Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-06-19

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 19
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 304▲ 34 vs year ago 461 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 52▲ 38 vs year ago 50 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 94▲ 46 vs year ago 41 · +112.2%
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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 classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good 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 $284.97/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −121.23 against this barn's trailing median of $406.20.
Average price
$284.97
22 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs AL average
−15.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538307.501,6532thin
Medium and Large 2574285.261,63716thin
Medium and Large 3590272.561,6084thin
One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd
284.97
—
AL average11 barns · 194 hd
284.75
+0.22
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−15.69
This barn, trailing median32 sales
406.20
−121.23
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—High1,852173.413,2118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535144.462,2174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,312141.571,85737
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076127.201,36927

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)—$1,98210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,66514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4155
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,16723

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3076
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2411321.55/cwt320.00–330.001,3227
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438335.98/cwt332.00–340.001,4722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438298.53/cwt297.00–300.001,3082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478321.03/cwt320.00–322.001,5352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482314.41/cwt312.00–318.001,51510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525298.44/cwt297.00–300.001,5672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581283.38/cwt282.00–292.001,64614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590272.56/cwt265.00–275.001,6084
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608270.73/cwt267.00–272.001,64612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668258.48/cwt257.00–263.001,7274
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3683245.05/cwt240.00–250.001,6744
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710236.01/cwt235.00–237.001,6762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5732
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3314317.53/cwt310.00–320.009974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333329.41/cwt327.00–332.001,0972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363285.10/cwt280.00–290.001,0354
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388315.92/cwt312.00–320.001,2268
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418286.78/cwt285.00–292.001,1994
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422267.80/cwt267.00–272.001,1306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429251.06/cwt247.00–257.001,0775
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475262.39/cwt260.00–265.001,2464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530256.71/cwt252.00–260.001,3615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567217.31/cwt215.00–222.001,2323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583242.86/cwt242.00–250.001,4169
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614238.70/cwt235.00–240.001,4664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680203.24/cwt200.00–210.001,3823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,3402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333343.45/cwt340.00–345.001,1446
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343358.35/cwt355.00–360.001,2293
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367337.35/cwt335.00–342.001,2383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378323.43/cwt322.00–325.001,2234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434298.08/cwt292.00–302.001,2945
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441321.59/cwt320.00–330.001,4186
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465270.41/cwt267.00–277.001,2579
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519259.04/cwt257.00–265.001,3444
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580249.57/cwt247.00–255.001,4486
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616239.81/cwt237.00–247.001,4777
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5501
Bulls——1,640162.41/cwt160.00–165.002,6642
Bulls——2,007178.49/cwt176.00–179.003,5825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035117.09/cwt116.00–119.001,2126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079125.43/cwt122.00–127.001,35311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098135.21/cwt134.00–138.001,48510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172147.66/cwt147.00–149.001,7316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251138.33/cwt137.00–139.001,73117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,446142.89/cwt140.00–144.002,06614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535144.46/cwt143.00–145.002,2174
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,395.45/head2,300.00–2,475.002,39511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2—2,316.67/head2,150.00–2,400.002,3176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,075.00/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0759
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,608.33/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,981.50/head1,890.00–2,195.001,98210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,665.00/head1,540.00–1,790.001,66514
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,415.00/head1,340.00–1,465.001,4155

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.