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Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 617▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 39▲ 46 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 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to12.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.28/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.23 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$339.28
45 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507358.291,8177thin
Medium and Large 2547344.581,88321
Medium and Large 3556324.911,80617thin
One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $10 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 sale45 hd
339.28
—
AL average16 barns · 452 hd
336.04
+3.24
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
−57.23
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

32 sales
460408356305median 396.5103/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $445.70, low $318.55, median $396.51 across 32 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—Average1,397185.632,5938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,318175.882,3182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288166.882,1493thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087149.841,62916

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)—$2,8504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,16414
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)—$2,40510
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,56312

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328445.10/cwt440.00–455.001,4603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,7641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370460.48/cwt455.00–465.001,7047
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408457.52/cwt455.00–460.001,8672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420408.49/cwt405.00–415.001,7163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440439.94/cwt435.00–445.001,9364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475355.11/cwt350.00–365.001,6873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483394.10/cwt390.00–400.001,9045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530367.45/cwt365.00–370.001,9474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571350.94/cwt345.00–355.002,0045
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617349.69/cwt347.00–350.002,15810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685330.99/cwt330.00–332.002,2672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294465.82/cwt465.00–470.001,3706
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329449.51/cwt445.00–450.001,47910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338398.30/cwt395.00–400.001,3463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365418.24/cwt415.00–425.001,5273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368378.78/cwt375.00–380.001,3944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3394368.76/cwt365.00–370.001,4534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419352.10/cwt350.00–355.001,4755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427379.80/cwt375.00–390.001,6223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442363.36/cwt360.00–365.001,6063
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458333.35/cwt330.00–335.001,5273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461354.39/cwt350.00–360.001,6349
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522350.26/cwt347.00–358.001,82820
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538308.25/cwt305.00–315.001,6583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586322.83/cwt320.00–330.001,89217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615327.52/cwt325.00–330.002,0146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618314.22/cwt312.00–315.001,9424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683286.92/cwt285.00–295.001,9605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2737275.66/cwt270.00–277.002,0325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2341477.89/cwt475.00–485.001,6307
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373463.30/cwt460.00–465.001,7283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380447.20/cwt440.00–455.001,6992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415438.37/cwt435.00–440.001,8193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424420.99/cwt420.00–425.001,7855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438391.44/cwt380.00–395.001,7158
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468364.87/cwt360.00–370.001,70814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472382.41/cwt380.00–395.001,8056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507358.29/cwt357.00–360.001,8177
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515332.94/cwt330.00–335.001,7155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538350.07/cwt345.00–355.001,88312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558337.27/cwt335.00–345.001,8829
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573321.56/cwt317.00–325.001,84312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625318.52/cwt317.00–320.001,9916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633328.15/cwt327.00–333.002,0775
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663321.00/cwt320.00–322.002,1282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683309.58/cwt307.00–315.002,1146
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721296.28/cwt290.00–300.002,1368
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,267178.80/cwt175.00–182.002,2655
Bulls——1,575195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,0712
Bulls——1,690201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020142.22/cwt140.00–144.001,4514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061149.26/cwt149.00–150.001,5847
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178156.76/cwt153.00–159.001,8475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288166.88/cwt165.00–168.002,1493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318175.88/cwt174.00–178.002,3182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5005
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,977.78/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9789
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,405.00/head2,300.00–2,650.002,40510
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,562.50/head1,500.00–1,650.001,56312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.