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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

428 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 329▼ 82 vs year ago 510 · −16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 45▼ 73 vs year ago 107 · −68.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 19▼ 28 vs year ago 97 · −28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.80/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.62 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$268.80

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs AL average

−30.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	270.00	1,539	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	268.30	1,460	12thin

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

268.80

—

AL average15 barns · 545 hd

271.34

−2.53

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−30.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−93.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $362.42 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,089	171.21	3,576	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	132.76	2,060	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	131.68	1,787	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	120.86	1,372	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,479	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,048	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,339	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,360	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,300	7

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	438.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,433	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	351.73/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,326	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,394	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	353.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,442	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	366.09/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,574	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	329.08/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,451	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	348.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,611	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,717	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	289.44/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,803	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	280.37/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,789	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,820	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	260.32/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,843	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,914	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	432.40/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,215	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,023	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	342.31/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,106	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	321.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,178	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	305.56/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,155	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,319	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	315.29/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,308	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	293.24/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,346	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	263.47/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	273.94/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,463	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	260.41/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,453	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,562	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	246.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,533	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	229.04/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,438	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,682	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,269	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	501.86/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,405	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	437.41/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,426	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	376.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,230	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	418.50/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,373	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	408.36/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,458	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	386.86/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,431	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	343.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,329	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	331.04/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,367	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	351.09/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,524	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	353.52/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,619	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	341.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,590	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	321.83/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,554	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	316.76/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,701	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	293.69/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,668	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	281.85/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,615	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	284.64/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,742	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	253.96/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,569	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	268.68/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,714	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	259.44/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,751	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,680	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	252.32/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,786	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	246.49/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,873	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,995	169.38/cwt	166.00–171.00	3,379	3
Bulls	—	—	2,133	160.13/cwt	159.00–161.00	3,416	2
Bulls	—	—	2,153	180.42/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,884	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,265	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	123.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,403	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	136.65/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,738	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	126.71/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,827	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,019	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,479.17/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,479	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,811.11/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,811	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,339.17/head	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,339	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,475.00–2,625.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,233.33/head	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,233	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	7

This sale against other markets

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

Wed Feb 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 329Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 19Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	415.00–425.00	418.50
2	350–400	370	382.00–392.00	386.86
6	400–450	434	350.00–357.00	351.09
8	450–500	466	335.00–345.00	341.10
2	550–600	573	277.00–287.00	281.85
6	600–650	638	262.00–270.00	268.68
2	650–700	675	257.00–262.00	259.44
3	700–750	708	250.00–257.00	252.32
2	750–800	760	245.00–248.00	246.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	540.00	540.00
5	250–300	280	500.00–510.00	501.86
4	300–350	326	435.00–445.00	437.41
3	350–400	357	405.00–415.00	408.36
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	458	350.00–357.00	353.52
8	500–550	537	315.00–317.00	316.76
6	550–600	568	292.00–297.00	293.69
3	600–650	612	282.00–290.00	284.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	376.15
10	350–400	387	340.00–345.00	343.53
7	400–450	413	330.00–337.00	331.04
3	450–500	483	315.00–325.00	321.83
3	600–650	618	252.00–255.00	253.96
1	650–700	680	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	315.00–325.00	319.84
5	350–400	378	300.00–307.00	305.56
11	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	263.47
5	600–650	628	227.00–232.00	229.04
2	650–700	690	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	340.00–347.00	342.31
10	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	321.05
9	400–450	415	312.00–317.00	315.29
4	450–500	459	292.00–297.00	293.24
7	500–550	534	270.00–277.00	273.94
5	550–600	558	260.00–262.00	260.41
14	600–650	622	245.00–255.00	246.39
1	650–700	675	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	281	430.00–440.00	432.40
3	400–450	408	320.00–325.00	323.35
1	500–550	510	282.00	282.00
4	550–600	585	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	350.00–355.00	351.73
5	400–450	441	320.00–335.00	329.08
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	450.00–460.00	454.96
2	400–450	430	362.00–370.00	366.09
1	500–550	525	327.00	327.00
9	600–650	623	289.00–290.00	289.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	435.00–445.00	438.16
2	350–400	385	362.00	362.00
3	400–450	408	350.00–360.00	353.31
5	450–500	463	345.00–350.00	348.01
1	550–600	565	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	638	277.00–282.00	280.37
2	650–700	668	270.00–275.00	272.49
12	700–750	708	257.00–265.00	260.32
1	750–800	775	247.00	247.00
2	850–900	895	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,537	131.00–132.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	110.00–115.00	112.41
7	—	1,138	122.00–127.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	133.00–139.00	136.65
3	—	1,442	124.00–128.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,995	166.00–171.00	169.38
2	—	2,133	159.00–161.00	160.13
3	—	2,153	179.00–183.00	180.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,811.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,339.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,479.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,475.00–2,625.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.