Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-06-26

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 26
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 495▲ 57 vs year ago 539 · +10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 88▼ 7 vs year ago 80 · −8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 87▼ 28 vs year ago 69 · −40.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.25/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −121.17 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$241.25
35 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.16
vs AL average
−28.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545241.801,31831
Medium and Large 3540237.001,2804thin
One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
241.25
—
AL average12 barns · 368 hd
246.41
−5.16
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−28.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−121.17
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

33 sales
438391343295median 362.4203/1105/0607/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $362.42 across 33 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—Average1,652178.412,9473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455148.462,1602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243142.921,77623
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098127.521,40134

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)—$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2936
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7679
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$86316

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321360.52/cwt355.00–365.001,1577
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,1801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2425
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3389333.88/cwt327.00–335.001,2997
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417315.12/cwt310.00–317.001,31411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423328.31/cwt325.00–335.001,3893
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470311.81/cwt310.00–317.001,4664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478304.59/cwt302.00–307.001,4564
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4165
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542300.86/cwt300.00–310.001,63111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580267.58/cwt267.00–270.001,5525
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617262.86/cwt257.00–267.001,62217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676246.83/cwt245.00–255.001,66916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713231.54/cwt230.00–237.001,6519
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758223.49/cwt220.00–227.001,6948
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324313.71/cwt312.00–317.001,01611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328320.27/cwt320.00–322.001,0507
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431260.60/cwt260.00–265.001,12317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3436250.50/cwt250.00–252.001,0924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480244.55/cwt240.00–249.001,1748
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489256.35/cwt255.00–260.001,25418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530247.16/cwt245.00–253.001,31019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569233.32/cwt232.00–240.001,32812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621227.03/cwt225.00–230.001,41010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665201.72/cwt200.00–205.001,3413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3024
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715197.01/cwt195.00–199.001,4092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3309350.70/cwt347.00–353.001,0848
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331363.99/cwt358.00–365.001,2057
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366336.92/cwt332.00–340.001,2338
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2409322.48/cwt320.00–330.001,3198
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418297.26/cwt295.00–302.001,2433
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483262.86/cwt262.00–270.001,2709
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508253.73/cwt250.00–260.001,2898
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,4592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638243.51/cwt242.00–245.001,5542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663236.32/cwt235.00–237.001,5673
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,6081
Bulls——1,678186.11/cwt183.00–189.003,1232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070126.88/cwt125.00–128.001,35810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075117.11/cwt114.00–119.001,25910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135135.42/cwt133.00–138.001,53714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176150.53/cwt150.00–152.001,7704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348139.17/cwt137.00–141.001,87612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455148.46/cwt148.00–149.002,1602
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head800.00–925.0086316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,580.00/head1,500.00–1,660.001,5802
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,818.75/head1,600.00–1,850.001,8198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.