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Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 335▼ 362 vs year ago 761 · −47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 37▼ 37 vs year ago 139 · −26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 61▼ 50 vs year ago 160 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $374.01/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.51 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$374.01
26 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.26
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529387.682,0497thin
Medium and Large 2541370.022,00218thin
Medium and Large 3580350.002,0301thin
One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $19 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 sale26 hd
374.01
—
AL average16 barns · 568 hd
363.75
+10.26
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
−22.51
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—Low1,484186.562,7689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,381167.092,30827
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076146.961,58166

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)—$3,09225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,00318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,01021
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,11423

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328507.21/cwt500.00–515.001,6642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385480.06/cwt475.00–485.001,8482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8703
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476426.93/cwt425.00–435.002,03215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523371.69/cwt365.00–375.001,9443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534392.06/cwt387.00–395.002,09411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538424.93/cwt420.00–430.002,2862
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558403.02/cwt395.00–407.002,2493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570355.13/cwt350.00–360.002,0242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575377.54/cwt375.00–380.002,1712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638367.92/cwt365.00–375.002,34710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727332.66/cwt332.00–334.002,4183
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733323.56/cwt320.00–327.002,3722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,4841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282504.53/cwt500.00–515.001,4233
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330482.82/cwt480.00–495.001,5935
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338455.11/cwt450.00–460.001,5382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367451.64/cwt450.00–455.001,6583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414406.12/cwt400.00–415.001,68112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417429.05/cwt425.00–435.001,78912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465380.05/cwt375.00–385.001,76710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469346.28/cwt345.00–350.001,6244
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478392.51/cwt390.00–393.001,8766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518345.02/cwt340.00–350.001,7874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525362.91/cwt360.00–372.001,9054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563342.96/cwt340.00–352.001,9314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572331.66/cwt330.00–332.001,8976
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580310.09/cwt305.00–315.001,7996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610330.68/cwt330.00–332.002,0173
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635325.33/cwt320.00–327.002,0664
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673310.67/cwt310.00–312.002,0913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270530.19/cwt525.00–535.001,4322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274546.97/cwt545.00–555.001,4995
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312513.26/cwt510.00–515.001,6013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325532.65/cwt530.00–535.001,7312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412442.86/cwt435.00–445.001,8255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428459.91/cwt455.00–465.001,9684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430422.41/cwt420.00–425.001,8168
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463430.98/cwt430.00–435.001,9955
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475418.71/cwt415.00–420.001,9894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482383.15/cwt380.00–390.001,84712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513378.44/cwt375.00–385.001,9419
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516392.77/cwt390.00–397.002,0275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560374.96/cwt370.00–380.002,1002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569361.60/cwt360.00–367.002,0589
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628351.68/cwt350.00–355.002,2096
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676333.96/cwt330.00–340.002,2585
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785311.01/cwt310.00–312.002,4412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293177.42/cwt175.00–180.002,2944
Bulls——1,590192.34/cwt190.00–195.003,0584
Bulls——1,820200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989139.67/cwt136.00–141.001,38124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086148.53/cwt146.00–150.001,61328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205156.33/cwt154.00–159.001,88414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358171.93/cwt171.00–174.002,3353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384166.49/cwt163.00–168.002,30424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,575.00/head3,450.00–3,700.003,57514
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,833.33/head2,800.00–2,900.002,83315
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,477.27/head2,350.00–2,550.002,47711
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,009.52/head1,800.00–2,200.002,01021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,146.25/head4,050.00–4,250.004,14620
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,575.00/head3,350.00–3,800.003,5752

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.