Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-09-02

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 381▲ 37 vs year ago 335 · +11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 56▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▼ 19 vs year ago 61 · −31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes 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 $311.66/cwt on 48 head, down $5.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.76 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.
Average price
$311.66
▼ 5.46 vs prior sale
48 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.91
vs AL average
−19.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509337.481,7184thin
Medium and Large 2567318.391,80437
Medium and Large 3582261.341,5217thin
One grade step is worth $76.14/cwt here — about $197 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 sale48 hd
311.66
—
AL average16 barns · 411 hd
314.57
−2.91
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−19.86
This barn, trailing median33 sales
362.42
−50.76
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—Low1,453184.332,6793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,384160.282,2184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269156.911,99111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,092137.461,50126

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)—$2,2888
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,09510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9205
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,75714

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380395.13/cwt385.00–400.001,5013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3506338.99/cwt335.00–340.001,7155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525384.90/cwt380.00–390.002,0212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.60/cwt350.00–355.001,8514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560350.96/cwt347.00–355.001,9652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573338.34/cwt335.00–340.001,9393
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613339.61/cwt337.00–340.002,0828
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636329.37/cwt329.00–330.002,0958
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659321.66/cwt320.00–330.002,1206
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709309.44/cwt309.00–310.002,19416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773292.97/cwt290.00–295.002,2655
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327423.27/cwt420.00–430.001,3843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379353.86/cwt350.00–365.001,3414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385383.42/cwt380.00–390.001,4766
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412391.86/cwt385.00–400.001,61411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421362.19/cwt360.00–375.001,5257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433334.96/cwt330.00–345.001,4503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463362.54/cwt355.00–365.001,6798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474336.39/cwt335.00–342.001,5945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3494321.24/cwt320.00–325.001,5874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509337.48/cwt335.00–345.001,7184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543323.87/cwt320.00–330.001,75918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588257.40/cwt250.00–265.001,5146
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589313.19/cwt310.00–315.001,84519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613292.53/cwt290.00–295.001,7932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6006
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8844
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368474.95/cwt470.00–485.001,7486
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380423.60/cwt420.00–435.001,6104
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390400.06/cwt395.00–405.001,5604
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408405.96/cwt400.00–415.001,6565
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428383.86/cwt380.00–390.001,6438
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433357.54/cwt355.00–365.001,5484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458389.97/cwt385.00–395.001,7862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464344.21/cwt340.00–350.001,5977
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488375.08/cwt370.00–380.001,8306
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531325.65/cwt320.00–330.001,7297
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536335.80/cwt335.00–340.001,8006
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561271.26/cwt270.00–275.001,5224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576320.61/cwt315.00–325.001,8477
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612318.30/cwt315.00–320.001,9483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615305.08/cwt300.00–310.001,8762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679291.22/cwt290.00–295.001,9774
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728282.44/cwt280.00–285.002,0562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773271.24/cwt270.00–275.002,0974
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5492
Bulls——1,480199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,9451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046133.57/cwt130.00–135.001,39710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108122.90/cwt122.00–125.001,3626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129150.08/cwt149.00–153.001,69410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183158.93/cwt158.00–161.001,8807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384160.28/cwt160.00–161.002,2184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420153.37/cwt152.00–155.002,1784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3754
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,200.00/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,156.25/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1568
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,920.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9205
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,757.14/head1,700.00–1,800.001,75714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.