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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Aug 13

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Jul 30Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 416▲ 242 vs year ago 366 · +66.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 35▲ 30 vs year ago 47 · +63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 46▲ 50 vs year ago 33 · +151.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $326.83/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.59 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$326.83

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AL average

−23.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	351.21	1,826	4thin
Medium and Large 2	536	332.63	1,782	22
Medium and Large 3	567	309.50	1,756	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $71 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 sale39 hd

326.83

—

AL average16 barns · 550 hd

331.12

−4.29

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−23.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−35.59

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	—	Low	1,574	194.48	3,061	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	170.15	2,469	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	167.68	2,236	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	144.94	1,450	32

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)	—	$3,310	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,522	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,333	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,574	33

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	409	412.57/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,687	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,814	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	383.08/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,755	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	403.97/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,891	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	357.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,833	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	383.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,004	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	332.13/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,853	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.99/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,966	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	307.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,822	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	343.59/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,120	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	325.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,031	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	321.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,181	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	334.46/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,274	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,305	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	315.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,310	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	435.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,471	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,557	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	394.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,481	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	393.62/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,598	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	374.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	356.17/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,535	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,715	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,639	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	361.85/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,730	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	339.52/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,745	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	351.21/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	320.67/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,725	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	324.37/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,823	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	306.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,763	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	319.81/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,964	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	290.12/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,799	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	310.74/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,930	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	686	257.13/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,764	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	283.45/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,072	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	452.58/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,693	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	471.61/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,783	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	447.53/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,835	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	372.30/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,534	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	408.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,758	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	348.36/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,627	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	361.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,830	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	336.21/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,799	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	328.37/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,832	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,796	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	303.43/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,875	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,109	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	193.97/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,043	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,530	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	134.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,354	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	145.69/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,485	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	171.35/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,150	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	178.26/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,360	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,234	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	169.38/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,398	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,828	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,573.64/head	1,450.00–1,690.00	1,574	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,310.00/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,310	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,522.22/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,522	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,170.00/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,170	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,333.33/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,333	12

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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 416Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 35Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 46Year ago 33

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	338	430.00–440.00	435.11
8	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	394.93
4	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	374.76
13	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	361.85
12	500–550	514	332.00–345.00	339.52
10	550–600	562	322.00–330.00	324.37
16	600–650	621	310.00–313.00	310.74
7	700–750	731	282.00–292.00	283.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	415.00–420.00	417.45
5	400–450	406	392.00–400.00	393.62
1	450–500	455	377.00	377.00
4	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	351.21
5	600–650	614	319.00–321.00	319.81
2	650–700	655	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	431	355.00–360.00	356.17
14	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.05
3	500–550	538	320.00–322.00	320.67
10	550–600	576	300.00–310.00	306.15
4	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	290.12
7	650–700	686	255.00–260.00	257.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	415	437.00	437.00
5	450–500	458	380.00–395.00	383.08
10	500–550	512	350.00–360.00	357.97
10	550–600	558	330.00–337.00	332.13
10	600–650	624	325.00–330.00	325.49
4	650–700	679	320.00–325.00	321.27
5	700–750	731	315.00–320.00	315.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	468	402.00–410.00	403.97
10	500–550	522	380.00–390.00	383.91
15	550–600	560	350.00–365.00	350.99
7	600–650	617	340.00–345.00	343.59
14	650–700	680	330.00–337.00	334.46
1	700–750	705	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	410.00–420.00	412.57
2	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
9	550–600	592	300.00–310.00	307.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	452.58
5	400–450	430	405.00–415.00	408.86
3	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	558	327.00–335.00	328.37
1	600–650	645	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	302.00	302.00
2	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	470.00–475.00	471.61
2	400–450	410	445.00–450.00	447.53
6	500–550	506	360.00–370.00	361.68
2	600–650	610	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	412	360.00–375.00	372.30
3	450–500	467	345.00–355.00	348.36
4	500–550	535	335.00–340.00	336.21
3	550–600	577	310.00–312.00	311.34
2	600–650	618	300.00–307.00	303.43
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
5	750–800	755	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	133.00–137.00	134.76
9	—	971	155.00–160.00	157.60
11	—	1,019	144.00–147.00	145.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	171.00–172.00	171.35
14	—	1,370	160.00–166.00	163.08
4	—	1,324	178.00–179.00	178.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	174.00	174.00
5	—	1,416	169.00–171.00	169.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,633	200.00–201.00	200.51
5	—	1,569	192.00–197.00	193.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	33	—	—	1,450.00–1,690.00	1,573.64

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)	8	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,522.22

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	—	—	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,333.33

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.