Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 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 $293.21/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −98.78 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$293.21

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.28

vs AL average

−11.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	306.01	1,600	4thin
Medium and Large 2	543	284.68	1,546	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $54 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.

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 sale10 hd

293.21

—

AL average13 barns · 253 hd

281.93

+11.28

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−11.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−98.78

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	1,798	169.50	3,047	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	159.00	2,616	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	157.10	1,979	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	139.48	1,499	6thin

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)	—	$1,805	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,140	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	450–500	489	348.98/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	235.62/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	284.68/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	302.37/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	261.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	249.02/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,631	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	162.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	152.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,870	5
Bulls	—	—	2,250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,206	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	293.03/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	331.06/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	398.49/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	369.33/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	308.45/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	362.02/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	308.01/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	312.29/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 226Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 102Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	362.00	362.00
4	450–500	489	347.00–355.00	348.98
3	500–550	540	310.00–317.00	312.29
3	550–600	570	280.00–285.00	283.30
1	650–700	655	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	768	247.00–250.00	248.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	473	285.00–297.00	293.03
3	600–650	640	247.00–250.00	249.02
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	432.00	432.00
2	400–450	413	397.00–400.00	398.49
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	533	327.00–335.00	331.06
2	550–600	563	305.00–312.00	308.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	335.00–340.00	337.45
6	450–500	473	300.00–307.00	302.37
6	500–550	543	280.00–287.00	284.68
5	600–650	611	260.00–265.00	261.01
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	713	230.00–237.00	235.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	340.00–345.00	342.48
1	400–450	410	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	640	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	658	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	700–750	715	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	367.00–377.00	369.33
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
3	500–550	507	307.00–310.00	308.01
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	630	285.00–290.00	286.61
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	362.00	362.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	323.31
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	300.00–305.00	302.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	538	357.00–367.00	362.02
4	550–600	584	340.00–345.00	341.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	145.00–146.00	145.33
2	—	1,013	137.00–140.00	138.43
1	—	1,055	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	160.00–164.00	162.93
5	—	1,227	150.00–154.00	152.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,345	164.00	164.00

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	—	—	1,660.00	1,660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,140.00	1,140.00

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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Brundidge Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle