Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with instances 5.00 higher on cattle under 500 lbs. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $350.98/cwt on 15 head, down $15.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.72 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$350.98

▼ 15.16 vs prior sale

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	359.99	1,954	6thin
Medium and Large 3	541	344.97	1,865	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $89 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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.69, low $350.98, median $412.70 across 29 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 sale15 hd

350.98

—

AL average16 barns · 371 hd

349.48

+1.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−61.72

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	—	Low	1,513	206.24	3,119	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	176.00	2,842	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	169.98	2,257	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	155.08	1,596	30

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)	—	$3,125	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,968	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,621	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,461	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,400	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,586	15

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	352.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	404.91/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	383.60/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	341.70/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	492.45/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	422.57/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	374.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	293.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	356.95/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	490.31/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	304.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	320.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,065	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	383.68/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	422.17/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	403.19/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	416.80/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	146.26/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,373	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,775	10
Bulls	—	—	1,360	197.48/cwt	197.00–198.00	2,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	4,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,461.11/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,461	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,225	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,586.33/head	1,485.00–1,675.00	1,586	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,666.67/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,266.67/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	367.89/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	172.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,244	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	367.57/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	316.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	366.23/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	344.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,113	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	438.28/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	387.10/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	297.28/cwt	292.00–299.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	415.99/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	356.21/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	572.46/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	290.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,152	3

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 395Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 57Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 53Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	485.00–500.00	490.31
7	350–400	378	430.00–445.00	438.28
4	400–450	414	420.00–430.00	422.57
8	450–500	479	380.00–390.00	383.68
2	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	352.48
7	600–650	644	320.00–325.00	320.71
4	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	316.24
5	700–750	726	300.00–310.00	304.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
10	350–400	376	415.00–425.00	422.17
8	400–450	436	400.00–405.00	403.19
12	450–500	469	365.00–370.00	367.89
5	500–550	517	355.00–360.00	356.95
4	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	742	280.00–295.00	290.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	290	570.00–575.00	572.46
1	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	458	405.00–415.00	409.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	368	395.00–410.00	404.91
7	400–450	439	385.00–390.00	387.10
4	450–500	473	365.00–370.00	366.23
8	500–550	530	340.00–347.00	341.70
4	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	334.96
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.46
5	650–700	686	290.00–300.00	293.97
3	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	433	365.00–370.00	367.57
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	304.85
5	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	405.06
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	524	355.00–360.00	356.21
4	700–750	741	292.00–299.00	297.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	343	485.00–500.00	492.45
2	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	474.97
2	400–450	415	430.00–435.00	432.47
4	450–500	479	380.00–395.00	383.60
13	500–550	530	370.00–380.00	374.57
2	550–600	570	345.00–350.00	347.52
7	600–650	640	332.00	332.00
6	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	427	410.00–420.00	416.80
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	459	415.00–420.00	415.99
2	500–550	520	400.00–410.00	404.90
2	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
12	600–650	614	340.00–350.00	344.11
10	650–700	680	339.50	339.50
6	800–850	804	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	939	146.00–148.00	146.26
10	—	1,078	162.00–167.00	164.63
13	—	1,040	150.00–155.00	152.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	170.00–174.00	172.36
4	—	1,360	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	197.00–198.00	197.48
1	—	1,510	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,820	222.00	222.00

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)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,940.00	1,940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,461.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,266.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,485.00–1,675.00	1,586.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00

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

Bulls · 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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