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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Jan 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 343▼ 168 vs year ago 329 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 37▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 60▲ 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $396.42/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +34.00 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$396.42

20 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$88.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.30

vs AL average

−41.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	428.50	2,282	2thin
Medium and Large 2	516	407.94	2,105	14thin
Medium and Large 3	568	340.07	1,932	4thin

One grade step is worth $88.43/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

396.42

—

AL average7 barns · 57 hd

380.12

+16.30

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−41.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

+34.00

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	1,842	190.52	3,510	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	185.00	2,914	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	172.94	2,241	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	150.45	1,774	4thin

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)	—	$3,140	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,857	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,567	9

Every lot

62 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	1,789	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	519.26/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,984	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	486.70/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,888	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	464.04/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,046	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	488.29/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,285	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,369	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,444	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,552	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,699	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	595.04/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,714	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	508.40/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,668	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	552.16/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,822	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	447.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,637	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	480.80/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,885	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	467.71/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,021	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	414.92/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,817	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	364.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,686	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	425.94/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,079	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	407.94/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,105	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,363	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,932	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	383.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,331	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	755.27/cwt	750.00–760.00	1,760	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	676.28/cwt	675.00–680.00	1,846	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	515.16/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,649	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	475.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,758	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	185.36/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,314	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	154.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,806	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,741	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,178	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	171.93/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,249	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,857.00/head	1,685.00–1,900.00	1,857	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567	9

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 Jan 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 343Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 60Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	545.00–560.00	552.16
6	350–400	392	480.00–485.00	480.80
20	400–450	432	455.00–470.00	467.71
3	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	560	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	590.00–600.00	595.04
3	300–350	328	505.00–515.00	508.40
4	350–400	366	440.00–450.00	447.37
4	450–500	488	422.00–430.00	425.94
14	500–550	516	405.00–415.00	407.94
3	600–650	608	380.00–390.00	383.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	438	405.00–420.00	414.92
3	450–500	462	360.00–375.00	364.93
4	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	340.07
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	515.00–520.00	519.26
5	400–450	441	460.00–465.00	464.04
2	500–550	540	450.00–455.00	452.52
1	550–600	580	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	795.00	795.00
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
6	450–500	468	480.00–490.00	488.29
1	500–550	515	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
3	350–400	388	485.00–490.00	486.70
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	750.00–760.00	755.27
4	250–300	273	675.00–680.00	676.28
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	570	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	320	510.00–525.00	515.16
2	350–400	370	470.00–480.00	475.07
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	152.00–157.00	154.40
2	—	1,188	146.00–147.00	146.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,308	169.00–174.00	171.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	185.00–186.00	185.36
1	—	2,005	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,685.00–1,900.00	1,857.00

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	9	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,566.67

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.