Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-10-07

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 319▲ 19 vs year ago 396 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 29▼ 33 vs year ago 71 · −46.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 45▼ 28 vs year ago 52 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $326.16/cwt on 47 head, down $16.01 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.48.
Average price
$326.16
▼ 16.01 vs prior sale
47 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.63
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548360.001,9712thin
Medium and Large 2548341.231,87113thin
Medium and Large 3551317.931,75332
One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about $218 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 sale47 hd
326.16
—
AL average16 barns · 487 hd
341.80
−15.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.48
−75.32
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
469414359305median 401.4802/2504/2906/2409/0210/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.69, low $318.55, median $401.48 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—Low1,913181.563,4736thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,421135.931,9327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,317131.421,7319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,098124.081,36216

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)—$2,7333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4717
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,37510

Every lot, as filed

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3466352.96/cwt350.00–355.001,6455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3531348.74/cwt345.00–350.001,8524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534371.65/cwt370.00–380.001,9856
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572361.62/cwt360.00–365.002,0683
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635347.19/cwt345.00–352.002,20513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680333.58/cwt330.00–337.002,2686
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3872
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7477
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317422.02/cwt420.00–425.001,3385
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361405.68/cwt390.00–415.001,4656
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383365.30/cwt355.00–370.001,3996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423391.27/cwt390.00–395.001,6554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425329.94/cwt325.00–335.001,4022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438372.46/cwt370.00–380.001,6318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467348.29/cwt345.00–355.001,6276
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479322.93/cwt315.00–325.001,5475
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3507302.01/cwt300.00–305.001,5315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526326.37/cwt325.00–335.001,71714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566316.23/cwt315.00–320.001,7904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573282.89/cwt280.00–290.001,6217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690271.64/cwt270.00–275.001,8743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,8742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260486.73/cwt485.00–490.001,2653
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270444.72/cwt440.00–450.001,2014
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6094
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336468.68/cwt460.00–475.001,5757
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368462.48/cwt460.00–465.001,7022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374402.58/cwt400.00–410.001,5064
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437382.05/cwt375.00–390.001,67013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441404.48/cwt400.00–420.001,78412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474335.75/cwt330.00–340.001,59116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489380.66/cwt380.00–385.001,8617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534349.37/cwt345.00–360.001,8667
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3534325.17/cwt320.00–330.001,73619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565331.74/cwt330.00–340.001,8746
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577307.34/cwt305.00–310.001,77313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,98214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690307.55/cwt300.00–315.002,12210
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2522
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718273.46/cwt270.00–280.001,9633
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2741295.28/cwt290.00–297.002,1884
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785282.40/cwt280.00–290.002,2174
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,9841
Bulls——1,810169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,0591
Bulls——1,988186.59/cwt184.00–189.003,7094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011129.52/cwt129.00–131.001,3094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113125.40/cwt124.00–127.001,3968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317131.42/cwt130.00–133.001,7319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421135.93/cwt135.00–138.001,9327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,780.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,533.33/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,700.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,300.00–1,550.001,37510

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.