Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2025-06-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jun 11
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
16 vs last sale 440 120 vs year ago 304 · +39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
9 vs last sale 76 15 vs year ago 52 · +28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
49 vs last sale 63 80 vs year ago 94 · 85.1%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.67/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 74.31 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$317.67
34 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.86
vs AL average
23.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546329.111,79615thin
Medium and Large 2563316.381,78114thin
Medium and Large 3549286.991,5765thin
One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
438398358318median 391.9912/1702/2504/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $332.14, median $391.99 across 31 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 sale34 hd
317.67
AL average14 barns · 549 hd
326.53
−8.86
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−23.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.99
−74.31
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
BullsAverage1,629183.002,9804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,418167.502,3742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254153.981,93124
CowsLean 85-90%High1,063142.601,51631

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)$2,5105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,1949

Every lot, as filed

79 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
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1452
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472333.75/cwt330.00–340.001,57513
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750736292.46/cwt290.00–302.002,15314
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528369.98/cwt365.00–375.001,9532
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328399.96/cwt395.00–405.001,3126
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8912
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250243487.53/cwt485.00–490.001,1852
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376424.43/cwt420.00–435.001,59616
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660297.44/cwt290.00–305.001,9632
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372378.23/cwt375.00–380.001,4076
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610311.28/cwt310.00–315.001,8994
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429354.40/cwt350.00–360.001,52011
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528332.76/cwt332.00–335.001,7578
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688312.44/cwt310.00–330.002,1508
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650632331.70/cwt330.00–335.002,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577313.84/cwt310.00–317.001,8119
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558337.51/cwt335.00–340.001,8832
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425367.44/cwt365.00–370.001,5628
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363387.93/cwt385.00–400.001,4085
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475392.39/cwt390.00–395.001,8642
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469431.23/cwt425.00–436.002,0227
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622316.70/cwt310.00–320.001,97012
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566324.94/cwt322.00–329.001,8397
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464351.65/cwt350.00–360.001,63212
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416447.43/cwt445.00–455.001,8614
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388432.45/cwt430.00–435.001,6782
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8032
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622346.10/cwt342.00–349.002,15317
CowsLean 85-90%1,060147.06/cwt145.00–149.001,55914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2101
CowsLean 85-90%1,126137.17/cwt134.00–138.001,5458
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277147.77/cwt145.00–149.001,8879
Bulls1,613179.67/cwt179.00–180.002,8983
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,725.00/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,833.33/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,570.00/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5705
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251163.71/cwt162.00–169.002,0484
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236155.53/cwt154.00–158.001,92211
CowsLean 85-90%1,013140.48/cwt140.00–142.001,4239
Bulls1,675193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,2331
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375399.87/cwt395.00–405.001,5006
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350342426.63/cwt420.00–430.001,4593
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575316.02/cwt315.00–317.001,8172
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508388.98/cwt385.00–390.001,9765
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665337.48/cwt335.00–340.002,2442
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6292
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1671
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413377.45/cwt370.00–385.001,5598
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6833
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470353.29/cwt350.00–365.001,66019
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450420347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383355.16/cwt350.00–360.001,3602
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429403.59/cwt400.00–410.001,7318
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700680252.44/cwt250.00–255.001,7172
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700681288.63/cwt280.00–290.001,9667
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550534338.62/cwt335.00–345.001,8088
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538320.95/cwt320.00–325.001,7275
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720268.22/cwt267.00–272.001,9314
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488398.19/cwt387.00–402.001,9434
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581326.64/cwt322.00–330.001,8987
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350338439.96/cwt435.00–445.001,4874
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650624302.15/cwt295.00–307.001,8855
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565347.52/cwt345.00–350.001,96310
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600562273.35/cwt270.00–280.001,5363

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.