Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-03-18

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 18
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 368▲ 53 vs year ago 164 · +32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 14 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 58▲ 26 vs year ago 21 · +123.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $441.78/cwt on 31 head, up $20.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +45.26 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$441.78
▲ 20.43 vs prior sale
31 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,416
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556455.042,53113thin
Medium and Large 2540440.492,37610thin
Medium and Large 3541421.842,2828thin
One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $249 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 sale31 hd
441.78
—
AL average12 barns · 149 hd
432.74
+9.03
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
+45.26
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—Low1,732189.273,2783thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515176.352,6723thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217173.952,1163thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,061158.561,6825thin

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)—$2,4673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,79111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,28111

Every lot

65 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373502.38/cwt500.00–505.001,8742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265587.45/cwt585.00–590.001,5574
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317534.23/cwt525.00–540.001,6945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380492.40/cwt490.00–495.001,8714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383505.81/cwt500.00–515.001,9378
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430488.71/cwt485.00–490.002,1014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435478.37/cwt475.00–480.002,0813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470418.30/cwt410.00–425.001,9667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476444.09/cwt440.00–455.002,11414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515404.90/cwt395.00–410.002,0853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539432.58/cwt430.00–445.002,33211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566421.98/cwt420.00–425.002,3885
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638372.41/cwt370.00–380.002,3764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277622.78/cwt620.00–630.001,7257
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310562.38/cwt555.00–570.001,7434
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340592.61/cwt585.00–600.002,0152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385522.40/cwt515.00–530.002,0114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3389483.09/cwt480.00–485.001,8798
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420507.59/cwt500.00–515.002,1326
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425453.25/cwt450.00–460.001,9266
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461486.02/cwt485.00–495.002,24110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476447.18/cwt445.00–450.002,1297
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517468.95/cwt465.00–470.002,4245
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518483.44/cwt480.00–490.002,5046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3536429.24/cwt425.00–435.002,3017
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562412.03/cwt410.00–420.002,3165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589430.70/cwt430.00–435.002,5377
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625404.84/cwt400.00–415.002,5303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625383.23/cwt380.00–390.002,3953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663363.32/cwt360.00–365.002,4093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708340.02/cwt335.00–345.002,4072
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6801
Bulls——1,828196.91/cwt196.00–198.003,6002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010158.53/cwt158.00–159.001,6012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045164.37/cwt162.00–167.001,7182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215171.93/cwt170.00–174.002,0892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515176.35/cwt176.00–177.002,6723
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,281.36/head1,100.00–1,385.001,28111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,706.25/head1,650.00–1,725.001,7064
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,975.00/head3,950.00–4,100.003,9756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,875.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8752

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.