Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-03-01

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
197 vs last sale 427 97 vs year ago 327 · 29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
52 vs last sale 36 36 vs year ago 52 · +69.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
2 vs last sale 24 143 vs year ago 165 · 86.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.54/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$188.54
82 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.20
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435193.5684353
Medium and Large 3420179.547544thin
Medium and Large 2506179.3390725
One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale82 hd
188.54
AL average14 barns · 1,635 hd
178.33
+10.20
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
BullsAverage1,639102.111,67314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21491.221,10728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58785.321,3546thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07579.6285621

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)$1,1423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9926
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$8055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9004thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1525189.64/cwt187.00–191.009963
HeifersMedium and Large 1575178.49/cwt178.00–180.001,0264
HeifersMedium and Large 2343196.99/cwt195.00–199.006764
HeifersMedium and Large 2785139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 2660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 2526179.72/cwt177.00–180.0094511
HeifersMedium and Large 2620162.61/cwt158.00–167.001,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 3470177.00/cwt177.00–177.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1605173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0473
SteersMedium and Large 2636205.48/cwt205.00–207.001,3074
SteersMedium and Large 2475224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0644
HeifersMedium and Large 1337202.55/cwt202.00–208.0068310
HeifersMedium and Large 2570171.97/cwt169.00–175.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 2665157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 2410227.00/cwt227.00–227.009312
SteersMedium and Large 1555219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,21815
SteersMedium and Large 1518228.28/cwt225.00–230.001,1823
SteersMedium and Large 2307228.68/cwt227.00–232.007023
SteersMedium and Large 1367236.31/cwt235.00–239.008673
SteersMedium and Large 1455232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1415232.00/cwt232.00–232.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1315244.19/cwt240.00–250.007695
BullsMedium and Large 1476220.40/cwt220.00–222.001,0495
BullsMedium and Large 1431224.15/cwt224.00–225.009667
BullsMedium and Large 1370235.00/cwt235.00–235.008703
BullsMedium and Large 1585192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1232
BullsMedium and Large 1605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24796.78/cwt95.00–99.001,2075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25091.96/cwt91.00–93.001,14910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56883.49/cwt82.00–85.001,3094
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62588.97/cwt88.00–90.001,4462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17388.51/cwt85.00–90.001,03813
CowsLean 85-90%1,01174.74/cwt73.00–76.0075610
CowsLean 85-90%1,07088.22/cwt86.00–89.009444
CowsLean 85-90%1,17081.67/cwt80.00–83.009567
Bulls1,507107.71/cwt107.00–109.001,6233
Bulls1,68996.93/cwt94.00–99.001,6379
Bulls1,610117.02/cwt116.00–118.001,8842
Bred CowsSmall 3805.00/head790.00–865.008055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2991.67/head975.00–995.009926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,141.67/head1,085.00–1,170.001,1423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head750.00–950.009004
BullsMedium and Large 3305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2673163.93/cwt160.00–168.001,1032
BullsMedium and Large 2380227.00/cwt227.00–227.008632
BullsMedium and Large 2565172.00/cwt172.00–172.009721
BullsMedium and Large 3375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007691
BullsMedium and Large 2410215.19/cwt210.00–217.008824
HeifersMedium and Large 3370182.07/cwt177.00–187.006742
HeifersMedium and Large 2414188.33/cwt187.00–192.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 1425194.48/cwt194.00–195.008276
BullsMedium and Large 2740158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1691
BullsMedium and Large 2321229.64/cwt227.00–232.007379
BullsMedium and Large 1538198.48/cwt197.00–200.001,0682
HeifersMedium and Large 1393195.67/cwt195.00–201.0076917
HeifersMedium and Large 1479193.80/cwt193.00–194.0092810

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.