Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-02-21

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 551▼ 101 vs year ago 427 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 94▲ 30 vs year ago 36 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 10 vs year ago 24 · +41.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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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 steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.61/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$244.61
90 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.78
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514252.671,29945
Medium and Large 2512242.651,24133
Medium and Large 3502219.771,10412thin
One grade step is worth $32.90/cwt here — about $195 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 sale90 hd
244.61
—
AL average14 barns · 1,931 hd
252.39
−7.78
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—Low1,742135.072,35314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248119.341,48914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523109.271,6644thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,161101.831,18218

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)—$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3333thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$81123

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3—464228.76/cwt225.00–230.001,0614
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660178.49/cwt177.00–180.001,1782
HeifersMedium and Large 1—593238.43/cwt238.00–242.001,4149
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 1—512251.29/cwt247.00–255.001,28713
SteersMedium and Large 1—606280.50/cwt280.00–282.001,7004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—443261.37/cwt260.00–267.001,15810
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670203.58/cwt200.00–207.001,3642
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4862
SteersMedium and Large 2—369342.42/cwt335.00–345.001,2644
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517242.07/cwt240.00–245.001,2525
HeifersMedium and Large 2—733176.64/cwt170.00–180.001,2953
HeifersMedium and Large 1—743213.01/cwt210.00–215.001,5835
SteersMedium and Large 2—541287.55/cwt280.00–290.001,5564
SteersMedium and Large 3—595247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 3—605232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1—310397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,2311
SteersMedium and Large 1—558291.59/cwt290.00–294.001,6275
SteersMedium and Large 1—516310.50/cwt310.00–315.001,60210
SteersMedium and Large 2—625258.77/cwt252.00–262.001,6173
SteersMedium and Large 2—488313.61/cwt310.00–316.001,5305
SteersMedium and Large 1—870213.48/cwt212.00–215.001,8572
SteersMedium and Large 1—475322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,5302
SteersMedium and Large 2—755222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6761
SteersMedium and Large 3—430312.59/cwt310.00–320.001,3444
SteersMedium and Large 2—740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7393
BullsMedium and Large 2—474302.32/cwt300.00–306.001,4338
BullsMedium and Large 3—475280.21/cwt275.00–285.001,3318
BullsMedium and Large 3—415304.88/cwt300.00–310.001,2654
BullsMedium and Large 1—320401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 1—516300.16/cwt297.00–305.001,5495
BullsMedium and Large 1—705240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6922
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,150113.55/cwt111.00–115.001,3063
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16397.68/cwt95.00–99.001,1369
CowsLean 85-90%—1,155113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3051
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,523109.27/cwt108.00–113.001,6644
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,301118.78/cwt118.00–120.001,5458
CowsLean 85-90%—1,159105.10/cwt103.00–108.001,2188
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,203126.64/cwt124.00–128.001,5233
Bulls——1,788126.93/cwt124.00–129.002,2704
Bulls——1,983142.02/cwt140.00–144.002,8164
Bulls——1,550135.87/cwt135.00–138.002,1066
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——810.87/head775.00–850.0081123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——950.00/head900.00–1,000.009504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3——850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 2—426315.49/cwt315.00–317.001,3444
BullsMedium and Large 3—517269.65/cwt265.00–272.001,3943
BullsMedium and Large 2—593268.49/cwt265.00–272.001,5922
BullsMedium and Large 1—665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6292
BullsMedium and Large 1—365362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,3211
BullsMedium and Large 3—336348.82/cwt347.00–350.001,1725
BullsMedium and Large 2—783218.48/cwt217.00–220.001,7112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380273.92/cwt272.00–280.001,04112
BullsMedium and Large 3—386319.22/cwt315.00–325.001,2327
BullsMedium and Large 3—625242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5131
BullsMedium and Large 2—373341.83/cwt337.00–347.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 2—525289.40/cwt287.00–292.001,5194
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474251.26/cwt247.00–257.001,1919
HeifersMedium and Large 3—513221.69/cwt215.00–225.001,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580231.70/cwt230.00–235.001,3443
HeifersMedium and Large 3—438233.38/cwt230.00–240.001,0223
BullsMedium and Large 1—408322.48/cwt320.00–325.001,3162
BullsMedium and Large 2—342361.63/cwt360.00–365.001,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320314.77/cwt310.00–320.001,0072

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.