Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2025-07-09

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 366▲ 84 vs year ago 363 · +23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 37▼ 76 vs year ago 98 · −77.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 47▼ 56 vs year ago 76 · −73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.42/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.00 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$319.42
32 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.21
vs AL average
−22.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544331.491,8034thin
Medium and Large 2540323.991,75018thin
Medium and Large 3563306.371,72510thin
One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $78 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 sale32 hd
319.42
—
AL average16 barns · 640 hd
322.63
−3.21
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−22.11
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−43.00
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—High1,820182.753,3264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,355167.512,2708thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077145.221,5634thin

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)—$2,8503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3736

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5617
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388452.55/cwt450.00–455.001,7562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423428.51/cwt427.00–430.001,8132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461392.95/cwt390.00–400.001,8117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3489378.92/cwt377.00–385.001,8534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530368.89/cwt365.00–375.001,95510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573340.26/cwt337.00–347.001,95018
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632332.98/cwt330.00–337.002,10416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664322.98/cwt320.00–325.002,1455
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670308.28/cwt305.00–310.002,0656
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2707292.82/cwt292.00–300.002,07010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1961
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3760277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373373.24/cwt372.00–380.001,39225
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385391.62/cwt390.00–395.001,5083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414391.09/cwt385.00–395.001,61910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417333.28/cwt330.00–340.001,3903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469320.87/cwt320.00–325.001,5056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492335.97/cwt335.00–342.001,6537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532326.11/cwt320.00–345.001,73515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533312.96/cwt312.00–315.001,6683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558325.98/cwt322.00–330.001,8192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576303.54/cwt300.00–305.001,7487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580313.39/cwt310.00–315.001,8183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621305.42/cwt300.00–310.001,8979
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669286.99/cwt285.00–295.001,9205
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740265.03/cwt260.00–270.001,9612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385433.90/cwt425.00–440.001,6714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408420.86/cwt420.00–425.001,7176
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423392.57/cwt390.00–395.001,6614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428357.49/cwt355.00–360.001,5304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,7972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475338.08/cwt330.00–340.001,6065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522316.69/cwt315.00–325.001,6536
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571312.50/cwt307.00–315.001,78410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637307.03/cwt300.00–310.001,95610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6611
Bulls——1,845189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,4871
Bulls——1,970182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,5852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062142.29/cwt141.00–145.001,5113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295172.36/cwt170.00–175.002,2322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335167.47/cwt165.00–169.002,2365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8503
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,125.00/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,862.50/head2,800.00–2,925.002,8632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,372.50/head1,250.00–1,495.001,3736

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.