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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 26

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 164▼ 43 vs year ago 282 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 14▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 21▲ 61 vs year ago 16 · +381.3%

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 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.23/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −70.28 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.

Average price

$326.23

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	331.18	1,786	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	319.87	1,702	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $84 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 sale16 hd

326.23

—

AL average14 barns · 177 hd

324.17

+2.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.51

−70.28

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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $445.70, low $318.55, median $396.51 across 32 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	—	High	1,657	178.64	2,959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	148.57	1,878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	142.16	1,706	33

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)	—	$2,015	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,411	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	7

Every lot

68 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,681	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.96/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,795	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,837	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	346.96/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,835	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,986	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,927	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	322.24/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,059	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	293.45/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,951	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	421.63/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,168	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	399.48/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,246	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	339.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	376.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,428	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	331.61/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,270	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	338.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,544	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	308.09/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,448	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	303.39/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,572	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	263.55/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,510	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	290.97/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,702	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,568	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,720	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	426.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,419	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	391.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,501	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,660	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,408	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	393.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,684	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	328.43/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,517	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	370.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,732	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,691	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	323.42/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,659	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	331.95/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,773	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,833	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,804	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,953	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	156.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,469	171.45/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,519	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	196.84/cwt	196.00–199.50	3,888	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	150.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,765	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	144.17/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,739	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	134.88/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	154.24/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,933	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	145.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,843	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,015.00/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,630.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,630	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,562.50/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,563	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,256.67/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,257	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440.00/head	1,300.00–1,545.00	1,440	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 164Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 14Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 21Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	465	382.00–390.00	385.96
5	500–550	529	342.00–355.00	346.96
4	550–600	593	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	600–650	625	312.00	312.00
4	650–700	665	290.00–297.00	293.45
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	361.66
3	550–600	587	335.00–340.00	338.38
4	600–650	639	320.00–329.00	322.24
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	420.00–425.00	421.63
9	300–350	312	395.00–405.00	399.48
5	350–400	379	375.00–385.00	376.87
6	450–500	456	332.00–340.00	338.65
7	500–550	518	302.00–312.00	303.39
2	550–600	585	287.00–295.00	290.97
1	600–650	610	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	643	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	700–750	735	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	335.00–345.00	339.81
3	350–400	383	325.00–335.00	331.61
2	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	470	300.00–312.00	308.09
2	550–600	573	260.00–267.00	263.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–425.00	422.48
6	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	393.46
8	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	350.03
5	500–550	513	317.00–325.00	323.42
2	550–600	580	310.00–312.00	310.99
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	420.00–430.00	426.04
6	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	391.78
2	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	450–500	462	325.00–335.00	328.43
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	365.00–375.00	370.97
7	500–550	534	330.00–337.00	331.95
2	550–600	558	327.00–330.00	328.49
2	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,975	196.00–199.50	196.84
4	—	1,469	168.00–173.00	171.45
2	—	1,395	154.00–160.00	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,206	142.00–145.00	144.17
12	—	1,210	132.00–137.00	134.88
7	—	1,172	150.00–155.00	150.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	153.00–156.00	154.24
8	—	1,271	144.00–148.00	145.03

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)	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,256.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,545.00	1,440.00

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.