Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2025-03-05

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 5
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 226▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 102▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with 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 $293.21/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −69.21 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$293.21
10 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.28
vs AL average
−11.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523306.011,6004thin
Medium and Large 2543284.681,5466thin
One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $54 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 sale10 hd
293.21
—
AL average13 barns · 253 hd
281.93
+11.28
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−11.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−69.21
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—Average1,798169.503,0472thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,645159.002,6161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260157.101,9799thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,075139.481,4996thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8052thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1402thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538362.02/cwt357.00–367.001,9482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,6282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583323.31/cwt320.00–325.001,8853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584341.24/cwt340.00–345.001,9934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,2762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381369.33/cwt367.00–377.001,4074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473302.37/cwt300.00–307.001,4306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507308.01/cwt307.00–310.001,5623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543284.68/cwt280.00–287.001,5466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2611261.01/cwt260.00–265.001,5955
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630286.61/cwt285.00–290.001,8063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658230.02/cwt225.00–235.001,5142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713235.62/cwt230.00–237.001,6805
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,5981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413398.49/cwt397.00–400.001,6462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,5021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473293.03/cwt285.00–297.001,3863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489348.98/cwt347.00–355.001,7074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533331.06/cwt327.00–335.001,7652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540312.29/cwt310.00–317.001,6863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563308.45/cwt305.00–312.001,7372
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570283.30/cwt280.00–285.001,6153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640249.02/cwt247.00–250.001,5943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768248.52/cwt247.00–250.001,9092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,2061
Bulls——2,250175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,9381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013138.43/cwt137.00–140.001,4022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122145.33/cwt145.00–146.001,6313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227152.44/cwt150.00–154.001,8705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301162.93/cwt160.00–164.002,1204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1402

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.