Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-06-17

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 317▼ 63 vs year ago 366 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 22▲ 5 vs year ago 37 · +13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 9▼ 26 vs year ago 47 · −55.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 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 $372.41/cwt on 35 head, up $4.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.99 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$372.41
▲ 4.99 vs prior sale
35 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.74
vs AL average
−39.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533392.022,08810thin
Medium and Large 2540368.011,98623
Medium and Large 3568325.001,8442thin
One grade step is worth $67.01/cwt here — about $244 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 sale35 hd
372.41
—
AL average16 barns · 437 hd
385.15
−12.74
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−39.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+9.99
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—Average1,825218.683,9916thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457186.602,7195thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,305177.552,31813
CowsLean 85-90%High1,144169.681,94118

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)—$2,7198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,13513

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465492.55/cwt490.00–495.002,2902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484450.89/cwt445.00–460.002,1825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533398.31/cwt395.00–405.002,1233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537452.82/cwt450.00–465.002,4325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556432.01/cwt430.00–440.002,40210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575414.87/cwt410.00–420.002,3864
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588380.03/cwt370.00–385.002,2353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618374.89/cwt370.00–385.002,3173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621409.38/cwt405.00–420.002,5427
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672383.35/cwt380.00–390.002,5763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679361.05/cwt355.00–365.002,4525
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725341.69/cwt340.00–345.002,4773
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268537.43/cwt535.00–540.001,4402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335474.85/cwt470.00–480.001,5912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431413.15/cwt410.00–415.001,7818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3444368.76/cwt365.00–370.001,6374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481347.91/cwt345.00–350.001,6737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9163
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513387.87/cwt385.00–390.001,99012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521401.45/cwt400.00–410.002,0927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569346.34/cwt345.00–360.001,97111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629347.93/cwt345.00–355.002,18823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690322.52/cwt320.00–325.002,2252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285582.76/cwt575.00–590.001,6612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8141
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332504.60/cwt500.00–515.001,6753
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337529.75/cwt525.00–540.001,7853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363488.39/cwt485.00–495.001,7733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366542.42/cwt540.00–550.001,9854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373519.97/cwt515.00–525.001,9392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418483.68/cwt480.00–495.002,0224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3439453.80/cwt450.00–460.001,9928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474431.16/cwt420.00–435.002,0444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485449.27/cwt445.00–460.002,17910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2507420.69/cwt415.00–425.002,1337
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524383.27/cwt375.00–385.002,0086
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525440.10/cwt435.00–445.002,3112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562390.06/cwt380.00–395.002,1923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624371.31/cwt365.00–380.002,31712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,3434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680336.96/cwt335.00–340.002,2915
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740347.48/cwt345.00–350.002,5714
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2762344.00/cwt342.00–345.002,6213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715215.02/cwt213.00–216.003,6884
Bulls——2,045226.00/cwt226.00–226.004,6222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131167.75/cwt165.00–170.001,89711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164172.71/cwt172.00–177.002,0107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210175.77/cwt175.00–178.002,1278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457186.60/cwt186.00–189.002,7195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,458180.39/cwt180.00–181.002,6305
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,916.67/head2,875.00–3,000.002,9173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,135.38/head2,060.00–2,200.002,13513

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.