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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 437▼ 34 vs year ago 377 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 32 vs year ago 17 · +188.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 27 vs year ago 16 · +168.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $328.13/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.29 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$328.13

28 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs AL average

−4.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	335.95	1,823	6thin
Medium and Large 2	564	326.00	1,839	22

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale28 hd

328.13

—

AL average9 barns · 213 hd

317.87

+10.26

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−4.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−34.29

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	1,549	184.13	2,851	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	160.00	2,280	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	157.88	2,106	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	148.65	1,569	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,231	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,466	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,908	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	365.13/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,862	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	348.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,965	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,099	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	330.97/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,045	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	302.19/cwt	291.00–308.00	2,034	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	293.28/cwt	293.00–297.00	2,138	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	402.44/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,340	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	356.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,489	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	345.77/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,653	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	337.14/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,814	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	331.97/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,786	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	323.76/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,858	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,953	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	303.49/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,909	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	287.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,895	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,387	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	346.04/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,609	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	331.74/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,755	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	346.02/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,844	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	318.96/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,824	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,659	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	317.99/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,946	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,869	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	199.28/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,163	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,957	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	152.61/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,619	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	148.53/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,588	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	154.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,014	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	162.39/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,181	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	158.13/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,130	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,647.06/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,647	17
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,187.50/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,188	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,525.00/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,525	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,195.00/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,195	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,908.33/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908	3

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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 437Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 34Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	402.44
16	400–450	418	355.00–360.00	356.32
8	450–500	478	345.00–347.00	345.77
6	500–550	538	330.00–334.00	331.97
16	550–600	574	320.00–325.00	323.76
36	600–650	629	302.00–311.00	303.49
5	650–700	658	280.00–290.00	287.96
7	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	538	336.00–342.00	337.14
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	618	315.00–317.00	316.00
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
11	500–550	510	364.00–370.00	365.13
3	550–600	563	347.00–350.00	348.99
28	600–650	618	325.00–332.00	330.97
15	650–700	673	291.00–308.00	302.19
1	750–800	760	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	347.00	347.00
14	700–750	729	293.00–297.00	293.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	533	342.00–350.00	346.02
1	550–600	555	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	300.02
2	650–700	688	280.00–290.00	284.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	385.00–390.00	387.48
4	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	465	342.00–350.00	346.04
4	500–550	529	330.00–337.00	331.74
5	550–600	572	317.00–327.00	318.96
1	600–650	610	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	612	317.00–320.00	317.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	162.00–163.00	162.39
12	—	1,347	157.00–159.00	158.13
7	—	1,306	150.00–155.00	154.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	134.00–137.00	135.26
7	—	1,061	152.00–154.00	152.61
8	—	1,069	145.00–149.00	148.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,587	197.00–204.00	199.28
2	—	1,425	165.00–166.00	165.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,525.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,647.06

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	—	—	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908.33

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.