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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 21

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 347▲ 91 vs year ago 290 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 38▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 36▲ 43 vs year ago 24 · +179.2%

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 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.36/cwt on 32 head, up $1.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.56 against this barn's trailing median of $364.92.

Average price

$324.36

▲ 1.83 vs prior sale

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$49.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AL average

−52.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	349.23	1,865	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	313.17	1,692	11thin
Medium and Large 3	528	299.35	1,581	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.88/cwt here — about $284 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 sale32 hd

324.36

—

AL average14 barns · 616 hd

324.17

+0.20

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−52.66

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.92

−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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $364.92 across 34 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	—	Low	1,679	180.05	3,023	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	145.00	1,965	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	135.00	1,791	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	118.52	1,268	20

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)	—	$3,190	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,169	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,709	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,171	21
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,490	5

Every lot, as filed

88 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,615	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,753	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	367.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,591	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,802	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	351.74/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,636	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	403.28/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,928	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	334.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,719	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	374.03/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,952	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	364.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,147	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	363.72/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,237	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,014	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,401	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,220	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	286	417.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,193	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	393.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,289	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,416	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	366.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,310	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	401.23/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,557	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	363.14/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,500	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,423	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	319.30/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,526	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	344.72/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,662	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,664	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	307.43/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,568	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	353.74/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,808	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	342.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,953	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	295.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,714	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	275.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,604	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	325.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,975	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	279.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,758	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,012	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	497.70/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,408	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	457.33/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,523	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	484.85/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,624	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	441.36/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,637	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	412.45/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,621	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,691	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	347.56/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,665	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	368.58/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,777	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	349.47/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,796	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,743	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,928	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	328.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,871	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	315.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,011	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	273.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,824	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,038	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	293.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,003	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	173.51/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,833	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	186.67/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,201	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	113.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,167	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,335	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	119.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,337	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	134.20/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,766	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,965	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,116.67/head	4,050.00–4,250.00	4,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,171.43/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,171	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,607.14/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,607	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,033.33/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,033	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,640.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,640	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,216.67/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,217	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,738	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,490.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,490	5

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 Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 347Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 36Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	595.00	595.00
2	300–350	335	420.00–425.00	422.54
4	350–400	388	400.00–405.00	401.23
15	400–450	413	355.00–370.00	363.14
3	450–500	482	340.00–355.00	344.72
6	500–550	508	325.00–330.00	327.51
5	550–600	579	290.00–300.00	295.96
6	600–650	628	270.00–285.00	279.95
4	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	511	350.00–355.00	353.74
5	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	342.01
16	600–650	606	325.00–340.00	325.95
2	650–700	665	300.00–305.00	302.54
2	700–750	720	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	415.00–425.00	417.27
3	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	393.10
5	350–400	358	360.00–370.00	366.03
2	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	334.94
9	450–500	478	317.00–322.00	319.30
6	500–550	510	300.00–315.00	307.43
2	550–600	583	270.00–280.00	275.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	415	420.00–425.00	422.53
2	450–500	465	385.00–390.00	387.47
21	500–550	522	370.00–379.00	374.03
9	550–600	589	360.00–365.00	364.45
2	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	324.88
3	700–750	745	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	497.00	497.00
3	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	403.28
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	615	360.00–365.00	363.72
4	750–800	755	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	433	365.00–375.00	367.54
3	450–500	465	350.00–355.00	351.74
7	500–550	514	330.00–345.00	334.46
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	563	340.00–345.00	342.47
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	305.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	480.00–490.00	484.85
4	350–400	371	430.00–445.00	441.36
3	400–450	430	390.00–400.00	393.26
8	450–500	482	365.00–375.00	368.58
10	500–550	514	345.00–360.00	349.47
3	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	328.27
7	600–650	637	310.00–320.00	315.70
3	650–700	683	290.00–295.00	293.32
2	700–750	730	280.00–290.00	284.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	495.00–510.00	497.70
2	300–350	333	450.00–465.00	457.33
6	350–400	393	410.00–425.00	412.45
2	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	479	345.00–355.00	347.56
6	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	335.14
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.52
6	650–700	667	270.00–280.00	273.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	172.00–178.00	173.51
2	—	1,715	185.00–188.00	186.67
1	—	1,790	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,316	133.00–135.00	134.20
2	—	1,380	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,117	118.00–122.00	119.67
3	—	1,040	128.00–129.00	128.32
8	—	1,028	110.00–115.00	113.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,050.00–4,250.00	4,116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,450.00	4,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	21	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,171.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,607.14

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)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,640.00

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	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,490.00

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.