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Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 281▼ 39 vs year ago 326 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 47▼ 46 vs year ago 55 · −83.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 34▼ 71 vs year ago 83 · −85.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade moderate 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 $287.97/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.45 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$287.97
20 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.81
vs AL average
−28.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566295.991,67511thin
Medium and Large 2534281.371,5037thin
Medium and Large 3540267.001,4422thin
One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $234 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 sale20 hd
287.97
—
AL average16 barns · 343 hd
292.78
−4.81
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−28.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−74.45
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—High1,744156.672,7324thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498136.542,0452thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,139126.291,4383thin

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)—$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2355

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365432.11/cwt430.00–440.001,5775
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466378.95/cwt377.00–385.001,7664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483361.49/cwt360.00–362.001,7464
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319394.17/cwt390.00–400.001,2577
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330342.61/cwt340.00–345.001,1314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384371.98/cwt370.00–380.001,42810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3411281.68/cwt280.00–290.001,1586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,6064
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443311.03/cwt305.00–315.001,3785
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464276.20/cwt270.00–280.001,2828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481300.49/cwt300.00–302.001,4454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515284.65/cwt282.00–292.001,4664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566295.99/cwt287.00–298.001,67511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625290.50/cwt290.50–290.501,8167
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1259478.51/cwt475.00–480.001,2397
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328438.28/cwt437.00–445.001,4386
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335408.43/cwt405.00–410.001,3683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368397.48/cwt395.00–400.001,4632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407386.68/cwt385.00–390.001,5743
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418357.57/cwt355.00–360.001,4952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485357.98/cwt357.00–360.001,7366
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3487344.75/cwt340.00–347.001,6793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532338.21/cwt337.00–340.001,7995
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570315.42/cwt315.00–320.001,79812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680279.56/cwt277.00–282.001,9012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732261.35/cwt260.00–262.001,9133
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3732246.65/cwt245.00–250.001,8053
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,744156.67/cwt152.00–158.002,7324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133129.44/cwt128.00–131.001,4672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498136.54/cwt136.00–137.002,0452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,235.00/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,225.00/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,841.67/head1,775.00–1,875.001,8423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.