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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Apr 1

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 287▼ 10 vs year ago 281 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 47 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 48▲ 54 vs year ago 34 · +158.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.76/cwt on 46 head, up $3.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +40.56 against this barn's trailing median of $406.20.

Average price

$446.76

▲ 3.48 vs prior sale

46 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$85.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs AL average

−36.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	471.13	2,596	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	447.33	2,462	22
Medium and Large 3	546	385.77	2,108	7thin

One grade step is worth $85.36/cwt here — about $488 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 sale46 hd

446.76

—

AL average14 barns · 207 hd

447.42

−0.66

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−36.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.20

+40.56

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.80, low $343.18, median $406.20 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	—	Average	1,630	193.84	3,160	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	178.16	2,644	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	171.61	2,338	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	158.60	1,696	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,681	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,783	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,892	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,825	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,200	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,864	7

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,054	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	526.75/cwt	525.00–527.00	2,154	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,256	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	478.60/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,316	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	434.79/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,109	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,117	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	476.32/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,496	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	457.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,448	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	441.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,468	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	374.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,098	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,665	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,534	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,731	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,356	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	357.75/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,536	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,496	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	520.04/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,524	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	487.15/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,841	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	448.25/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,726	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	477.53/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,958	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	467.56/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,034	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	403.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,951	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,159	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	422.42/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,230	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	391.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,265	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	373.45/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,334	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	364.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,425	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	343.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,341	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	348.19/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,465	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	647.61/cwt	645.00–650.00	1,833	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,938	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	538.36/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,030	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	520.87/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,969	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	489.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,098	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	455.07/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,107	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	477.82/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,236	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	443.27/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,305	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	407.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,133	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	385.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,158	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,350	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	388.24/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,415	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	361.70/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,503	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	341.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,621	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	185.66/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	209.11/cwt	207.00–211.00	4,000	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	163.97/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,727	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	155.38/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,677	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,244	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	176.81/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,426	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,255	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	178.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,644	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,864.29/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,864	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,891.67/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,892	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,037.50/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,038	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,461.54/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,462	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,783.33/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,783	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,225.00/head	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,810.00/head	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,810	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 287Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 6Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 48Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	378	480.00–495.00	487.15
4	400–450	435	465.00–470.00	467.56
2	450–500	488	440.00–445.00	442.46
6	500–550	528	420.00–425.00	422.42
8	550–600	578	390.00–405.00	391.83
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	681	340.00–345.00	343.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	515.00–525.00	520.04
2	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	385	445.00–455.00	448.25
5	450–500	483	400.00–410.00	403.85
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	665.00	665.00
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	410	475.00–480.00	477.53
1	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	625	367.00–380.00	373.45
11	650–700	666	355.00–365.00	364.08
5	700–750	708	347.00–350.00	348.19
3	750–800	785	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	485	430.00–445.00	434.79
2	500–550	510	410.00–420.00	415.05
5	550–600	561	370.00–380.00	374.06
2	650–700	673	345.00–355.00	350.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	555.00	555.00
8	400–450	409	525.00–527.00	526.75
8	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
7	500–550	524	470.00–485.00	476.32
10	550–600	570	467.50	467.50
1	600–650	635	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	507.00	507.00
7	450–500	484	470.00–480.00	478.60
8	500–550	535	450.00–460.00	457.57
14	550–600	559	440.00–450.00	441.48
4	600–650	615	412.00	412.00
2	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	709	357.00–360.00	357.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	377	535.00–540.00	538.36
5	400–450	429	485.00–495.00	489.06
9	450–500	468	475.00–480.00	477.82
3	500–550	520	440.00–450.00	443.27
3	550–600	585	400.00–405.00	401.70
6	600–650	622	385.00–395.00	388.24
3	650–700	692	355.00–365.00	361.70
3	750–800	768	340.00–342.00	341.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	645.00–650.00	647.61
2	500–550	520	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	520.00–525.00	520.87
3	450–500	463	450.00–465.00	455.07
6	500–550	523	400.00–415.00	407.75
5	550–600	559	380.00–390.00	385.96
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	153.00–156.00	155.38
3	—	1,053	163.00–166.00	163.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,484	174.00–180.00	178.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,372	176.00–178.00	176.81
2	—	1,320	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	196.00	196.00
4	—	1,470	184.00–187.00	185.66
2	—	1,913	207.00–211.00	209.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,864.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,891.67

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)	8	—	—	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,037.50

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)	13	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,461.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,783.33

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	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.