Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 303▲ 295 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $401.48/cwt on 40 head, down $3.78 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +4.97 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$401.48
▼ 3.78 vs prior sale
40 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525431.622,2669thin
Medium and Large 2555397.962,20918thin
Medium and Large 3533385.502,05413thin
One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $212 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 sale40 hd
401.48
—
AL average16 barns · 320 hd
402.99
−1.50
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
+4.97
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—Average1,748213.163,7273thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,597187.172,9895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,331177.992,3706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,126154.551,74011

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)—$3,3833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0297
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4903thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435496.59/cwt490.00–500.002,1603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478475.96/cwt475.00–485.002,27510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514454.38/cwt450.00–460.002,33614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518470.70/cwt470.00–475.002,4387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591442.88/cwt440.00–445.002,6177
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618426.63/cwt425.00–435.002,6376
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663390.06/cwt385.00–395.002,5864
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.15/cwt495.00–505.001,6762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373475.23/cwt470.00–480.001,7734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410376.83/cwt370.00–385.001,54513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413468.35/cwt465.00–470.001,9343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421437.61/cwt435.00–445.001,8424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458363.38/cwt360.00–370.001,6649
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487416.02/cwt415.00–420.002,0265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508328.34/cwt325.00–330.001,6686
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522386.52/cwt380.00–390.002,0186
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558309.94/cwt300.00–315.001,7293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568355.07/cwt350.00–360.002,0174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574376.03/cwt375.00–380.002,1585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678334.87/cwt330.00–340.002,2702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267601.81/cwt600.00–605.001,6076
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335577.57/cwt575.00–580.001,9354
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2344550.99/cwt550.00–555.001,8955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378537.25/cwt530.00–545.002,0314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393489.25/cwt485.00–495.001,9237
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420471.63/cwt470.00–475.001,9816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426484.23/cwt480.00–490.002,0637
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2541
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466475.64/cwt470.00–480.002,2167
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493452.49/cwt450.00–455.002,2316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510447.43/cwt440.00–455.002,2826
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523395.17/cwt390.00–400.002,06710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524425.62/cwt420.00–430.002,2307
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565353.27/cwt350.00–360.001,9963
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575380.36/cwt375.00–390.002,18711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629363.08/cwt360.00–375.002,2845
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713357.47/cwt355.00–360.002,5492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700217.74/cwt215.00–220.003,7022
Bulls——1,845204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,7641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258179.75/cwt179.00–182.002,2614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478174.48/cwt174.00–175.002,5792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597187.17/cwt187.00–188.002,9895
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,383.33/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,028.57/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0297
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,466.67/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,125.00/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,940.00/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9405
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—1,490.00/head1,390.00–1,540.001,4903
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.