Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2025-06-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 11
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 440▲ 120 vs year ago 304 · +39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 76▲ 15 vs year ago 52 · +28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 63▼ 80 vs year ago 94 · −85.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.67/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −44.75 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$317.67
34 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.86
vs AL average
−23.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546329.111,79615thin
Medium and Large 2563316.381,78114thin
Medium and Large 3549286.991,5765thin
One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $220 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 sale34 hd
317.67
—
AL average14 barns · 549 hd
326.53
−8.86
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−23.25
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−44.75
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—Average1,629183.002,9804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,418167.502,3742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254153.981,93124
CowsLean 85-90%High1,063142.601,51631

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)—$2,5105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1949

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388432.45/cwt430.00–435.001,6782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416447.43/cwt445.00–455.001,8614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469431.23/cwt425.00–436.002,0227
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488398.19/cwt387.00–402.001,9434
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508388.98/cwt385.00–390.001,9765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528369.98/cwt365.00–375.001,9532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565347.52/cwt345.00–350.001,96310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622346.10/cwt342.00–349.002,15317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632331.70/cwt330.00–335.002,0963
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665337.48/cwt335.00–340.002,2442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688312.44/cwt310.00–330.002,1508
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736292.46/cwt290.00–302.002,15314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1671
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328399.96/cwt395.00–405.001,3126
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363387.93/cwt385.00–400.001,4085
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372378.23/cwt375.00–380.001,4076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383355.16/cwt350.00–360.001,3602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,4571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425367.44/cwt365.00–370.001,5628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429354.40/cwt350.00–360.001,52011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464351.65/cwt350.00–360.001,63212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472333.75/cwt330.00–340.001,57513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528332.76/cwt332.00–335.001,7578
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538320.95/cwt320.00–325.001,7275
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562273.35/cwt270.00–280.001,5363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566324.94/cwt322.00–329.001,8397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577313.84/cwt310.00–317.001,8119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622316.70/cwt310.00–320.001,97012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624302.15/cwt295.00–307.001,8855
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680252.44/cwt250.00–255.001,7172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681288.63/cwt280.00–290.001,9667
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720268.22/cwt267.00–272.001,9314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2243487.53/cwt485.00–490.001,1852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338439.96/cwt435.00–445.001,4874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3342426.63/cwt420.00–430.001,4593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375399.87/cwt395.00–405.001,5006
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376424.43/cwt420.00–435.001,59616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413377.45/cwt370.00–385.001,5598
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429403.59/cwt400.00–410.001,7318
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470353.29/cwt350.00–365.001,66019
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475392.39/cwt390.00–395.001,8642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534338.62/cwt335.00–345.001,8088
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558337.51/cwt335.00–340.001,8832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575316.02/cwt315.00–317.001,8172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581326.64/cwt322.00–330.001,8987
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610311.28/cwt310.00–315.001,8994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660297.44/cwt290.00–305.001,9632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613179.67/cwt179.00–180.002,8983
Bulls——1,675193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013140.48/cwt140.00–142.001,4239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060147.06/cwt145.00–149.001,55914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126137.17/cwt134.00–138.001,5458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236155.53/cwt154.00–158.001,92211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251163.71/cwt162.00–169.002,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277147.77/cwt145.00–149.001,8879
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,833.33/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,570.00/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5705
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,725.00/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7254

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.