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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 15

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 396▼ 138 vs year ago 373 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 71▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 52▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.43/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.08 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.

Average price

$359.43

31 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$32.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	371.17	2,078	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	367.93	2,011	13thin
Medium and Large 3	555	338.99	1,881	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale31 hd

359.43

—

AL average12 barns · 346 hd

363.01

−3.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.51

−37.08

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	1,551	190.55	2,955	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	179.00	2,631	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	169.37	2,121	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	144.75	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,333	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,969	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,394	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	18

Every lot

69 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	441.64/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,930	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	421.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,201	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	353.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,864	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	395.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,134	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	404.74/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,323	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	371.00/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,274	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	363.07/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,233	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	347.95/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,352	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,694	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	372.48/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,430	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	391.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	344.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,458	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,711	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	356.23/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,678	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	363.04/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,888	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	343.62/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,797	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	357.01/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,992	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,909	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,006	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,952	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	303.97/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,052	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	481.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,483	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	396.91/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,524	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	431.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,767	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	369.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,565	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	384.41/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,830	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,844	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	374.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,978	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	364.89/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,073	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	352.97/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,075	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	322.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,907	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	334.13/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,055	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	321.99/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,328	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	197.58/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,862	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	157.87/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,580	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	165.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,058	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	173.95/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,200	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,700	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,820.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,507.14/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,507	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,068.75/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,069	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,916.67/head	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,280.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	18

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 396Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 71Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	539	390.00–405.00	395.90
3	600–650	615	355.00–367.00	363.07
7	650–700	676	345.00–352.00	347.95
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	755	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	435.00–445.00	441.64
3	500–550	522	420.00–425.00	421.61
7	550–600	574	400.00–417.00	404.74
2	600–650	613	370.00–372.00	371.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.48
2	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	528	345.00–355.00	353.03
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	308	475.00–485.00	481.59
5	400–450	409	430.00–440.00	431.98
8	450–500	476	380.00–387.00	384.41
9	500–550	528	370.00–380.00	374.58
4	550–600	588	347.00–355.00	352.97
3	600–650	615	330.00–342.00	334.13
2	700–750	723	319.00–325.00	321.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	364.89
4	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	395.00–400.00	396.91
5	400–450	424	365.00–375.00	369.06
5	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	355.91
5	550–600	592	310.00–325.00	322.06
2	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
10	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	391.92
2	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
11	450–500	471	355.00–362.00	356.23
3	500–550	523	337.00–347.00	343.62
4	550–600	583	325.00–330.00	327.45
4	600–650	635	305.00–310.00	307.46
3	650–700	675	302.00–305.00	303.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	770.00	770.00
3	450–500	460	372.00	372.00
6	500–550	520	362.00–365.00	363.04
2	550–600	558	355.00–359.00	357.01
2	600–650	625	320.00–322.00	320.99
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	372.48
4	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	344.79
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	196.00–200.00	197.58
2	—	1,590	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,099	157.00–159.00	157.87
9	—	1,115	140.00–145.00	141.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	164.00–168.00	165.70
4	—	1,265	172.00–176.00	173.95

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)	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,507.14

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)	7	—	—	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,916.67

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	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550.00

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.