Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $368.26/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.44 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$368.26

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$52.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	374.67	2,057	18thin
Medium and Large 2	515	371.04	1,911	8thin
Medium and Large 3	560	322.38	1,805	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.29/cwt here — about $252 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

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 sale29 hd

368.26

—

AL average15 barns · 481 hd

353.44

+14.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−44.44

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	1,845	198.00	3,653	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	157.28	1,926	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	125.29	1,258	11

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)	—	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,558	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,940	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	22

Every lot, as filed

70 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	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	527.66/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	314.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	324.16/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	412.65/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	375.87/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	426.07/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	449.97/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	391.73/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	464.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	371.21/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	358.31/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	318.96/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	383.71/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	366.16/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,083	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	391.68/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	149.50/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,807	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	167.65/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	115.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,122	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	133.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,376	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,363.64/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,364	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,940	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,395.00/head	1,250.00–1,540.00	1,395	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,794.44/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	415.06/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	345.34/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	368.84/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	427.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	391.82/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	322.38/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	341.98/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	445.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	410.12/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	487.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	339.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	303.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	387.38/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	434.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,468	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	313.80/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	371.04/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	357.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	377.97/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.90/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	427.41/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	346.35/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,090	6

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 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 432Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 27Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	289	520.00–530.00	527.66
6	300–350	323	480.00–495.00	487.33
9	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	445.22
8	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.41
8	500–550	515	367.00–375.00	371.04
4	600–650	645	347.00	347.00
5	650–700	694	313.00–317.00	313.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	435	440.00–450.00	444.94
2	450–500	458	420.00–435.00	427.46
6	500–550	509	385.00–393.00	391.68
12	550–600	569	365.00–372.00	366.16
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	430	385.00–395.00	391.82
8	450–500	474	365.00–380.00	368.84
3	550–600	560	320.00–327.00	322.38
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	430.00–440.00	434.33
2	350–400	378	405.00–420.00	412.65
5	400–450	419	375.00–380.00	377.97
5	450–500	459	350.00–360.00	357.93
5	500–550	516	330.00–345.00	341.98
5	550–600	576	320.00–327.00	324.16
7	600–650	619	310.00–320.00	314.33
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	372.00–380.00	375.87
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	409	390.00–397.00	391.73
13	450–500	488	380.00–384.00	383.71
3	500–550	528	355.00–360.00	358.31
3	550–600	557	335.00–340.00	338.32
2	650–700	670	317.00–321.00	318.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	405.00–415.00	410.12
4	350–400	389	385.00–395.00	387.38
4	400–450	415	360.00–365.00	362.44
6	450–500	473	345.00–347.00	345.34
4	500–550	519	300.00–315.00	303.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	365	460.00–470.00	464.86
12	450–500	463	445.00–455.00	449.97
5	500–550	509	420.00–435.00	426.07
11	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	636	370.00–376.00	371.21
1	650–700	655	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	705	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	520	402.00	402.00
6	550–600	575	365.00–377.00	370.90
3	650–700	683	345.00–347.00	346.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	405.00–425.00	415.06
4	550–600	573	335.00–345.00	339.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	149.00–151.00	149.50
3	—	1,245	167.00–168.00	167.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	112.00–117.00	115.80
6	—	1,033	131.00–135.00	133.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	198.00	198.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,363.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,794.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,940.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,250.00–1,540.00	1,395.00

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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