Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-06-03

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 3
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
358 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 297▼ 82 vs year ago 440 · −18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 55 vs year ago 76 · −72.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 17▼ 28 vs year ago 63 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $405.96/cwt on 67 head, down $11.24 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.24 against this barn's trailing median of $406.20.
Average price
$405.96
▼ 11.24 vs prior sale
67 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.32
vs AL average
−53.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556412.202,2909thin
Medium and Large 2558406.782,27056
Medium and Large 3515355.001,8282thin
One grade step is worth $57.20/cwt here — about $462 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 sale67 hd
405.96
—
AL average14 barns · 296 hd
427.28
−21.32
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−53.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
406.20
−0.24
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
496440385329median 406.2003/1105/1307/1509/0910/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.80, low $343.18, median $406.20 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—Low1,701217.163,6955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,655183.003,0291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,274179.282,2857thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,107170.451,8868thin

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)—$2,5577
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,43614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,84510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8752thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343532.45/cwt530.00–540.001,8264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3381496.36/cwt485.00–500.001,8914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415492.32/cwt485.00–500.002,0432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474390.82/cwt385.00–395.001,8525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491456.17/cwt455.00–465.002,2408
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530447.43/cwt440.00–455.002,3712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545434.29/cwt425.00–435.002,36728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563402.13/cwt400.00–405.002,2647
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571379.27/cwt370.00–380.002,16628
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622379.65/cwt370.00–387.002,36112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680366.72/cwt360.00–370.002,4943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740332.48/cwt330.00–335.002,4602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278509.58/cwt505.00–520.001,4173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319477.41/cwt470.00–480.001,5234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373474.82/cwt470.00–485.001,7713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373455.43/cwt455.00–460.001,69911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456417.18/cwt415.00–430.001,9027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3489391.66/cwt390.00–400.001,91517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,83614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530391.36/cwt390.00–395.002,0747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563386.30/cwt375.00–390.002,1754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571343.55/cwt335.00–345.001,96214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607341.98/cwt335.00–345.002,07610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623317.53/cwt310.00–325.001,9782
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0273
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238632.42/cwt630.00–635.001,5052
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272581.72/cwt580.00–590.001,5826
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327548.27/cwt545.00–555.001,7933
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9171
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389512.03/cwt510.00–515.001,9925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435487.33/cwt480.00–495.002,1202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440460.11/cwt450.00–465.002,0243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458459.26/cwt455.00–465.002,1037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481427.64/cwt420.00–430.002,0578
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506426.26/cwt425.00–430.002,1574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3511373.89/cwt365.00–380.001,9115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567380.03/cwt375.00–390.002,1556
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608366.02/cwt360.00–370.002,2255
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685337.54/cwt335.00–340.002,3122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588215.89/cwt215.00–217.003,4282
Bulls——1,745200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,4901
Bulls——1,793227.02/cwt226.00–228.004,0702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085166.94/cwt166.00–168.001,8114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128173.97/cwt173.00–175.001,9624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274181.48/cwt180.00–182.002,3124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275176.34/cwt175.00–177.002,2483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,0291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,740.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7405
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,557.14/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5577
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,266.67/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2679
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,845.00/head1,800.00–1,950.001,84510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.