Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to12.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 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 $339.28/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −73.41 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$339.28

45 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	358.29	1,817	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	344.58	1,883	21
Medium and Large 3	556	324.91	1,806	17thin

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $10 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 sale45 hd

339.28

—

AL average16 barns · 452 hd

336.04

+3.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−73.41

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	1,397	185.63	2,593	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	175.88	2,318	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	166.88	2,149	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	149.84	1,629	16

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)	—	$2,850	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,164	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,405	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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	558	337.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	354.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,883	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	296.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	460.48/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	318.52/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	309.58/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	477.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	382.41/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	363.36/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	350.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	349.69/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,158	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	439.94/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.26/cwt	347.00–358.00	1,828	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	379.80/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	449.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	418.24/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	465.82/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,370	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	358.29/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	328.15/cwt	327.00–333.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	438.37/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	463.30/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,267	178.80/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,265	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	149.26/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,584	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	142.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	156.76/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,847	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	175.88/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,318	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,977.78/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,978	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,405.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,405	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,563	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,850	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	308.25/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	321.56/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	166.88/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	368.76/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,708	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	391.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	394.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	355.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	332.94/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	408.49/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	378.78/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	445.10/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	352.10/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	275.66/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	286.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	322.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,892	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	398.30/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	420.99/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	314.22/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.20/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,699	2

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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 617Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	515.00	515.00
7	300–350	341	475.00–485.00	477.89
2	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	447.20
5	400–450	424	420.00–425.00	420.99
6	450–500	472	380.00–395.00	382.41
12	500–550	538	345.00–355.00	350.07
9	550–600	558	335.00–345.00	337.27
6	600–650	625	317.00–320.00	318.52
6	650–700	683	307.00–315.00	309.58
8	700–750	721	290.00–300.00	296.28
2	750–800	775	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	460.00–465.00	463.30
3	400–450	415	435.00–440.00	438.37
7	500–550	507	357.00–360.00	358.29
5	600–650	633	327.00–333.00	328.15
2	650–700	663	320.00–322.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	380.00–395.00	391.44
14	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	364.87
5	500–550	515	330.00–335.00	332.94
12	550–600	573	317.00–325.00	321.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	395.00–400.00	398.30
4	350–400	368	375.00–380.00	378.78
3	400–450	442	360.00–365.00	363.36
9	450–500	461	350.00–360.00	354.39
17	550–600	586	320.00–330.00	322.83
4	600–650	618	312.00–315.00	314.22
5	650–700	683	285.00–295.00	286.92
5	700–750	737	270.00–277.00	275.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	294	465.00–470.00	465.82
10	300–350	329	445.00–450.00	449.51
3	350–400	365	415.00–425.00	418.24
3	400–450	427	375.00–390.00	379.80
20	500–550	522	347.00–358.00	350.26
6	600–650	615	325.00–330.00	327.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	394	365.00–370.00	368.76
5	400–450	419	350.00–355.00	352.10
3	450–500	458	330.00–335.00	333.35
3	500–550	538	305.00–315.00	308.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
7	350–400	370	455.00–465.00	460.48
4	400–450	440	435.00–445.00	439.94
5	450–500	483	390.00–400.00	394.10
4	500–550	530	365.00–370.00	367.45
5	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	350.94
2	650–700	685	330.00–332.00	330.99
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	497.00	497.00
2	400–450	408	455.00–460.00	457.52
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
10	600–650	617	347.00–350.00	349.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	440.00–455.00	445.10
3	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	420	405.00–415.00	408.49
3	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	355.11
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,267	175.00–182.00	178.80
1	—	1,690	201.00	201.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	149.00–150.00	149.26
4	—	1,020	140.00–144.00	142.22
5	—	1,178	153.00–159.00	156.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	174.00–178.00	175.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	165.00–168.00	166.88

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)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,977.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,405.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

South Alabama Stockyards - Brundidge, AL

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