Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-02-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 139▲ 346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 34▲ 34 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 and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. 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 $418.90/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +56.48 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$418.90
26 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.39
vs AL average
−5.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528457.962,4175thin
Medium and Large 2546409.772,23816thin
Medium and Large 3519409.052,1235thin
One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $294 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 sale26 hd
418.90
—
AL average16 barns · 523 hd
396.51
+22.39
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−5.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+56.48
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—High1,608188.503,0302thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,443178.502,5763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,299167.272,1734thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,163148.001,7223thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,42010
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7888

Every lot

81 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 3290640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630437.52/cwt435.00–440.002,7562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2292606.74/cwt600.00–610.001,7723
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293682.05/cwt680.00–695.001,9987
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313646.70/cwt640.00–650.002,0243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323566.60/cwt560.00–570.001,8306
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326506.07/cwt500.00–510.001,6505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378506.96/cwt505.00–515.001,9165
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378487.15/cwt480.00–495.001,8414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384459.41/cwt455.00–465.001,7647
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417434.70/cwt430.00–440.001,81313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418486.69/cwt480.00–490.002,0343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443463.61/cwt460.00–470.002,05411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463477.49/cwt475.00–480.002,2114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474415.83/cwt415.00–420.001,9716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2494441.24/cwt440.00–445.002,1804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519409.05/cwt405.00–415.002,1235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521467.45/cwt465.00–475.002,4354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523429.63/cwt425.00–435.002,2479
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576384.24/cwt380.00–390.002,2137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608381.66/cwt380.00–385.002,3203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633361.91/cwt360.00–370.002,2915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662347.25/cwt345.00–355.002,2999
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685317.55/cwt310.00–325.002,1756
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723323.21/cwt320.00–327.002,3379
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235775.00/cwt775.00–775.001,8211
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2261686.09/cwt685.00–690.001,7915
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284735.81/cwt730.00–745.002,0905
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308639.95/cwt635.00–650.001,9713
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2311600.52/cwt590.00–605.001,8687
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364559.15/cwt550.00–565.002,0355
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364534.07/cwt530.00–540.001,94410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376516.23/cwt505.00–525.001,9417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413531.96/cwt530.00–540.002,1975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418520.16/cwt510.00–525.002,1746
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430472.59/cwt470.00–480.002,0324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463466.88/cwt460.00–475.002,16213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484436.40/cwt430.00–440.002,1128
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516406.10/cwt400.00–415.002,0955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519430.84/cwt425.00–435.002,2365
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560417.48/cwt415.00–420.002,3382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569403.94/cwt400.00–410.002,29810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623387.29/cwt380.00–395.002,4136
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658374.98/cwt370.00–380.002,4672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,9551
Bulls——1,715180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322165.69/cwt165.00–166.002,1903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443178.50/cwt175.00–180.002,5763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,116.67/head3,950.00–4,200.004,1173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,362.50/head3,100.00–3,450.003,3634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,787.50/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7888
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—3,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.