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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Dec 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 356▼ 198 vs year ago 563 · −35.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 31▼ 8 vs year ago 73 · −11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 34 vs year ago 36 · +94.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $353.69/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −8.73 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$353.69

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AL average

−36.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	356.07	1,911	20
Medium and Large 2	575	329.87	1,897	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $15 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 sale22 hd

353.69

—

AL average14 barns · 415 hd

352.20

+1.49

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−36.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

−8.73

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	1,508	174.17	2,627	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	170.41	2,633	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	163.18	2,072	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	140.07	1,415	30

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,625	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,840	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,036	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,986	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,332	17

Every lot

77 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,106	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,114	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	378.35/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,247	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,151	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,276	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	345.91/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,352	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	324.31/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,342	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,425	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	582.42/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,386	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	474.76/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,344	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	463.66/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,451	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	432.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,419	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,399	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	395.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,432	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	436.28/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,619	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	345.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,425	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	367.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	414.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,775	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	357.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,735	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	366.73/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,801	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	357.84/cwt	357.00–364.00	1,904	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	349.01/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,940	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,897	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	338.16/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,107	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,041	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	612.62/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,317	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	513.08/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,575	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	479.90/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,598	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	482.55/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,728	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	446.71/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,617	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	468.56/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,715	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	448.50/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,888	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	423.49/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,838	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	422.48/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,939	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	381.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,802	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	391.38/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,008	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	381.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,960	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,963	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	376.71/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,155	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	336.98/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,227	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	170.46/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	181.60/cwt	181.00–182.00	3,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	122.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,105	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	144.16/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,439	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	152.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,726	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	166.91/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,061	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	158.91/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,082	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	170.41/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,633	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,500.00/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,625.00/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,840.00/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,840	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,036.36/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,036	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332.35/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,332	17

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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 356Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 31Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,310	158.00–160.00	158.91
8	—	1,235	165.00–169.00	166.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,545	168.00–173.00	170.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,134	150.00–155.00	152.18
9	—	902	120.00–127.00	122.50
12	—	998	143.00–145.00	144.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	169.00–172.00	170.46
2	—	1,798	181.00–182.00	181.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	415.00–420.00	417.54
9	350–400	362	390.00–400.00	395.45
3	400–450	413	340.00–355.00	345.08
2	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	283	470.00–485.00	474.76
6	300–350	328	430.00–445.00	432.63
5	400–450	417	360.00–370.00	367.87
8	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	357.65
2	550–600	575	325.00–335.00	329.87
2	600–650	643	315.00–320.00	317.49
3	700–750	705	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	580.00–585.00	582.42
4	300–350	313	460.00–475.00	463.66
8	350–400	371	435.00–445.00	436.28
4	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	414.80
7	450–500	491	365.00–367.00	366.73
16	500–550	532	357.00–364.00	357.84
4	550–600	556	347.00–355.00	349.01
13	600–650	623	335.00–342.00	338.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
6	350–400	362	445.00–455.00	446.71
7	400–450	434	415.00–430.00	423.49
10	450–500	473	375.00–385.00	381.03
4	500–550	538	360.00–370.00	364.93
2	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	610.00–615.00	612.62
2	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	333	470.00–485.00	479.90
7	350–400	366	465.00–470.00	468.56
11	400–450	421	445.00–455.00	448.50
8	450–500	459	420.00–430.00	422.48
4	500–550	514	380.00–385.00	381.28
3	550–600	572	370.00–380.00	376.71
5	650–700	661	335.00–340.00	336.98
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	755	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	510.00–525.00	513.08
4	350–400	358	480.00–490.00	482.55
2	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	513	390.00–397.00	391.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	620	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	395.05
6	550–600	594	370.00–380.00	378.35
4	600–650	628	360.00–365.00	362.45
2	650–700	680	340.00–352.00	345.91
3	700–750	722	322.00–329.00	324.31
4	750–800	790	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	505	417.00	417.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,500.00

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	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,300.00

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,036.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625.00

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	17	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,332.35

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.