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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Mar 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 295▲ 50 vs year ago 146 · +34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 18 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 37 vs year ago 4 · +925.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. 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 $437.42/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +40.90 against this barn's trailing median of $396.51.

Average price

$437.42

16 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$91.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.61

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	476.94	2,480	5thin
Medium and Large 2	554	427.11	2,366	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	385.00	2,002	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.94/cwt here — about $478 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 sale16 hd

437.42

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

+17.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.51

+40.90

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	1,810	192.20	3,479	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	172.41	2,293	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	152.44	1,645	5thin

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)	—	$2,914	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,617	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,588	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,370	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	3thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,421	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,544	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,610	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,697	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	500.06/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,950	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	410.31/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,719	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	485.94/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,060	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	428.69/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,049	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,183	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,259	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	343.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,277	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	311.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,259	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,598	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	682.45/cwt	670.00–685.00	1,542	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	582.64/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,544	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	633.70/cwt	630.00–645.00	1,831	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	627.56/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,996	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	574.97/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,058	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	552.08/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,103	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,274	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,288	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	501.69/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,323	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	473.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,286	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	476.94/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,480	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	458.57/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,385	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	401.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,335	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	386.66/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,370	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,511	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,369	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	337.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,440	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,698	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	203.99/cwt	201.00–207.00	3,988	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	148.06/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,555	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,786	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	169.28/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,145	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	177.10/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,524	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,340.00/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,340	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,587.50/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,588	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,340.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,340	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,500.00/head	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,925.00/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 295Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	419	405.00–425.00	410.31
1	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	675	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	390	495.00–505.00	500.06
5	400–450	424	480.00–490.00	485.94
4	450–500	478	425.00–440.00	428.69
4	500–550	523	415.00–420.00	417.46
4	550–600	583	380.00–395.00	387.40
3	650–700	663	340.00–350.00	343.37
5	700–750	724	310.00–320.00	311.99
2	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	685.00	685.00
3	250–300	290	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	530	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	595	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	585	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	670.00–685.00	682.45
2	250–300	265	575.00–590.00	582.64
7	350–400	381	550.00–555.00	552.08
6	400–450	440	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	463	500.00–505.00	501.69
4	500–550	520	440.00–465.00	458.57
5	550–600	581	400.00–410.00	401.94
3	600–650	613	385.00–390.00	386.66
2	650–700	658	355.00–365.00	360.02
2	700–750	723	330.00–345.00	337.42
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
10	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	483	470.00–480.00	473.38
2	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	710.00	710.00
4	250–300	289	630.00–645.00	633.70
4	300–350	318	620.00–630.00	627.56
2	350–400	358	570.00–580.00	574.97
2	400–450	425	535.00	535.00
5	500–550	520	475.00–480.00	476.94
1	600–650	620	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	201.00–207.00	203.99
2	—	1,698	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	1,745	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	147.00–150.00	148.06
2	—	1,123	158.00–160.00	159.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	175.00–179.00	177.10
3	—	1,267	168.00–170.00	169.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,340.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00

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)	5	—	—	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,400.00–4,600.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.