Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-01-14

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 512▲ 17 vs year ago 297 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 34▲ 24 vs year ago 47 · +51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 61 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.12/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −5.39 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$391.12
22 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,137
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528412.872,1807thin
Medium and Large 2559387.212,16311thin
Medium and Large 3545363.831,9824thin
One grade step is worth $49.04/cwt here — about $198 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 sale22 hd
391.12
—
AL average15 barns · 353 hd
395.55
−4.43
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
−5.39
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—High1,690193.353,2687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261167.582,11424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478166.662,46418
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018151.801,54622

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)—$2,4176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8756
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,0505
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4607

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,9211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470437.34/cwt430.00–445.002,0554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508444.98/cwt440.00–450.002,2602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532414.75/cwt410.00–425.002,2063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620384.88/cwt380.00–390.002,3866
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663357.51/cwt355.00–360.002,3702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3972
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5233
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334472.36/cwt470.00–480.001,5784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364466.24/cwt465.00–470.001,6978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375405.07/cwt400.00–410.001,5192
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388444.90/cwt440.00–450.001,72610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425416.71/cwt415.00–420.001,7716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429432.83/cwt430.00–445.001,85715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435373.41/cwt370.00–380.001,6243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468396.39/cwt390.00–405.001,8557
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470417.45/cwt415.00–420.001,9624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488347.54/cwt345.00–355.001,6964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542365.53/cwt360.00–370.001,9819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559358.35/cwt350.00–360.002,0036
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628341.97/cwt335.00–345.002,14810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233606.86/cwt600.00–610.001,4143
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308506.37/cwt500.00–515.001,5607
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329535.84/cwt530.00–545.001,7635
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360524.93/cwt520.00–530.001,8902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383463.24/cwt455.00–470.001,77415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428461.96/cwt460.00–470.001,9775
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439441.83/cwt440.00–445.001,9408
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3441420.96/cwt420.00–425.001,8565
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458410.03/cwt405.00–415.001,8784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459449.30/cwt440.00–455.002,0628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466431.97/cwt425.00–435.002,0137
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522397.93/cwt395.00–400.002,0775
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528412.87/cwt410.00–415.002,1807
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528368.44/cwt365.00–375.001,9453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589378.27/cwt377.00–385.002,2286
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613326.63/cwt320.00–330.002,0023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633347.47/cwt340.00–350.002,1994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685323.55/cwt320.00–327.002,2162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,2031
Bulls——1,643195.89/cwt194.00–198.003,2184
Bulls——1,845182.93/cwt180.00–186.003,3752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911141.54/cwt140.00–145.001,28910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054166.50/cwt166.00–168.001,7554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135157.28/cwt156.00–158.001,7858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253173.99/cwt173.00–175.002,18010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258166.01/cwt165.00–167.002,08810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290155.47/cwt155.00–156.002,0064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435170.52/cwt170.00–171.002,4476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500164.73/cwt163.00–166.002,47112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,050.00/head1,850.00–2,100.002,0505
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,460.00/head1,300.00–1,580.001,4607
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,566.67/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,416.67/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,350.00/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.