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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Apr 9Apr 23May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 287▼ 8 vs year ago 400 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 9▼ 2 vs year ago 39 · −5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 12▲ 61 vs year ago 55 · +110.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $312.24/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.18 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$312.24

50 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$32.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs AL average

−17.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	320.89	1,724	18thin
Medium and Large 2	542	314.63	1,705	23
Medium and Large 3	552	288.82	1,595	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $130 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

312.24

—

AL average15 barns · 484 hd

306.24

+6.00

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−17.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−50.18

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	—	High	1,657	172.38	2,856	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	139.57	1,767	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	138.14	2,123	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	131.91	1,405	18

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)	—	$2,562	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,014	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,781	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,410	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,306	17

Every lot

67 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	378.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,811	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	369.02/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,900	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,963	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,024	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	289.39/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,959	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,281	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	361.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,301	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,259	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	376.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,406	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	362.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,542	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	333.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,449	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	353.76/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,571	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	341.96/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,587	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,642	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,528	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	332.38/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,728	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	323.04/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,715	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	296.19/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,588	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	282.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,599	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	297.90/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,704	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	290.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,666	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	276.59/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,698	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	287.29/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,801	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,694	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,887	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	431.70/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,373	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	443.16/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,427	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	399.68/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,483	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	399.02/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,644	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	362.59/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,523	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	373.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,619	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	372.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,743	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	354.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,722	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,642	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	327.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,773	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,700	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	311.93/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,794	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,693	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	274.65/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,722	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,931	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	248.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,882	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	168.03/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	175.28/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,076	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	125.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,304	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	133.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,435	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	139.57/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,767	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	138.14/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,123	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,388.89/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,389	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,716.67/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,717	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,781.25/head	3,650.00–3,875.00	3,781	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,592.31/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,592	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,175.00/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,933.33/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305.88/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,306	17

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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 287Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 9Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 12Year ago 55

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	390	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	479	375.00–380.00	378.10
3	500–550	515	367.00–370.00	369.02
2	550–600	573	340.00–345.00	342.51
2	600–650	618	325.00–330.00	327.49
5	650–700	677	287.00–290.00	289.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	570	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	396.70
4	350–400	360	360.00–365.00	361.30
8	400–450	444	350.00–355.00	353.76
5	450–500	464	340.00–345.00	341.96
17	500–550	531	317.00–327.00	323.04
6	550–600	573	290.00–295.00	290.82
5	600–650	614	275.00–283.00	276.59
2	650–700	658	255.00–260.00	257.51
2	750–800	795	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	340.00–350.00	344.86
9	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	333.18
6	450–500	470	320.00–330.00	325.11
4	500–550	536	295.00–300.00	296.19
5	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	282.93
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	375.00–380.00	376.98
5	400–450	426	360.00–365.00	362.04
3	450–500	467	350.00–355.00	351.68
12	500–550	520	330.00–334.00	332.38
6	550–600	572	297.50–300.00	297.90
12	600–650	627	285.00–287.50	287.29
9	650–700	685	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	370.00–380.00	373.97
7	450–500	486	350.00–360.00	354.36
9	500–550	542	325.00–335.00	327.17
6	550–600	575	308.00–320.00	311.93
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	658	292.00–295.00	293.49
3	750–800	758	245.00–250.00	248.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	425.00–435.00	431.70
9	350–400	371	395.00–405.00	399.68
2	400–450	420	360.00–365.00	362.59
4	450–500	490	330.00–340.00	335.05
2	500–550	545	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	590	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	627	270.00–277.00	274.65
2	650–700	690	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	322	440.00–450.00	443.16
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	412	397.00–400.00	399.02
4	450–500	468	370.00–380.00	372.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	125.00–127.00	125.51
14	—	1,073	132.00–135.00	133.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	137.00–140.00	138.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	138.00–142.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	174.00–176.00	175.28
2	—	1,510	167.00–169.00	168.03

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)	9	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	13	—	—	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,592.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,933.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	3,650.00–3,875.00	3,781.25

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	17	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305.88

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.