Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $326.23/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.46 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$326.23

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	331.18	1,786	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	319.87	1,702	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

326.23

—

AL average14 barns · 177 hd

324.17

+2.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−86.46

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	1,657	178.64	2,959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	148.57	1,878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	142.16	1,706	33

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)	—	$2,015	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,411	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	7

Every lot, as filed

68 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	500–550	529	346.96/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	338.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	399.48/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	323.42/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.96/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.97/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	293.45/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	376.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	391.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	328.43/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	303.39/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	263.55/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	426.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	196.84/cwt	196.00–199.50	3,888	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	144.17/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,739	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	154.24/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,933	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	145.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,843	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	134.88/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,632	12
Bulls	—	—	1,469	171.45/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,519	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,630	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,015.00/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,563	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,440.00/head	1,300.00–1,545.00	1,440	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,256.67/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,257	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	339.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	308.09/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	331.61/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,270	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	150.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,765	7
Bulls	—	—	1,395	156.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	370.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	322.24/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	421.63/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	331.95/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	393.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 164Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 14Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 21Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	465	382.00–390.00	385.96
5	500–550	529	342.00–355.00	346.96
4	550–600	593	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	600–650	625	312.00	312.00
4	650–700	665	290.00–297.00	293.45
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	361.66
3	550–600	587	335.00–340.00	338.38
4	600–650	639	320.00–329.00	322.24
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	420.00–425.00	421.63
9	300–350	312	395.00–405.00	399.48
5	350–400	379	375.00–385.00	376.87
6	450–500	456	332.00–340.00	338.65
7	500–550	518	302.00–312.00	303.39
2	550–600	585	287.00–295.00	290.97
1	600–650	610	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	643	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	700–750	735	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	335.00–345.00	339.81
3	350–400	383	325.00–335.00	331.61
2	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	470	300.00–312.00	308.09
2	550–600	573	260.00–267.00	263.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–425.00	422.48
6	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	393.46
8	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	350.03
5	500–550	513	317.00–325.00	323.42
2	550–600	580	310.00–312.00	310.99
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	420.00–430.00	426.04
6	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	391.78
2	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	450–500	462	325.00–335.00	328.43
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	365.00–375.00	370.97
7	500–550	534	330.00–337.00	331.95
2	550–600	558	327.00–330.00	328.49
2	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,975	196.00–199.50	196.84
4	—	1,469	168.00–173.00	171.45
2	—	1,395	154.00–160.00	156.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,206	142.00–145.00	144.17
12	—	1,210	132.00–137.00	134.88
7	—	1,172	150.00–155.00	150.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	153.00–156.00	154.24
8	—	1,271	144.00–148.00	145.03

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)	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,256.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,545.00	1,440.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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