Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-08-19

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 395▲ 54 vs year ago 268 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 57▼ 31 vs year ago 75 · −41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 53▼ 4 vs year ago 50 · −8.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with instances 5.00 higher on cattle under 500 lbs. 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 $350.98/cwt on 15 head, down $15.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.54 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.
Average price
$350.98
▼ 15.16 vs prior sale
15 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.01/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 2543359.991,9546thin
Medium and Large 3541344.971,8659thin
One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $89 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 sale15 hd
350.98
—
AL average16 barns · 371 hd
349.48
+1.50
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.51
−45.54
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—Low1,513206.243,1194thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,615176.002,8421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328169.982,2579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,029155.081,59630

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)—$3,1254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9685
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,6217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,4619
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)—$2,4005
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,58615

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343492.45/cwt485.00–500.001,6892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363474.97/cwt470.00–480.001,7242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415432.47/cwt430.00–435.001,7952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3427416.80/cwt410.00–420.001,7803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459415.99/cwt415.00–420.001,9095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479383.60/cwt380.00–395.001,8374
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520404.90/cwt400.00–410.002,1052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530374.57/cwt370.00–380.001,98513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570347.52/cwt345.00–350.001,9812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614344.11/cwt340.00–350.002,11312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1257
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680339.50/cwt339.50–339.502,30910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2562
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5442
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1804300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368404.91/cwt395.00–410.001,4903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Replacement375445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6691
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.06/cwt400.00–410.001,7222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433367.57/cwt365.00–370.001,5924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439387.10/cwt385.00–390.001,6997
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473366.23/cwt365.00–370.001,7324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524356.21/cwt355.00–360.001,8674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530341.70/cwt340.00–347.001,8118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565334.96/cwt330.00–340.001,8934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578304.85/cwt300.00–310.001,7624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625322.46/cwt320.00–325.002,0152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686293.97/cwt290.00–300.002,0175
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1741297.28/cwt292.00–299.002,2034
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290572.46/cwt570.00–575.001,6602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325490.31/cwt485.00–500.001,5943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376422.17/cwt415.00–425.001,58710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378438.28/cwt430.00–445.001,6577
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414422.57/cwt420.00–430.001,7494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436403.19/cwt400.00–405.001,7588
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458409.97/cwt405.00–415.001,8782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469367.89/cwt365.00–370.001,72512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479383.68/cwt380.00–390.001,8388
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517356.95/cwt355.00–360.001,8455
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559352.48/cwt350.00–360.001,9704
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2644320.71/cwt320.00–325.002,0657
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668316.24/cwt315.00–320.002,1124
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726304.05/cwt300.00–310.002,2075
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3742290.04/cwt280.00–295.002,1523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360197.48/cwt197.00–198.002,6862
Bulls——1,510208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,1411
Bulls——1,820222.00/cwt222.00–222.004,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939146.26/cwt146.00–148.001,3737
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040152.48/cwt150.00–155.001,58613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078164.63/cwt162.00–167.001,77510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302172.36/cwt170.00–174.002,2445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,8421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,600.00/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,225.00/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,940.00/head1,940.00–1,940.001,9401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,666.67/head3,600.00–3,800.003,6673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,266.67/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,461.11/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4619
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,586.33/head1,485.00–1,675.001,58615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.