Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-04-29

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 29
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
45 vs last sale 389 344 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
3 vs last sale 63 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
13 vs last sale 62 75 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 steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active wiyh good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.69/cwt on 28 head, up $20.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.70 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$421.69
20.21 vs prior sale
28 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,260
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.91
vs AL average
2.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531434.092,30517thin
Medium and Large 2549408.972,2467thin
Medium and Large 3534391.242,0894thin
One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd
421.69
AL average15 barns · 439 hd
400.78
+20.91
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−2.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.99
+29.70
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
BullsLow1,579198.643,1367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,390175.002,4332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,346167.932,26018
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,107151.951,68233

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)$2,5705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,36025
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,6867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,61712
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,68314

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3400–450438429.91/cwt425.00–435.001,8836
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475408.40/cwt405.00–415.001,9403
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4712
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950945270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5524
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550534391.24/cwt390.00–395.002,0894
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750710285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0243
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431456.49/cwt450.00–465.001,9679
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380484.16/cwt480.00–490.001,8405
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625361.64/cwt360.00–365.002,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537419.13/cwt410.00–425.002,2515
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524435.69/cwt435.00–445.002,28314
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413481.63/cwt480.00–490.001,9896
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9255
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7081
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000965300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8953
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663402.49/cwt400.00–405.002,6692
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,9894
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3493
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850818350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8634
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561456.26/cwt455.00–460.002,5604
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417518.28/cwt515.00–525.002,1613
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450408508.97/cwt505.00–510.002,0775
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725372.16/cwt360.00–385.002,6982
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325554.69/cwt550.00–560.001,8032
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477496.98/cwt490.00–500.002,37110
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650638422.96/cwt420.00–435.002,6985
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600589444.04/cwt440.00–445.002,6155
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350312579.95/cwt570.00–585.001,8093
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8312
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509490.99/cwt490.00–495.002,4995
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650606390.84/cwt390.00–395.002,3686
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580412.37/cwt405.00–420.002,3926
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5351
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532463.17/cwt460.00–470.002,4646
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400387525.97/cwt520.00–530.002,0365
CowsLean 85-90%1,118146.02/cwt145.00–147.001,63314
CowsLean 85-90%1,098159.69/cwt159.00–161.001,7539
CowsLean 85-90%1,099153.29/cwt152.00–155.001,68510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,348171.24/cwt169.00–173.002,30810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343163.80/cwt163.00–165.002,2008
Bulls1,470188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,7641
Bulls1,823209.77/cwt207.00–213.003,8242
Bulls1,484195.74/cwt195.00–198.002,9054
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,682.50/head1,625.00–1,740.001,68314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,830.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,83010
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,046.67/head2,000.00–2,100.002,04715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,462.50/head2,400.00–2,650.002,4634
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,685.71/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6867
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,875.00/head3,850.00–3,900.003,8752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,425.00/head3,350.00–3,500.003,4258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-24,125.00/head4,050.00–4,200.004,1252
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350318546.39/cwt540.00–550.001,7383
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7411
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500493453.36/cwt445.00–455.002,23512
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425502.41/cwt500.00–510.002,1354
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476478.66/cwt475.00–490.002,27812
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422483.26/cwt470.00–485.002,0399
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550536437.10/cwt435.00–440.002,3437
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7963
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5551
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3809
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5632
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468444.27/cwt440.00–450.002,07912
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563426.63/cwt420.00–430.002,4023
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580383.56/cwt380.00–387.002,2252
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6612
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281

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.