Sale reports / Alabama / Brundidge Stockyards / 2026-09-02

Brundidge Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 381▲ 37 vs year ago 335 · +11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 56▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▼ 19 vs year ago 61 · −31.1%
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 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $311.66/cwt on 48 head, down $5.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −68.87 against this barn's trailing median of $380.53.
Average price
$311.66
▼ 5.46 vs prior sale
48 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.91
vs AL average
−19.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509337.481,7184thin
Medium and Large 2567318.391,80437
Medium and Large 3582261.341,5217thin
One grade step is worth $76.14/cwt here — about $197 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

32 sales
438391343295median 380.5302/1104/1506/1008/1209/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $380.53 across 32 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 sale48 hd
311.66
—
AL average16 barns · 411 hd
314.57
−2.91
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−19.86
This barn, trailing median32 sales
380.53
−68.87
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
Bulls—Low1,453184.332,6793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,384160.282,2184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269156.911,99111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,092137.461,50126

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)—$2,2888
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,09510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9205
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,75714

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
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650636329.37/cwt329.00–330.002,0958
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800773292.97/cwt290.00–295.002,2655
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421362.19/cwt360.00–375.001,5257
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525352.60/cwt350.00–355.001,8514
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474336.39/cwt335.00–342.001,5945
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8844
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613292.53/cwt290.00–295.001,7932
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573338.34/cwt335.00–340.001,9393
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327423.27/cwt420.00–430.001,3843
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428383.86/cwt380.00–390.001,6438
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380423.60/cwt420.00–435.001,6104
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385383.42/cwt380.00–390.001,4766
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589313.19/cwt310.00–315.001,84519
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550543323.87/cwt320.00–330.001,75918
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0272
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550531325.65/cwt320.00–330.001,7297
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488375.08/cwt370.00–380.001,8306
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800773271.24/cwt270.00–275.002,0974
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6043
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6006
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550506338.99/cwt335.00–340.001,7155
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450433357.54/cwt355.00–365.001,5484
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400390400.06/cwt395.00–405.001,5604
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7013
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464344.21/cwt340.00–350.001,5977
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600561271.26/cwt270.00–275.001,5224
CowsLean 85-90%—1,046133.57/cwt130.00–135.001,39710
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,384160.28/cwt160.00–161.002,2184
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,183158.93/cwt158.00–161.001,8807
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,420153.37/cwt152.00–155.002,1784
Bulls——1,440177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5492
Bulls——1,480199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,9451
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——2,200.00/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,920.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9205
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,757.14/head1,700.00–1,800.001,75714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——3,400.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,375.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,156.25/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1568
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400379353.86/cwt350.00–365.001,3414
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500494321.24/cwt320.00–325.001,5874
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433334.96/cwt330.00–345.001,4503
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600588257.40/cwt250.00–265.001,5146
CowsLean 85-90%—1,108122.90/cwt122.00–125.001,3626
CowsLean 85-90%—1,129150.08/cwt149.00–153.001,69410
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750709309.44/cwt309.00–310.002,19416
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380395.13/cwt385.00–400.001,5013
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525384.90/cwt380.00–390.002,0212
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613339.61/cwt337.00–340.002,0828
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368474.95/cwt470.00–485.001,7486
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612318.30/cwt315.00–320.001,9483
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1294
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458389.97/cwt385.00–395.001,7862
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550509337.48/cwt335.00–345.001,7184
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450408405.96/cwt400.00–415.001,6565
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560350.96/cwt347.00–355.001,9652
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9311
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659321.66/cwt320.00–330.002,1206
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576320.61/cwt315.00–325.001,8477
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550536335.80/cwt335.00–340.001,8006
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700679291.22/cwt290.00–295.001,9774
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463362.54/cwt355.00–365.001,6798
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412391.86/cwt385.00–400.001,61411
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750728282.44/cwt280.00–285.002,0562
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615305.08/cwt300.00–310.001,8762

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.