Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-03-25

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 217▲ 48 vs year ago 239 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 56 vs year ago 62 · −90.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 47▼ 29 vs year ago 77 · −37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $427.04/cwt on 25 head, down $14.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +30.53 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$427.04
▼ 14.74 vs prior sale
25 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530460.032,4403thin
Medium and Large 3536431.312,3118thin
Medium and Large 2554417.532,31314thin
One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd
427.04
—
AL average16 barns · 368 hd
426.04
+1.00
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
+30.53
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—High1,925215.004,1391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,378186.952,5762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,430177.462,5382thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,065165.001,7571thin

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)—$2,70511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5254thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,1502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,67510
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5365

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310577.54/cwt575.00–580.001,7902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3391523.79/cwt520.00–525.002,0484
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410552.47/cwt550.00–555.002,2652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429532.83/cwt530.00–545.002,2865
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483491.86/cwt490.00–500.002,37611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527428.29/cwt425.00–430.002,2573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534485.90/cwt480.00–495.002,5955
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540454.91/cwt450.00–465.002,4573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569436.23/cwt435.00–445.002,4828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623394.95/cwt385.00–400.002,4613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783342.48/cwt340.00–345.002,6824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230592.17/cwt585.00–600.001,3622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263534.68/cwt525.00–540.001,4063
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343517.48/cwt515.00–520.001,7752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390482.85/cwt480.00–495.001,8835
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407471.29/cwt470.00–480.001,9188
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428436.54/cwt430.00–440.001,8683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461412.52/cwt410.00–420.001,9024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475462.42/cwt455.00–470.002,1962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478438.85/cwt435.00–445.002,0985
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510385.10/cwt380.00–395.001,9649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529407.48/cwt405.00–415.002,1564
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627357.18/cwt350.00–360.002,2407
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630377.56/cwt370.00–385.002,3794
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658353.32/cwt350.00–360.002,3253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722328.33/cwt325.00–330.002,3716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,6281
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,6051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,7622
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267614.56/cwt605.00–620.001,6413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318575.10/cwt570.00–585.001,8293
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328555.95/cwt550.00–565.001,8245
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333511.80/cwt505.00–525.001,7043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368525.10/cwt520.00–530.001,9328
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373479.13/cwt475.00–485.001,7875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416490.63/cwt485.00–495.002,0417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421464.23/cwt460.00–470.001,9545
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467475.85/cwt470.00–480.002,22210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509462.98/cwt460.00–465.002,3575
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513472.54/cwt470.00–475.002,4242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531438.64/cwt430.00–440.002,3297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579392.28/cwt390.00–400.002,2719
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608382.49/cwt380.00–385.002,3264
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676358.60/cwt355.00–365.002,42411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,925215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378186.95/cwt186.00–188.002,5762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430177.46/cwt177.00–178.002,5382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2—2,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,275.00/head3,100.00–3,450.003,2756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,525.00/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,350.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3504
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,020.00/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0205
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,536.00/head1,500.00–1,680.001,5365
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,950.00/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,750.00/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3003

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.