Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.62/cwt on 42 head, down $9.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +9.64 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$401.62

▼ 9.20 vs prior sale

42 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$50.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs AL average

−16.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	430.85	2,184	6thin
Medium and Large 2	556	400.79	2,228	29
Medium and Large 3	545	380.05	2,071	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.80/cwt here — about $114 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $332.14, median $391.99 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

401.62

—

AL average14 barns · 414 hd

404.73

−3.10

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−16.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

+9.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,754	204.40	3,586	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	184.34	2,465	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	177.20	2,342	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	154.13	1,608	25

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)	—	$2,264	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,419	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	478.91/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,361	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	467.35/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	393.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	442.59/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,837	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	497.62/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	408.94/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	445.83/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	363.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	496.60/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	503.68/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	428.69/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	421.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	333.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,271	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	351.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	387.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	457.13/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	458.35/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	578.05/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	562.70/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	485.48/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	413.25/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,223	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	413.71/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	392.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	361.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	413.37/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	163.66/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,614	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	149.11/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,460	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	184.34/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,465	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	179.43/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,351	14
Bulls	—	—	1,855	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,062	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,070.00/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,070	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,419.23/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,419	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,330.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,330	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	510.99/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,217	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	172.73/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,351	10
Bulls	—	—	1,800	209.93/cwt	206.00–212.00	3,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	196.60/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	393.82/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	433.95/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	450.98/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	473.68/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	376.66/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.81/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,965	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	500.98/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	342.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	430.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	375.79/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	422.90/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	456.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	346.24/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	453.35/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	377.01/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	597.56/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	428.18/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	395.44/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,677	8

How this sale compares

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 358Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 52Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
4	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	503.68
9	450–500	493	475.00–480.00	478.91
6	500–550	534	445.00–455.00	453.35
9	550–600	582	425.00–440.00	428.18
10	600–650	629	420.00–425.00	421.47
8	650–700	677	390.00–405.00	395.44
4	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
5	750–800	789	345.00–355.00	351.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	645	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
1	600–650	610	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	670	410.00	410.00
6	700–750	714	375.00–385.00	376.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	630.00	630.00
4	300–350	331	555.00–565.00	562.70
2	350–400	378	495.00–500.00	497.62
16	400–450	421	480.00–490.00	485.48
12	450–500	485	460.00–475.00	467.35
5	500–550	520	440.00–455.00	445.83
5	550–600	584	405.00–415.00	408.94
4	600–650	615	390.00–395.00	393.69
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	458.35
2	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	516	405.00–420.00	413.71
4	550–600	573	390.00–395.00	392.42
4	600–650	608	370.00–380.00	375.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	580.00	580.00
8	350–400	373	525.00–540.00	526.81
5	400–450	423	500.00–505.00	500.98
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	575	420.00–435.00	422.90
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	679	370.00–385.00	375.79
2	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	793	340.00–350.00	342.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	605.00	605.00
4	250–300	275	570.00–585.00	578.05
3	300–350	338	490.00–500.00	496.60
5	350–400	366	455.00–465.00	457.13
16	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	442.59
11	450–500	459	425.00–435.00	428.69
15	500–550	538	410.00–420.00	413.25
14	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	387.43
6	600–650	613	360.00–370.00	363.32
15	650–700	680	330.00–340.00	333.91
2	750–800	760	315.00–325.00	319.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	500.00–515.00	510.99
5	350–400	357	425.00–440.00	433.95
3	400–450	440	410.00–415.00	413.37
4	500–550	535	390.00–395.00	393.82
3	550–600	558	355.00–365.00	361.69
2	600–650	618	315.00–325.00	320.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	590.00–605.00	597.56
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	378	470.00–485.00	473.68
5	400–450	413	455.00–465.00	456.96
5	450–500	468	450.00–455.00	450.98
6	500–550	507	430.00–435.00	430.85
10	600–650	617	375.00–380.00	377.01
4	650–700	669	345.00–350.00	346.24
2	700–750	705	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
7	—	1,195	140.00	140.00
13	—	986	161.00–165.00	163.66
5	—	979	146.00–150.00	149.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,337	183.00–186.00	184.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	178.00–181.00	179.43
2	—	1,205	184.00	184.00
10	—	1,361	170.00–173.00	172.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	219.00	219.00
3	—	1,800	206.00–212.00	209.93
4	—	1,695	194.00–199.00	196.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	—	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,070.00
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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,330.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,419.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,875.00	3,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

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