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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 22

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 235▼ 119 vs year ago 409 · −29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 66 vs year ago 83 · −79.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 75▼ 48 vs year ago 72 · −66.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $334.96/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −27.46 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$334.96

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs AL average

−55.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	342.01	1,826	15thin
Medium and Large 1	560	339.00	1,898	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	307.50	1,684	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.51/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd

334.96

—

AL average15 barns · 584 hd

343.30

−8.34

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−55.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−27.46

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	1,387	171.91	2,384	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	175.00	2,319	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	149.33	1,720	9thin

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)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,168	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	10

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,750	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	449.25/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,990	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	423.63/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,025	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	422.68/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,211	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	406.54/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,187	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	413.73/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,309	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	394.51/cwt	392.00–397.00	2,320	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	372.64/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,299	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	360.93/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,411	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	330.92/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,383	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,387	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,226	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,309	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	388.37/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,289	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	380.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,451	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	368.39/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,429	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,669	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	374.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,561	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	355.24/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,542	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	356.84/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,695	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	340.63/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,628	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	348.39/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,808	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	324.48/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,866	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	324.49/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,022	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	320.86/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,105	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,057	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,680	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,544	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	457.39/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,532	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	442.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,575	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	417.37/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,561	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	423.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,748	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	394.15/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,730	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	407.54/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,867	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	369.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,750	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,912	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	336.44/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,881	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	358.65/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,023	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	352.25/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,202	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,253	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	167.86/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,662	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,829	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,465.00/head	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,465	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,870.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,870	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 235Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	405	432.00	432.00
8	450–500	478	420.00–427.00	423.63
13	500–550	538	400.00–412.00	406.54
4	550–600	588	392.00–397.00	394.51
13	600–650	617	370.00–377.00	372.64
4	650–700	668	357.00–365.00	360.93
2	700–750	720	327.00–335.00	330.92
1	750–800	755	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	443	445.00–450.00	449.25
2	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	422.68
8	550–600	558	410.00–415.00	413.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	645.00	645.00
4	400–450	410	407.00	407.00
5	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	560	339.00	339.00
2	600–650	623	322.00–327.00	324.49
7	650–700	656	320.00–321.00	320.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	385.00–390.00	388.37
6	350–400	388	365.00–375.00	368.39
5	400–450	434	352.00–360.00	355.24
9	450–500	478	335.00–345.00	340.63
2	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	268	455.00–460.00	457.57
2	300–350	308	420.00–430.00	424.96
7	350–400	381	380.00–385.00	380.73
16	400–450	417	370.00–380.00	374.40
13	450–500	475	352.00–365.00	356.84
11	500–550	519	347.00–352.00	348.39
4	550–600	575	322.00–327.00	324.48
2	650–700	680	300.00–305.00	302.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	335	450.00–465.00	457.39
4	350–400	356	440.00–450.00	442.53
3	400–450	413	420.00–430.00	423.31
4	450–500	458	405.00–415.00	407.54
4	500–550	510	370.00–380.00	374.95
5	550–600	564	357.00–365.00	358.65
3	600–650	625	347.00–355.00	352.25
2	650–700	688	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	715.00	715.00
2	500–550	515	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	405.00–425.00	417.37
7	400–450	439	390.00–405.00	394.15
6	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	369.93
5	550–600	559	335.00–342.00	336.44
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	155.00–157.00	156.22
2	—	1,135	145.00–148.00	146.42
2	—	1,120	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	165.00–171.00	167.86
1	—	1,720	180.00	180.00

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)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.