Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2024-07-10

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 233 vs last sale 596▼ 173 vs year ago 536 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 73▲ 15 vs year ago 83 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 41▲ 25 vs year ago 51 · +49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.19/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.33 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$267.19
35 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2553268.761,48532
Medium and Large 3528250.411,3223thin
One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
267.19
—
AL average16 barns · 315 hd
267.33
−0.14
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
−129.33
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
460408356305median 396.5103/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $445.70, low $318.55, median $396.51 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—Average1,653167.722,7738thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446146.912,1244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216143.121,74133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034125.391,29746

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)—$1,59612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,14812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4628
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$86836

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385332.47/cwt330.00–335.001,2802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425323.55/cwt322.00–325.001,3752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460321.01/cwt320.00–322.001,4772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,5811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513291.97/cwt290.00–300.001,4985
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575269.19/cwt269.00–270.001,5485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635259.38/cwt257.00–267.001,6474
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687246.86/cwt242.00–250.001,6965
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363268.70/cwt267.00–272.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0408
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428273.99/cwt273.00–275.001,1732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473252.08/cwt247.00–257.001,19210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3506236.21/cwt230.00–238.001,1959
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523250.39/cwt249.00–259.001,31014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612235.65/cwt232.00–240.001,44220
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310350.44/cwt347.00–357.001,0863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1963
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413300.74/cwt300.00–305.001,2427
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426280.83/cwt275.00–285.001,1967
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493288.97/cwt288.00–295.001,42514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528250.41/cwt247.00–252.001,3223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535278.16/cwt277.00–283.001,4885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556267.02/cwt260.00–270.001,48527
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620237.71/cwt235.00–243.001,4743
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635255.48/cwt253.00–258.001,6226
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,217175.74/cwt174.00–179.002,1393
Bulls——1,915162.90/cwt161.00–165.003,1205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013132.55/cwt131.00–134.001,34314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014126.52/cwt124.00–128.001,28318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081116.79/cwt113.00–119.001,26214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170144.98/cwt144.00–146.001,69614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245138.10/cwt135.00–139.001,71914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,9235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446146.91/cwt144.00–148.002,1244
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—867.50/head800.00–935.0086836
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,712.50/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7134
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,537.50/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5388
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,147.92/head1,075.00–1,250.001,14812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,633.33/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,360.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3605

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.