Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-05-06

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 344▲ 93 vs year ago 289 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 60▼ 7 vs year ago 60 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 75▼ 4 vs year ago 53 · −7.5%
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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 4.00 to 10.00 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 $424.49/cwt on 29 head, up $2.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +62.07 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$424.49
▲ 2.80 vs prior sale
29 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.71
vs AL average
−3.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538439.032,36211thin
Medium and Large 2545420.682,29416thin
Medium and Large 3565375.002,1192thin
One grade step is worth $64.03/cwt here — about $243 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 sale29 hd
424.49
—
AL average15 barns · 458 hd
412.78
+11.71
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−3.41
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+62.07
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—Average1,600200.293,2056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491176.002,6247thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,380170.582,35417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037152.101,57723

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)—$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,53510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2668
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,60719

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378499.90/cwt495.00–505.001,8904
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425477.24/cwt470.00–485.002,0284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439501.89/cwt500.00–510.002,2035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3481444.36/cwt440.00–450.002,1377
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486504.31/cwt500.00–515.002,45110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490487.58/cwt480.00–495.002,3894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521496.76/cwt495.00–500.002,58811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538467.60/cwt460.00–475.002,51610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568417.49/cwt415.00–420.002,3714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571443.02/cwt440.00–455.002,5305
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608423.32/cwt420.00–425.002,5743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,7077
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723376.74/cwt375.00–377.002,7248
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,7711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,6691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268495.05/cwt490.00–500.001,3272
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315514.92/cwt510.00–520.001,6222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3332482.44/cwt470.00–485.001,60218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364441.30/cwt440.00–450.001,60625
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365494.16/cwt490.00–500.001,8045
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417469.92/cwt465.00–480.001,9603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480456.60/cwt450.00–460.002,1926
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488432.54/cwt430.00–435.002,1114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512458.29/cwt455.00–465.002,3466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529440.57/cwt435.00–445.002,33111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569415.91/cwt410.00–425.002,3675
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581376.93/cwt375.00–380.002,1905
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630367.46/cwt365.00–370.002,3152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290584.91/cwt580.00–590.001,6962
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308523.96/cwt520.00–530.001,6145
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335554.93/cwt550.00–560.001,8592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368523.67/cwt520.00–535.001,9274
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381500.93/cwt500.00–510.001,90911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422461.70/cwt460.00–470.001,9486
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426498.37/cwt495.00–505.002,12320
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479476.82/cwt470.00–485.002,2849
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510455.05/cwt450.00–460.002,3218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530439.95/cwt435.00–445.002,3324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573431.69/cwt430.00–435.002,4743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582416.65/cwt410.00–420.002,4256
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607400.03/cwt395.00–410.002,4283
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4942
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438197.59/cwt197.00–198.002,8412
Bulls——1,470187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7491
Bulls——1,752206.51/cwt204.00–210.003,6183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982153.61/cwt151.00–155.001,5086
Cows—Lean 85-90%999140.47/cwt140.00–142.001,4039
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120164.06/cwt163.00–165.001,8378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348173.55/cwt173.00–174.002,3398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,408167.94/cwt166.00–169.002,3659
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491176.00/cwt175.00–179.002,6247
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,606.84/head1,520.00–1,685.001,60719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,962.50/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9634
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2506
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,525.00/head3,300.00–3,600.003,5254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7003

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.