Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-04-17

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 326▲ 52 vs year ago 245 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 55▼ 66 vs year ago 84 · −78.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 83▼ 6 vs year ago 63 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $285.52/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −120.68 against this barn's trailing median of $406.20.
Average price
$285.52
12 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.26
vs AL average
−18.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2562289.361,6279thin
Medium and Large 3567274.001,5533thin
One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
285.52
—
AL average11 barns · 148 hd
286.78
−1.26
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−18.87
This barn, trailing median32 sales
406.20
−120.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
496440385329median 406.2003/1105/1307/1509/0910/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.80, low $343.18, median $406.20 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,578139.412,2002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,349123.791,6708thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131111.221,2578thin

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)—$1,6035
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4082thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,68810
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$97028

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330329.65/cwt325.00–332.001,08811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2339351.86/cwt350.00–360.001,1935
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364331.39/cwt330.00–340.001,20614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3382313.78/cwt310.00–320.001,1998
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420330.72/cwt330.00–333.001,3894
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427325.34/cwt325.00–327.001,3896
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458311.48/cwt310.00–320.001,42714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528306.06/cwt302.00–310.001,6164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6285
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6072
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675248.42/cwt245.00–252.001,6772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338282.33/cwt280.00–290.009544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370264.80/cwt260.00–270.009804
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373273.02/cwt272.00–274.001,0182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417278.01/cwt277.00–280.001,1593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418234.85/cwt230.00–240.009824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438264.97/cwt260.00–270.001,1614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482226.64/cwt220.00–230.001,0923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488243.48/cwt240.00–245.001,18810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531231.59/cwt230.00–239.001,23011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3543210.02/cwt205.00–215.001,1402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575233.97/cwt232.00–235.001,3453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328333.99/cwt330.00–340.001,0957
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429309.57/cwt307.00–317.001,3284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488277.83/cwt275.00–290.001,3565
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2991
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4075
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533253.36/cwt247.00–255.001,35010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4421
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,578139.41/cwt137.00–142.002,2002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018117.51/cwt117.00–118.001,1962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168109.12/cwt105.00–110.001,2756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340125.24/cwt124.00–128.001,6786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375119.42/cwt118.00–121.001,6422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,662.50/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,481.25/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4814
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—970.00/head900.00–1,040.0097028
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,603.00/head1,585.00–1,630.001,6035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,407.50/head1,340.00–1,475.001,4082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,215.00/head1,190.00–1,240.001,2152

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.