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Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 20
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 608▼ 347 vs year ago 615 · −56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 77▲ 2 vs year ago 73 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 83▲ 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $328.56/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.86 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$328.56
27 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.47
vs AL average
−31.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516352.451,8198thin
Medium and Large 2528321.221,69616thin
Medium and Large 3573303.991,7423thin
One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd
328.56
—
AL average16 barns · 615 hd
335.03
−6.47
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−31.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−33.86
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—Low1,565182.252,8524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500175.752,6365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262171.102,15917
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131143.841,62644

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)—$2,3673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,4405
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,8505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3449
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,1252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,37512

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423439.79/cwt435.00–445.001,8604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590358.36/cwt355.00–360.002,1143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623350.06/cwt345.00–355.002,1812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773307.48/cwt300.00–315.002,3772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1763
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278459.17/cwt455.00–465.001,2765
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315448.39/cwt445.00–450.001,4123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3334378.54/cwt375.00–385.001,2648
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362428.36/cwt425.00–435.001,5513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372391.15/cwt390.00–400.001,4559
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3387346.59/cwt345.00–350.001,3416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421335.37/cwt330.00–337.001,4129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427374.57/cwt370.00–380.001,59911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428391.66/cwt390.00–397.001,6764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,7182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461354.23/cwt350.00–360.001,6337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485311.12/cwt305.00–315.001,5095
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516352.45/cwt350.00–360.001,8198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528321.22/cwt320.00–330.001,69616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573303.99/cwt302.00–305.001,7423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631314.85/cwt310.00–317.001,98710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708290.02/cwt285.00–295.002,0532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328460.11/cwt455.00–465.001,5092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368476.52/cwt470.00–480.001,7543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375441.49/cwt435.00–445.001,6563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375417.60/cwt415.00–420.001,5662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407438.36/cwt435.00–445.001,7843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432423.28/cwt420.00–430.001,8293
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3442391.72/cwt385.00–395.001,7313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463394.92/cwt390.00–400.001,8284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473359.81/cwt355.00–365.001,7028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,8794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557352.99/cwt350.00–355.001,9665
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563332.40/cwt330.00–337.001,8713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582305.80/cwt300.00–317.001,7803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3617287.99/cwt285.00–290.001,7775
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620309.88/cwt305.00–315.001,9212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690325.96/cwt320.00–332.002,2492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4591
Bulls——1,560204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,1821
Bulls——1,605179.99/cwt178.00–182.002,8892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115156.04/cwt152.00–160.001,74014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127134.37/cwt131.00–137.001,51416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150142.45/cwt141.00–144.001,63814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243164.65/cwt163.00–168.002,0476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272174.62/cwt172.00–178.002,22111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500175.75/cwt175.00–177.002,6365
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,525.00/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,050.00–3,300.003,2005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,366.67/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3673
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,440.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4405
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8505
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,270.00–1,480.001,37512

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.