139.6763252
Medium and Large 3413129.6353516thin
One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about $244 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 sale138 hd
141.29
AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd
141.80
−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
BullsLow1,36777.071,0545thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25465.5482243
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38261.7785323
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11654.7161121

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)$9266
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$48319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$86813

Every lot, as filed

71 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2569125.08/cwt122.50–126.007124
HeifersMedium and Large 1493148.38/cwt147.00–153.007325
HeifersMedium and Large 2565130.00/cwt125.00–135.007358
HeifersMedium and Large 2461140.85/cwt132.00–145.006498
HeifersMedium and Large 2620112.44/cwt110.00–115.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 2533138.26/cwt137.50–139.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 3331136.15/cwt130.00–142.504518
HeifersMedium and Large 3430127.50/cwt127.50–127.505482
HeifersMedium and Large 1424150.04/cwt146.00–156.0063617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added668144.00/cwt144.00–144.009629
HeifersMedium and Large 2368143.03/cwt140.00–145.005267
HeifersMedium and Large 1619141.73/cwt137.50–145.0087711
HeifersMedium and Large 1512145.31/cwt142.50–148.0074412
HeifersMedium and Large 2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1480169.00/cwt169.00–169.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1649151.00/cwt151.00–151.009805
HeifersMedium and Large 1586145.05/cwt137.50–147.508507
HeifersMedium and Large 1675125.60/cwt125.00–126.008485
HeifersMedium and Large 1366156.45/cwt154.00–158.005734
SteersMedium and Large 2380167.50/cwt167.50–167.506371
SteersMedium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
SteersMedium and Large 2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
SteersMedium and Large 1425178.48/cwt177.00–180.007596
SteersMedium and Large 1525157.50/cwt157.50–157.508273
SteersMedium and Large 2433157.46/cwt155.00–165.006824
SteersMedium and Large 2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2555128.53/cwt125.00–132.007132
SteersMedium and Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
BullsMedium and Large 1421159.22/cwt155.00–165.0067014
BullsMedium and Large 2378160.01/cwt157.50–165.0060514
BullsMedium and Large 1366167.12/cwt165.00–170.006128
BullsMedium and Large 1328174.92/cwt170.00–180.005744
BullsMedium and Large 1600123.25/cwt122.50–124.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1220187.50/cwt187.50–187.504131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29466.04/cwt63.00–70.0085528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40462.91/cwt60.00–66.0088314
CowsLean 85-90%1,00346.41/cwt42.00–51.004656
CowsLean 85-90%1,15060.38/cwt60.00–61.006945
CowsLean 85-90%1,16756.86/cwt53.00–59.0066410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36557.52/cwt56.00–58.007857
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28568.62/cwt67.00–70.008822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15261.12/cwt59.00–62.0070411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25474.16/cwt72.00–77.509304
Bulls1,37274.62/cwt72.00–79.501,0243
Bulls1,36080.74/cwt79.00–83.001,0982
Bred CowsSmall 1-2387.22/head300.00–475.003879
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2646.88/head600.00–700.006478
Bred CowsSmall 3325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2831.67/head700.00–970.008326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.83/head800.00–1,025.009266
Bred CowsSmall 3260.00/head260.00–260.002602
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2745.00/head730.00–750.007454
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2922.22/head800.00–1,175.009229
BullsMedium and Large 358095.00/cwt95.00–95.005512
BullsMedium and Large 2415154.94/cwt150.00–165.006438
BullsMedium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005284
BullsMedium and Large 1475152.70/cwt150.00–157.5072510
BullsMedium and Large 279590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
BullsMedium and Large 3626101.00/cwt101.00–101.006325
BullsMedium and Large 2317167.63/cwt165.00–170.005316
BullsMedium and Large 1520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007963
BullsMedium and Large 2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
BullsMedium and Large 351095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
BullsMedium and Large 2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
BullsMedium and Large 2479147.52/cwt145.00–150.007079
HeifersMedium and Large 3535119.95/cwt115.00–125.006424
HeifersMedium and Large 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2421145.86/cwt143.00–148.0061410
HeifersMedium and Large 2323152.85/cwt145.00–158.0049410
BullsMedium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071

How this sale compares

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.