Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-04-08

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 8
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 271▲ 12 vs year ago 287 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 39 vs year ago 9 · +433.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 88▲ 37 vs year ago 12 · +308.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 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 $445.70/cwt on 15 head, up $33.00 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +49.18 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$445.70
▲ 33.00 vs prior sale
15 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536469.192,5136thin
Medium and Large 2554437.192,4237thin
Medium and Large 3560405.002,2682thin
One grade step is worth $64.19/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd
445.70
—
AL average16 barns · 254 hd
434.41
+11.28
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
+49.18
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—Low1,372181.882,4965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,371172.982,37220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132162.261,83723

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)—$2,51516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,6147
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,96710

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340555.07/cwt550.00–560.001,8872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524497.02/cwt485.00–500.002,60410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625423.34/cwt422.50–435.002,64615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,70120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242591.62/cwt585.00–595.001,4323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315474.84/cwt470.00–480.001,4964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368492.65/cwt485.00–500.001,8132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425465.06/cwt460.00–470.001,9774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3442429.03/cwt425.00–435.001,8965
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478443.11/cwt440.00–450.002,11810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479462.40/cwt460.00–470.002,2154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507431.95/cwt420.00–435.002,1905
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523357.75/cwt350.00–365.001,8714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570406.04/cwt405.00–410.002,3145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,3902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5462
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4181
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230605.11/cwt600.00–610.001,3922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273572.91/cwt570.00–575.001,5645
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332578.27/cwt575.00–585.001,9203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362551.64/cwt550.00–555.001,9973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378514.90/cwt510.00–520.001,9464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393534.96/cwt530.00–545.002,1023
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429488.80/cwt485.00–490.002,0974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483476.88/cwt475.00–485.002,30310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511488.78/cwt485.00–500.002,4984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540455.05/cwt450.00–460.002,4574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573413.37/cwt410.00–420.002,3693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608396.68/cwt395.00–400.002,4123
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2666364.21/cwt360.00–370.002,4267
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727343.33/cwt340.00–345.002,4963
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,314183.60/cwt183.00–185.002,4134
Bulls——1,605175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108166.98/cwt164.00–169.001,85010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151158.63/cwt157.00–160.001,82613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301173.42/cwt172.00–174.002,25610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412176.71/cwt176.00–178.002,4955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470168.39/cwt168.00–169.002,4755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,633.33/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6339
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,433.33/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,190.00/head2,100.00–2,370.002,1906
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,233.33/head5,000.00–5,350.005,2333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,750.00/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—3,000.00/head2,800.00–3,100.003,0003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,967.00/head1,880.00–2,025.001,96710

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.