Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-07-08

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 8
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 295▼ 11 vs year ago 447 · −2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 25▲ 40 vs year ago 22 · +181.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 27▲ 82 vs year ago 20 · +410.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $382.31/cwt on 17 head, up $20.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.89 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$382.31
▲ 20.19 vs prior sale
17 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.03
vs AL average
−33.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505415.002,0962thin
Medium and Large 2541389.272,1057thin
Medium and Large 3524368.041,9278thin
One grade step is worth $46.96/cwt here — about $169 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 sale17 hd
382.31
—
AL average16 barns · 546 hd
389.34
−7.03
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−33.80
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
+19.89
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—Low1,684207.583,49610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507185.282,7923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238183.172,26729
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,083162.511,76020

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)—$3,20617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,60432
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,36324
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4508
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)—$3,70015
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5456

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363544.97/cwt540.00–550.001,9782
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432506.37/cwt505.00–515.002,18814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474470.97/cwt470.00–480.002,23210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513453.38/cwt450.00–460.002,3266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527441.95/cwt430.00–445.002,3295
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563424.97/cwt420.00–435.002,3933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583407.53/cwt405.00–410.002,3762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620412.32/cwt405.00–420.002,5564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3871
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733352.46/cwt350.00–355.002,5842
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335435.07/cwt430.00–440.001,4572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369408.30/cwt405.00–420.001,5079
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391446.01/cwt445.00–450.001,7445
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415441.05/cwt440.00–445.001,8305
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457425.95/cwt425.00–435.001,94711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466400.68/cwt390.00–405.001,8677
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519370.62/cwt365.00–375.001,9247
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533391.97/cwt390.00–400.002,0895
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560382.52/cwt380.00–385.002,1422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625354.96/cwt350.00–360.002,2194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677327.28/cwt325.00–332.002,2163
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,4451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263551.14/cwt540.00–555.001,4494
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332571.68/cwt570.00–575.001,8983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332560.25/cwt550.00–565.001,8603
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434475.65/cwt465.00–480.002,06410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436501.22/cwt500.00–505.002,1854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468463.35/cwt460.00–465.002,1683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485446.12/cwt440.00–450.002,1645
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521420.46/cwt415.00–430.002,1918
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565397.48/cwt395.00–400.002,2462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615372.54/cwt370.00–375.002,2912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303194.97/cwt194.00–197.002,5403
Bulls——1,777203.51/cwt201.00–207.003,6163
Bulls——1,900220.10/cwt217.00–221.004,1824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005163.79/cwt162.00–165.001,6467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140170.64/cwt169.00–172.001,9459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220187.09/cwt185.00–189.002,28212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233193.36/cwt192.00–194.002,3843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254177.63/cwt176.00–179.002,22714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507185.28/cwt184.00–188.002,7923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,205.88/head3,000.00–3,350.003,20617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,828.13/head2,700.00–2,975.002,82824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,362.50/head2,250.00–2,500.002,36324
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,931.25/head1,800.00–1,975.001,9318
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,700.00/head3,600.00–3,850.003,70015
Stock Cows—Small 3—1,545.00/head1,440.00–1,650.001,5456
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,475.00/head3,300.00–3,650.003,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,162.50/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1634

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.