Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $272.24/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −119.74 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$272.24

53 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$51.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs AL average

−32.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	277.18	1,547	41
Medium and Large 2	536	265.26	1,422	9thin
Medium and Large 3	572	225.69	1,291	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.49/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale53 hd

272.24

—

AL average15 barns · 462 hd

276.32

−4.08

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−32.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−119.74

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	—	Average	1,563	148.68	2,324	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	145.68	2,229	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	137.73	1,755	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	125.71	1,291	18

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)	—	$1,540	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,413	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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	650–700	658	260.51/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	267.54/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,426	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	254.74/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	293.02/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	336.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	334.48/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	295.07/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,239	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	299.06/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	278.21/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,358	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	333.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	354.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	346.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	228.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	121.09/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,181	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	137.73/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,755	15
Bulls	—	—	1,575	155.90/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,455	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,199	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,567	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,260.00–1,485.00	1,350	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	414.92/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	210.14/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,149	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,383	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	448.56/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	388.96/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	311.95/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	225.69/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	281.51/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	350.55/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,290	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	273.06/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,595	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.85/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	319.45/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	281.77/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	368.96/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,358	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 Jan 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 297Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 47Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 61Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	368	367.00–377.00	368.96
9	400–450	427	350.00–360.00	354.21
6	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	333.38
8	500–550	526	317.00–327.00	319.45
3	550–600	575	292.00–295.00	293.02
4	600–650	613	280.00–287.00	281.77
4	650–700	658	260.00–262.00	260.51
3	700–750	728	250.00–257.00	254.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	414.92
3	350–400	363	330.00–340.00	336.61
4	450–500	480	300.00–310.00	304.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	318	447.00–450.00	448.56
4	350–400	368	387.00–395.00	388.96
1	400–450	405	372.00	372.00
1	450–500	495	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	525	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	311	345.00–350.00	346.27
4	350–400	374	297.00–305.00	299.06
15	400–450	420	292.00–297.00	295.07
8	450–500	488	277.00–287.00	278.21
8	500–550	533	265.00–275.00	267.54
1	550–600	560	247.00	247.00
3	600–650	632	225.00–235.00	228.35
3	650–700	677	217.00–220.00	217.99
1	700–750	710	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	400–450	405	287.00	287.00
3	550–600	572	225.00–227.00	225.69
5	600–650	637	207.00–215.00	210.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	340.00–352.00	350.55
10	450–500	465	307.00–317.00	311.95
20	500–550	531	280.00–290.00	281.51
21	550–600	584	267.00–275.00	273.06
2	600–650	620	255.00–267.00	260.85
4	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	515	332.00–337.00	334.48
3	600–650	633	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	357.00	357.00
2	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	290.00–292.00	290.98
1	650–700	665	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	975	119.00–123.00	121.09
10	—	1,069	128.00–132.00	129.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	145.00–147.00	145.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	134.00–140.00	137.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	155.00–158.00	155.90
5	—	1,554	140.00–144.00	141.48
1	—	1,575	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,540.00	1,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,260.00–1,485.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,730.00	1,730.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00

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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