Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-02-04

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 161▼ 289 vs year ago 428 · −67.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 35 vs year ago 69 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $438.61/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +42.09 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$438.61
7 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512451.682,3133thin
Medium and Large 2521428.802,2354thin
One grade step is worth $22.88/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 sale7 hd
438.61
—
AL average11 barns · 178 hd
416.77
+21.83
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
+42.09
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—Average1,605194.403,1205thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475184.012,7142thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213182.912,2186thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,097164.201,80012

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)—$2,7504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,22512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8732thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,58416

Every lot

66 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,3014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560458.49/cwt457.00–460.002,5682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2991
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,6221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325624.77/cwt620.00–630.002,0312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393505.04/cwt495.00–510.001,9853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442476.95/cwt475.00–485.002,1085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,0113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482463.90/cwt460.00–470.002,2365
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483374.97/cwt370.00–385.001,8113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515442.52/cwt440.00–445.002,2792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615362.54/cwt360.00–365.002,2304
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668344.91/cwt340.00–350.002,3042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,8381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,7812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278662.57/cwt660.00–670.001,8424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,9981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333567.22/cwt560.00–575.001,8892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372548.18/cwt545.00–555.002,0393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0404
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438491.54/cwt490.00–500.002,1536
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470442.37/cwt430.00–445.002,0796
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473463.73/cwt460.00–465.002,1934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510433.40/cwt430.00–440.002,2103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512451.68/cwt450.00–455.002,3133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610382.50/cwt370.00–395.002,3334
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,285184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3641
Bulls——1,340194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,6002
Bulls——2,030200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093157.84/cwt157.00–162.001,7256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100170.55/cwt169.00–172.001,8766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195178.61/cwt177.00–180.002,1344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,3621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475184.01/cwt183.00–185.002,7142
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,584.38/head1,500.00–1,650.001,58416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,225.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,22512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,872.50/head1,845.00–1,900.001,8732

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.