Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-03-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 196▲ 83 vs year ago 285 · +29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 41▼ 18 vs year ago 76 · −23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $393.53/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.11 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$393.53
26 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.47
vs AL average
−20.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525418.332,1963thin
Medium and Large 2552392.632,16520
Medium and Large 3517374.771,9383thin
One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about $259 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
393.53
—
AL average16 barns · 250 hd
387.06
+6.47
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−20.25
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+31.11
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—High1,342189.672,5453thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550174.002,6971thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,287168.872,17411
CowsLean 85-90%High1,129155.311,75310

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)—$2,8504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,0833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,23435
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7836

Every lot

74 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 3425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475492.47/cwt490.00–495.002,3392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533468.38/cwt465.00–475.002,4966
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578407.73/cwt400.00–415.002,3572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680366.64/cwt365.00–370.002,4933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715357.53/cwt355.00–360.002,5564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765359.93/cwt350.00–365.002,7533
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2782328.35/cwt325.00–335.002,5686
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318517.56/cwt515.00–520.001,6462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3336486.32/cwt480.00–490.001,6348
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359479.07/cwt475.00–485.001,72010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363463.28/cwt455.00–465.001,6826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365494.86/cwt490.00–500.001,8068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416466.39/cwt465.00–470.001,9407
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420482.59/cwt480.00–485.002,0272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438426.36/cwt420.00–430.001,8678
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482413.39/cwt410.00–415.001,9936
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483443.58/cwt440.00–455.002,1424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517374.77/cwt365.00–380.001,9383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518410.35/cwt400.00–415.002,12610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585374.91/cwt370.00–380.002,19310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615358.27/cwt350.00–360.002,2036
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618373.32/cwt370.00–380.002,3079
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657353.21/cwt352.00–355.002,3215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683340.61/cwt340.00–345.002,3268
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765290.07/cwt285.00–295.002,2198
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2784317.68/cwt312.00–320.002,4917
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314566.29/cwt565.00–570.001,7784
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327510.81/cwt500.00–515.001,6707
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336546.21/cwt535.00–550.001,8354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375480.07/cwt475.00–485.001,80012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408499.26/cwt495.00–505.002,0377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430460.58/cwt455.00–470.001,98011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478473.60/cwt465.00–480.002,26412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526451.60/cwt450.00–460.002,3756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3536403.02/cwt400.00–405.002,1605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575403.65/cwt400.00–415.002,3214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619386.24/cwt385.00–395.002,3918
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660364.92/cwt355.00–370.002,4083
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1443
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758324.96/cwt315.00–330.002,4633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1631
Bulls——1,280190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4321
Bulls——1,550198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125152.91/cwt150.00–156.001,7208
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145164.91/cwt163.00–167.001,8882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209165.48/cwt164.00–166.002,0014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353169.95/cwt169.00–171.002,2996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,133.33/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6006
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,575.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,5754
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,083.33/head5,050.00–5,100.005,0833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,750.00/head4,650.00–4,850.004,75014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,223.08/head4,100.00–4,300.004,22313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—3,840.00/head3,600.00–3,900.003,8405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—2,533.33/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5333
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,783.33/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7836

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.