Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-05-20

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 20
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 358▼ 8 vs year ago 437 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 52▲ 36 vs year ago 34 · +105.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 38 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $401.62/cwt on 42 head, down $9.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +39.20 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$401.62
▼ 9.20 vs prior sale
42 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.10
vs AL average
−16.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507430.852,1846thin
Medium and Large 2556400.792,22829
Medium and Large 3545380.052,0717thin
One grade step is worth $50.80/cwt here — about $114 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 sale42 hd
401.62
—
AL average14 barns · 414 hd
404.73
−3.10
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−16.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+39.20
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—High1,754204.403,5868thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,337184.342,46511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,322177.202,34226
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043154.131,60825

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)—$2,26411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,9507
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,41913

Every lot

89 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,5811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428503.68/cwt500.00–515.002,1564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493478.91/cwt475.00–480.002,3619
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534453.35/cwt445.00–455.002,4216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582428.18/cwt425.00–440.002,4929
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629421.47/cwt420.00–425.002,65110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677395.44/cwt390.00–405.002,6778
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714376.66/cwt375.00–385.002,6896
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6094
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2789351.05/cwt345.00–355.002,7705
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3266510.99/cwt500.00–515.001,3594
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275578.05/cwt570.00–585.001,5904
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293597.56/cwt590.00–605.001,7512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338496.60/cwt490.00–500.001,6793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3357433.95/cwt425.00–440.001,5495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366457.13/cwt455.00–465.001,6735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378473.68/cwt470.00–485.001,7914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413456.96/cwt455.00–465.001,8875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415442.59/cwt440.00–450.001,83716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440413.37/cwt410.00–415.001,8193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459428.69/cwt425.00–435.001,96811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468450.98/cwt450.00–455.002,1115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507430.85/cwt430.00–435.002,1846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535393.82/cwt390.00–395.002,1074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538413.25/cwt410.00–420.002,22315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558361.69/cwt355.00–365.002,0183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575387.43/cwt380.00–395.002,22814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613363.32/cwt360.00–370.002,2276
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617377.01/cwt375.00–380.002,32610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618320.02/cwt315.00–325.001,9782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669346.24/cwt345.00–350.002,3164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680333.91/cwt330.00–340.002,27115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760319.97/cwt315.00–325.002,4322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331562.70/cwt555.00–565.001,8634
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373526.81/cwt525.00–540.001,9658
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374458.35/cwt450.00–460.001,7146
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378497.62/cwt495.00–500.001,8812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421485.48/cwt480.00–490.002,04416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423500.98/cwt500.00–505.002,1195
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485467.35/cwt460.00–475.002,26712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516413.71/cwt405.00–420.002,1357
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520445.83/cwt440.00–455.002,3185
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573392.42/cwt390.00–395.002,2494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575422.90/cwt420.00–435.002,4325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584408.94/cwt405.00–415.002,3885
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608375.02/cwt370.00–380.002,2804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615393.69/cwt390.00–395.002,4214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679375.79/cwt370.00–385.002,5525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1793342.48/cwt340.00–350.002,7164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695196.60/cwt194.00–199.003,3324
Bulls——1,800209.93/cwt206.00–212.003,7793
Bulls——1,855219.00/cwt219.00–219.004,0621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979149.11/cwt146.00–150.001,4605
Cows—Lean 85-90%986163.66/cwt161.00–165.001,61413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,2172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310179.43/cwt178.00–181.002,35114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,337184.34/cwt183.00–186.002,46511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361172.73/cwt170.00–173.002,35110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,330.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3305
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,070.00/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0705
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—1,419.23/head1,350.00–1,500.001,41913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,575.00/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5752

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.