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
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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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 class

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 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits 11.21 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
469425381337median 412.7012/1703/0404/2906/1708/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.69, low $350.98, median $412.70 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median29 sales
412.70
−11.21
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,748213.163,7273thin
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568355.07/cwt350.00–360.002,0174
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550514454.38/cwt450.00–460.002,33614
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3351
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426484.23/cwt480.00–490.002,0637
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663390.06/cwt385.00–395.002,5864
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466475.64/cwt470.00–480.002,2167
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478475.96/cwt475.00–485.002,27510
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600591442.88/cwt440.00–445.002,6177
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618426.63/cwt425.00–435.002,6376
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678334.87/cwt330.00–340.002,2702
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9431
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7002
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575380.36/cwt375.00–390.002,18711
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500487416.02/cwt415.00–420.002,0265
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421437.61/cwt435.00–445.001,8424
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2632
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350344550.99/cwt550.00–555.001,8955
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522386.52/cwt380.00–390.002,0186
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524425.62/cwt420.00–430.002,2307
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373475.23/cwt470.00–480.001,7734
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335500.15/cwt495.00–505.001,6762
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500493452.49/cwt450.00–455.002,2316
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2771
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523395.17/cwt390.00–400.002,06710
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550508328.34/cwt325.00–330.001,6686
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400393489.25/cwt485.00–495.001,9237
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420471.63/cwt470.00–475.001,9816
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500458363.38/cwt360.00–370.001,6649
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565353.27/cwt350.00–360.001,9963
Bulls1,845204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,7641
CowsLean 85-90%1,110157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,478174.48/cwt174.00–175.002,5792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597187.17/cwt187.00–188.002,9895
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258179.75/cwt179.00–182.002,2614
Bulls1,700217.74/cwt215.00–220.003,7022
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,466.67/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4673
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,940.00/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9405
Stock CowsSmall 31,490.00/head1,390.00–1,540.001,4903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,028.57/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0297
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,383.33/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,125.00/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2012
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5025
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450410376.83/cwt370.00–385.001,54513
CowsLean 85-90%1,130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6955
CowsLean 85-90%1,185165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9551
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335577.57/cwt575.00–580.001,9354
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2203
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713357.47/cwt355.00–360.002,5492
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9063
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600558309.94/cwt300.00–315.001,7293
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7762
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4132
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518470.70/cwt470.00–475.002,4387
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6221
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629363.08/cwt360.00–375.002,2845
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510447.43/cwt440.00–455.002,2826
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574376.03/cwt375.00–380.002,1585
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0454
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267601.81/cwt600.00–605.001,6076
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378537.25/cwt530.00–545.002,0314
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435496.59/cwt490.00–500.002,1603
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9701
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413468.35/cwt465.00–470.001,9343
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7892

How this sale compares

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.