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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, May 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 382▼ 71 vs year ago 429 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 53▼ 26 vs year ago 78 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 49▲ 17 vs year ago 14 · +121.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $410.82/cwt on 42 head, down $13.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +48.40 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$410.82

▼ 13.67 vs prior sale

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$51.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs AL average

−6.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	425.41	2,236	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	411.72	2,256	26
Medium and Large 3	561	374.04	2,099	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.37/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd

410.82

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

406.04

+4.78

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−6.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

+48.40

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	—	High	1,697	204.21	3,465	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	179.55	2,548	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	170.62	2,185	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	150.77	1,625	21

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)	—	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,071	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,429	12

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	537.20/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,988	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	516.64/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,129	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	493.74/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,326	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	467.04/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,223	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,103	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,121	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,465	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	476.21/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,567	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	456.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,555	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	410.73/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,596	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	379.44/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,565	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	366.41/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,634	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	579.65/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,652	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	527.44/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,783	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	461.65/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,888	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	444.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,947	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	415.51/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,982	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	441.18/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,153	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	431.25/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,186	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	418.22/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,267	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	390.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,216	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	409.83/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,357	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	360.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,096	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	366.15/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,241	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,344	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	335.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,409	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,705	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,906	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	526.27/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,610	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	566.03/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,941	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	545.03/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,951	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	510.17/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,979	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	483.29/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,064	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	504.77/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,196	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	481.31/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,305	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	455.10/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,184	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	442.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,348	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	427.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,430	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	404.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,318	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	406.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,594	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,416	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	367.40/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,458	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	209.92/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	198.51/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,682	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,446	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	153.72/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,680	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	160.18/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,828	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	173.37/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,025	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	167.41/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,364	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	179.55/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,548	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,180.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,180	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,429.17/head	1,350.00–1,540.00	1,429	12

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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 382Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 53Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 49Year ago 14

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	338	525.00–530.00	527.44
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	409	460.00–475.00	461.65
24	450–500	488	440.00–455.00	441.18
20	500–550	542	410.00–425.00	418.22
6	550–600	568	385.00–395.00	390.07
9	600–650	612	365.00–370.00	366.15
2	650–700	665	350.00–355.00	352.48
9	700–750	718	335.00–340.00	335.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
9	400–450	438	440.00–450.00	444.42
13	450–500	477	405.00–425.00	415.51
2	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	582	350.00–365.00	360.06
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	575.00–590.00	579.65
8	500–550	507	430.00–432.00	431.25
3	550–600	575	405.00–420.00	409.83
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	490.00–495.00	493.74
4	500–550	539	475.00–480.00	476.21
4	550–600	560	455.00–460.00	456.28
2	600–650	620	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	370	530.00–545.00	537.20
3	400–450	412	515.00–520.00	516.64
5	450–500	476	465.00–470.00	467.04
9	500–550	530	465.00	465.00
7	600–650	632	410.00–415.00	410.73
11	650–700	676	375.00–385.00	379.44
7	700–750	719	363.00–375.00	366.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	478	435.00–445.00	439.92
6	500–550	508	415.00–420.00	417.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	275	620.00	620.00
5	300–350	343	560.00–570.00	566.03
2	350–400	358	540.00–550.00	545.03
3	400–450	435	500.00–515.00	504.77
14	450–500	479	475.00–485.00	481.31
23	500–550	531	440.00–450.00	442.11
22	550–600	568	420.00–430.00	427.76
4	600–650	640	370.00–385.00	377.56
4	650–700	669	360.00–370.00	367.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	625.00	625.00
3	600–650	638	400.00–410.00	406.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	525.00–530.00	526.27
3	350–400	388	500.00–515.00	510.17
9	400–450	427	475.00–490.00	483.29
6	450–500	480	445.00–460.00	455.10
9	550–600	573	400.00–405.00	404.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	152.00–155.00	153.72
9	—	1,020	140.00–145.00	141.81
7	—	1,141	159.00–161.00	160.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	172.00–175.00	173.37
6	—	1,412	166.00–168.00	167.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,419	176.00–182.00	179.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	207.00–213.00	209.92
2	—	1,855	198.00–199.00	198.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	10	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,540.00	1,429.17

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.