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Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Nov 5
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 390▲ 347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 13▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 39 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 sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to 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 $324.15/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.27 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$324.15
23 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.50
vs AL average
−41.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530340.631,8069thin
Medium and Large 2534328.031,75110thin
Medium and Large 3518277.391,4374thin
One grade step is worth $63.24/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd
324.15
—
AL average16 barns · 575 hd
329.65
−5.50
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−41.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−38.27
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—High1,460169.072,4698thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493152.312,2744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280145.001,8561thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,133123.081,39414

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)—$2,2789
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5423thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,48818

Every lot

69 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 3395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481400.93/cwt395.00–405.001,9285
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520385.19/cwt380.00–395.002,0033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558328.98/cwt325.00–335.001,8365
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577354.70/cwt350.00–362.002,0475
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629339.51/cwt332.00–342.002,1364
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1262
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722308.30/cwt305.00–310.002,2263
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,2651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275377.45/cwt375.00–380.001,0382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320365.23/cwt360.00–370.001,16914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360350.07/cwt345.00–355.001,26014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413361.11/cwt355.00–367.001,49112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430334.88/cwt330.00–340.001,4406
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474328.58/cwt325.00–330.001,5577
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490343.51/cwt342.00–355.001,6838
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518277.39/cwt270.00–285.001,4374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521331.91/cwt330.00–335.001,7298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527341.08/cwt340.00–343.001,7978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585312.52/cwt310.00–315.001,8282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2606303.39/cwt297.00–305.001,8395
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3617254.45/cwt250.00–265.001,57010
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770282.53/cwt280.00–285.002,1754
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233585.27/cwt580.00–590.001,3642
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3279427.40/cwt420.00–430.001,1924
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323451.32/cwt450.00–460.001,4588
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328389.64/cwt385.00–400.001,2783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375424.60/cwt415.00–435.001,5928
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381382.22/cwt375.00–385.001,4567
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420380.12/cwt370.00–385.001,5976
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431338.65/cwt335.00–350.001,4604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472378.05/cwt375.00–380.001,7845
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488368.31/cwt365.00–370.001,7973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518364.98/cwt360.00–370.001,8912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538346.07/cwt345.00–355.001,8629
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573339.93/cwt335.00–345.001,9486
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577309.64/cwt307.00–315.001,7873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263162.72/cwt160.00–165.002,0554
Bulls——1,650173.23/cwt172.00–176.002,8583
Bulls——1,680182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093117.63/cwt115.00–120.001,2866
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155140.48/cwt138.00–142.001,6235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493152.31/cwt150.00–155.002,2744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,435.71/head1,850.00–2,750.002,4367
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,016.67/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0176
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,487.50/head1,400.00–1,575.001,48818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,712.50/head2,600.00–2,825.002,7132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.