Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2023-10-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 11
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
116 vs last sale 599 59 vs year ago 542 · 10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
37 vs last sale 56 37 vs year ago 56 · +66.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
11 vs last sale 92 9 vs year ago 72 · +12.5%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.08/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$209.08
59 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.58
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433225.009732thin
Medium and Large 3445209.0592932
Medium and Large 2538207.841,11925
One grade step is worth $17.16/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale59 hd
209.08
AL average14 barns · 1,509 hd
206.50
+2.58
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
BullsLow1,596109.941,7546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46393.911,3744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25191.191,14113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07281.4087328

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)$1,4827
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,29811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,07915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,33217

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2618196.94/cwt194.00–200.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 1375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 2568201.23/cwt200.00–205.001,1434
HeifersMedium and Large 1560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 2773179.95/cwt175.00–185.001,3912
HeifersMedium and Large 3431209.80/cwt207.00–215.0090411
HeifersMedium and Large 3385217.56/cwt215.00–220.0083810
SteersMedium and Large 2473263.35/cwt260.00–265.001,2463
SteersMedium and Large 3680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 2422273.06/cwt272.00–275.001,1523
SteersMedium and Large 2755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
SteersMedium and Large 2635223.56/cwt220.00–227.001,4202
SteersMedium and Large 1610237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4461
SteersMedium and Large 1405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2590234.62/cwt232.00–240.001,3843
SteersMedium and Large 1315282.00/cwt282.00–282.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2718203.51/cwt202.00–205.001,4612
SteersMedium and Large 3420231.93/cwt230.00–234.009742
SteersMedium and Large 3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
SteersMedium and Large 2655212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3891
SteersMedium and Large 2532245.98/cwt245.00–250.001,3095
BullsMedium and Large 2530234.91/cwt230.00–240.001,2452
BullsMedium and Large 2443254.02/cwt250.00–257.001,1257
BullsMedium and Large 2468243.24/cwt240.00–245.001,1386
BullsMedium and Large 1463252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,1692
BullsMedium and Large 1411264.64/cwt263.00–267.001,0885
BullsMedium and Large 1523243.99/cwt242.00–246.001,2762
CowsLean 85-90%1,08080.21/cwt77.00–82.0086612
CowsLean 85-90%1,00470.49/cwt69.00–73.007085
CowsLean 85-90%1,09487.65/cwt86.00–90.0095911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46393.91/cwt92.00–96.001,3744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28786.94/cwt85.00–88.001,1196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21893.64/cwt91.00–96.001,1416
Bulls1,640109.13/cwt108.00–110.001,7905
Bulls1,375114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,297.73/head1,250.00–1,325.001,29811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,482.14/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4827
Bred CowsSmall 3913.33/head840.00–950.009133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120.83/head1,100.00–1,150.001,12112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,562.50/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,403.57/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4047
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,212.50/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2138
HeifersMedium and Large 1305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
BullsMedium and Large 3480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2368261.22/cwt260.00–265.009614
BullsMedium and Large 2325274.33/cwt270.00–277.008925
BullsMedium and Large 3445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
BullsMedium and Large 3328258.25/cwt255.00–260.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 2480218.26/cwt217.00–225.001,0486
HeifersMedium and Large 3576195.19/cwt190.00–197.001,1244
HeifersMedium and Large 2538205.98/cwt205.00–213.001,1088
HeifersMedium and Large 2408226.67/cwt226.00–227.009253
HeifersMedium and Large 3476203.64/cwt200.00–205.009697

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.