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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Sep 24

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 399▲ 96 vs year ago 336 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 102▼ 34 vs year ago 57 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 110▼ 20 vs year ago 47 · −42.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.83/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.59 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$335.83

63 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs AL average

−30.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	340.50	1,846	40
Medium and Large 2	550	331.39	1,821	16thin
Medium and Large 3	529	319.30	1,688	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about $158 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 sale63 hd

335.83

—

AL average16 barns · 671 hd

342.11

−6.28

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−30.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−26.59

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	—	Average	1,741	188.64	3,285	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,445	149.98	2,167	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	136.77	1,555	13

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)	—	$2,333	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,192	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	4thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	461.48/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,684	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,079	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	426.19/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,024	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	417.32/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,120	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	393.97/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,123	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.17/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,205	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	375.62/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,321	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	355.98/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,342	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	342.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,482	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,375	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	423.91/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,420	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	432.55/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,549	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	410.85/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,594	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.41/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,683	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	351.69/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,512	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	373.86/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,641	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	369.06/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,709	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	347.30/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,657	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	323.02/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,641	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	340.95/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,735	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	348.55/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,805	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	332.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,882	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	323.95/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,882	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	323.22/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,981	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	306.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,927	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,840	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	319.00/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,131	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,023	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,958	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	570.10/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,368	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,415	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	520.24/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,441	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	493.20/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,618	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	479.93/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,728	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	462.42/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,748	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	429.87/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,634	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	431.23/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,785	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	444.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,872	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	438.51/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,008	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	414.81/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,962	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	381.70/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,847	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	391.86/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,014	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	376.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,972	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	351.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,862	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	358.95/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,053	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	333.95/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,960	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	349.89/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,061	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	342.85/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,119	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	312.04/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,981	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,132	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	181.28/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,399	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	129.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,463	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	140.21/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,596	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	149.98/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,167	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,575	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,940	5

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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 399Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 102Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 110Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	455.00–465.00	461.48
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	475	420.00–432.00	426.19
7	500–550	539	390.00–397.00	393.97
6	550–600	580	370.00–385.00	380.17
2	650–700	658	352.00–360.00	355.98
4	700–750	725	335.00–350.00	342.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	455	457.00	457.00
3	500–550	508	415.00–422.00	417.32
5	600–650	618	370.00–377.00	375.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	425.00–435.00	429.87
11	450–500	484	375.00–387.00	381.70
5	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	351.98
6	550–600	587	330.00–342.00	333.95
8	600–650	635	307.00–317.00	312.04
2	700–750	730	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	515.00–530.00	520.24
3	300–350	328	490.00–500.00	493.20
6	350–400	378	460.00–465.00	462.42
12	400–450	414	430.00–437.00	431.23
14	450–500	473	410.00–420.00	414.81
14	500–550	524	375.00–380.00	376.39
7	550–600	589	347.00–352.00	349.89
5	600–650	618	340.00–347.00	342.85
1	750–800	775	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	565.00–575.00	570.10
3	250–300	255	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	360	475.00–485.00	479.93
11	400–450	421	440.00–450.00	444.69
2	450–500	458	437.00–440.00	438.51
5	500–550	514	387.00–395.00	391.86
6	550–600	572	355.00–367.00	358.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	585.00	585.00
2	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	305	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	358	425.00–440.00	432.55
12	400–450	410	410.00–415.00	410.41
18	450–500	463	365.00–377.00	369.06
20	500–550	518	347.00–357.00	348.55
20	550–600	566	330.00–340.00	332.45
13	600–650	613	320.00–327.00	323.22
3	650–700	668	317.00–320.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	422.00–430.00	423.91
8	350–400	388	410.00–417.00	410.85
13	400–450	439	370.00–375.00	373.86
21	450–500	477	345.00–352.00	347.30
7	500–550	509	335.00–342.00	340.95
9	550–600	581	320.00–327.00	323.95
8	600–650	629	300.00–310.00	306.36
3	650–700	682	295.00–300.00	296.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	347.00–355.00	351.69
4	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	508	317.00–327.00	323.02
2	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	630	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	720	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	126.00–130.00	129.04
9	—	1,138	139.00–142.00	140.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	149.00–152.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,875	180.00–183.00	181.28
1	—	1,715	202.00	202.00

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)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,575.00

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	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,700.00

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	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

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.