Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2025-05-21

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 429▲ 254 vs year ago 183 · +138.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 78▼ 5 vs year ago 39 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 14▲ 15 vs year ago 23 · +65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with weight classes over 600 lbs. as much as 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $315.45/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.97 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$315.45
74 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.82
vs AL average
−18.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583322.001,87628
Medium and Large 2540314.671,69938
Medium and Large 3531296.271,5738thin
One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $302 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 sale74 hd
315.45
—
AL average13 barns · 415 hd
314.63
+0.82
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−18.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−46.97
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,398149.482,0902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,329138.621,8428thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028130.941,34614

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)—$2,2132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,87512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0805
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,48314

Every lot

69 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 3345415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368451.79/cwt450.00–455.001,6633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420438.25/cwt435.00–445.001,8413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463420.03/cwt415.00–425.001,9452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484397.33/cwt390.00–400.001,92326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514369.05/cwt367.00–376.001,89714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525340.23/cwt340.00–345.001,78622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,07012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585332.46/cwt330.00–335.001,9452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587346.70/cwt340.00–350.002,0359
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611342.81/cwt342.00–350.002,09510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639324.11/cwt315.00–325.002,07111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688304.49/cwt302.00–315.002,09510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728283.39/cwt280.00–285.002,0633
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,0671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374358.71/cwt355.00–360.001,3428
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,44210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412355.67/cwt355.00–362.001,46511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433343.38/cwt340.00–350.001,48715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456355.59/cwt350.00–357.001,6215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479323.72/cwt320.00–325.001,5514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490337.44/cwt332.00–342.001,65326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531296.27/cwt295.00–305.001,5738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532317.91/cwt317.00–322.001,69128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562305.58/cwt300.00–307.001,71710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585320.96/cwt320.00–321.001,87827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623309.84/cwt309.00–315.001,9307
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628296.79/cwt287.00–300.001,8644
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672306.53/cwt295.00–308.502,06020
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243479.95/cwt475.00–485.001,1662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443354.97/cwt350.00–360.001,5738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485340.05/cwt335.00–345.001,6496
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506352.02/cwt350.00–360.001,7815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513338.75/cwt337.00–345.001,7389
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528328.55/cwt325.00–332.001,7352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556337.60/cwt337.00–340.001,8775
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565328.47/cwt325.00–332.001,8562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,7892
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,7043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618308.26/cwt305.00–315.001,9053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678296.01/cwt292.00–300.002,0072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984128.34/cwt127.00–130.001,2639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106135.63/cwt135.00–138.001,5005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329138.62/cwt134.00–140.001,8428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398149.48/cwt149.00–150.002,0902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,212.50/head2,150.00–2,275.002,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0506
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,700.00/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,482.50/head1,400.00–1,565.001,48314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,975.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9754

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.