Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-07-22

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jul 22
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
97 vs last sale 278 242 vs year ago 617 · 39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
6 vs last sale 43 24 vs year ago 25 · +96.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
2 vs last sale 75 34 vs year ago 39 · +87.2%
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. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $357.52/cwt on 34 head, down $21.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits 34.46 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$357.52
21.22 vs prior sale
34 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.04
vs AL average
18.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516369.511,90819thin
Medium and Large 2554343.931,90514thin
Medium and Large 3565320.001,8081thin
One grade step is worth $49.51/cwt here — about $100 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 sale34 hd
357.52
AL average16 barns · 526 hd
370.56
−13.04
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−18.29
This barn, trailing median31 sales
391.99
−34.46
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
BullsHigh1,658205.003,3982thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,621185.733,0114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250181.672,27116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029164.451,69227

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)$3,2698
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,95221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,13826
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,6252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,51316

Every lot, as filed

86 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
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569384.18/cwt380.00–395.002,1867
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2833
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422435.16/cwt430.00–445.001,8366
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350336523.93/cwt520.00–530.001,7605
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525415.05/cwt410.00–420.002,1796
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477423.36/cwt420.00–425.002,0196
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581340.79/cwt330.00–345.001,9807
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485374.90/cwt370.00–380.001,8188
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628372.47/cwt365.00–380.002,3398
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750728333.90/cwt330.00–340.002,4315
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426396.22/cwt395.00–400.001,6884
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9241
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250242605.07/cwt600.00–615.001,4643
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550538402.35/cwt400.00–415.002,1656
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3331
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420417.91/cwt410.00–425.001,75515
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,93624
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527347.07/cwt345.00–360.001,8297
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363409.90/cwt405.00–415.001,4886
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572381.24/cwt375.00–390.002,1817
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4153
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800795295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3451
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478403.38/cwt400.00–405.001,9286
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333518.02/cwt515.00–520.001,7255
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580328.30/cwt325.00–330.001,9043
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9802
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5683
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550538367.53/cwt365.00–370.001,9776
CowsLean 85-90%1,091167.05/cwt162.00–168.001,82313
CowsLean 85-90%857156.51/cwt155.00–159.001,3419
CowsLean 85-90%1,178171.99/cwt171.00–176.002,0265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,621185.73/cwt185.00–188.003,0114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285184.63/cwt184.00–188.002,3726
Bulls2,000215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,3001
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,436.36/head2,400.00–2,500.002,43611
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,675.00/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6754
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,008.70/head1,900.00–2,150.002,00923
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 31,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,133.33/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1333
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,512.50/head1,400.00–1,600.001,51316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,520.00/head3,400.00–3,700.003,52010
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400366388.94/cwt385.00–395.001,4248
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,766.67/head3,750.00–3,800.003,7673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy4,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6471
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450438422.69/cwt410.00–425.001,8516
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425380.39/cwt370.00–385.001,61710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219177.24/cwt176.00–178.002,1618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268190.48/cwt190.00–191.002,4152
Bulls1,315195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5641
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223667.36/cwt665.00–670.001,4882
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490387.53/cwt385.00–390.001,8992
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650618313.26/cwt310.00–315.001,9363
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450411478.03/cwt475.00–490.001,9655
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550507371.81/cwt370.00–385.001,88517
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3794
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5812
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615372.48/cwt370.00–375.002,2912
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372525.81/cwt520.00–535.001,9565
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615337.38/cwt330.00–345.002,0752
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376486.21/cwt475.00–490.001,8284
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620335.08/cwt330.00–340.002,0776
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415425.12/cwt420.00–430.001,7644
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5371
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713311.71/cwt310.00–315.002,2223
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330441.18/cwt435.00–445.001,4565
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378483.48/cwt480.00–490.001,8283

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.