Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-02-11

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
207 vs last sale 139 346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
13 vs last sale 25 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
0 vs last sale 34 34 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.90/cwt on 26 head, up $22.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.91 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$418.90
22.48 vs prior sale
26 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.39
vs AL average
5.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528457.962,4175thin
Medium and Large 2546409.772,23816thin
Medium and Large 3519409.052,1235thin
One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $294 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

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 sale26 hd
418.90
AL average16 barns · 523 hd
396.51
+22.39
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−5.05
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.99
+26.91
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
BullsHigh1,608188.503,0302thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,443178.502,5763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,299167.272,1734thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,163148.001,7223thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,42010
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,7888

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313646.70/cwt640.00–650.002,0243
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633361.91/cwt360.00–370.002,2915
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500494441.24/cwt440.00–445.002,1804
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700685317.55/cwt310.00–325.002,1756
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement600–650610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550519409.05/cwt405.00–415.002,1235
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450417434.70/cwt430.00–440.001,81313
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576384.24/cwt380.00–390.002,2137
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700662347.25/cwt345.00–355.002,2999
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523429.63/cwt425.00–435.002,2479
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293682.05/cwt680.00–695.001,9987
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350326506.07/cwt500.00–510.001,6505
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400384459.41/cwt455.00–465.001,7647
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723323.21/cwt320.00–327.002,3379
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418486.69/cwt480.00–490.002,0343
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323566.60/cwt560.00–570.001,8306
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443463.61/cwt460.00–470.002,05411
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378487.15/cwt480.00–495.001,8414
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474415.83/cwt415.00–420.001,9716
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300292606.74/cwt600.00–610.001,7723
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608381.66/cwt380.00–385.002,3203
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3361
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6361
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630437.52/cwt435.00–440.002,7562
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5271
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300290640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3284
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300284735.81/cwt730.00–745.002,0905
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350308639.95/cwt635.00–650.001,9713
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560417.48/cwt415.00–420.002,3382
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235775.00/cwt775.00–775.001,8211
CowsLean 85-90%1,170135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5801
CowsLean 85-90%1,125158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7781
CowsLean 85-90%1,195151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443178.50/cwt175.00–180.002,5763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322165.69/cwt165.00–166.002,1903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1161
Bulls1,500197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,9551
Bulls1,715180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0871
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,116.67/head3,950.00–4,200.004,1173
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,787.50/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7888
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsSmall 1-23,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,362.50/head3,100.00–3,450.003,3634
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658374.98/cwt370.00–380.002,4672
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250235650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5281
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550516406.10/cwt400.00–415.002,0955
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364559.15/cwt550.00–565.002,0355
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400376516.23/cwt505.00–525.001,9417
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300280620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7361
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1752
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413531.96/cwt530.00–540.002,1975
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500484436.40/cwt430.00–440.002,1128
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418520.16/cwt510.00–525.002,1746
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463466.88/cwt460.00–475.002,16213
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569403.94/cwt400.00–410.002,29810
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400364534.07/cwt530.00–540.001,94410
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350311600.52/cwt590.00–605.001,8687
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4682
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9012
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378506.96/cwt505.00–515.001,9165
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521467.45/cwt465.00–475.002,4354
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623387.29/cwt380.00–395.002,4136
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519430.84/cwt425.00–435.002,2365
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300261686.09/cwt685.00–690.001,7915
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430472.59/cwt470.00–480.002,0324
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463477.49/cwt475.00–480.002,2114

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.