Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady 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 $333.55/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −58.44 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$333.55

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$47.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs AL average

−50.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	352.20	1,863	11thin
Medium and Large 2	544	330.15	1,797	10thin
Medium and Large 3	520	305.00	1,586	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.20/cwt here — about $277 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 sale27 hd

333.55

—

AL average14 barns · 475 hd

338.47

−4.92

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−50.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

391.99

−58.44

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	—	Average	1,753	192.83	3,380	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	147.61	2,224	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	144.11	1,832	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	132.89	1,432	42

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,569	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,217	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,811	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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	250–300	258	524.94/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	371.65/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	438.39/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	448.25/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	371.21/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	502.34/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	499.73/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	473.62/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	388.60/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	352.20/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	450.80/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	349.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	324.44/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	452.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	433.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	382.59/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,077	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	364.84/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,707	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	348.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	193.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,166	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,647	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	140.59/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,705	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	147.04/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,941	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,994.44/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,994	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,568.75/head	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,569	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,440.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,440	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,120.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,883.33/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	416.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,732	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	199.47/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,504	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	147.61/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,224	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	336.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	416.95/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	394.48/cwt	392.00–397.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	287.26/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	338.72/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	384.87/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	357.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	308.63/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,459	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	422.43/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	444.68/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	340.87/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	339.52/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	344.95/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	407.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,890	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	324.01/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	426.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 382Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 19Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 59Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	258	520.00–535.00	524.94
4	300–350	331	470.00–485.00	473.62
8	350–400	381	430.00–445.00	433.64
4	400–450	424	415.00–425.00	422.43
19	450–500	464	400.00–410.00	407.31
3	500–550	527	365.00–375.00	371.65
7	550–600	558	345.00–360.00	349.34
3	650–700	662	322.00–325.00	324.01
1	700–750	725	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	595.00	595.00
1	250–300	285	545.00	545.00
6	300–350	313	490.00–505.00	499.73
4	400–450	419	450.00–460.00	452.48
2	450–500	460	435.00–440.00	437.53
16	500–550	543	382.00–392.00	382.59
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	613	345.00–350.00	348.32
2	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	435.00–450.00	444.68
7	450–500	474	355.00–365.00	357.84
6	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	336.63
8	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	314.96
2	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	413	435.00–445.00	438.39
4	500–550	535	392.00–397.00	394.48
2	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	685	337.00–342.00	339.52
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	763	312.00–315.00	313.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	589	370.00–375.00	371.21
4	600–650	635	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	420.00–430.00	426.81
2	450–500	473	400.00–410.00	405.03
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	495.00–510.00	502.34
3	250–300	282	445.00–450.00	448.25
12	300–350	342	425.00–430.00	426.68
5	350–400	364	415.00–420.00	416.95
19	400–450	414	385.00–395.00	388.60
11	450–500	474	342.00–350.00	344.95
4	500–550	509	335.00–340.00	338.72
6	550–600	568	322.00–327.00	324.44
4	600–650	633	302.00–315.00	308.63
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	470.00–475.00	472.55
6	300–350	333	450.00–455.00	450.80
2	350–400	375	425.00–430.00	427.43
4	400–450	416	415.00–420.00	416.26
18	450–500	468	362.00–375.00	364.84
11	500–550	529	347.00–355.00	352.20
2	600–650	625	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	380.00–390.00	384.87
5	400–450	419	335.00–350.00	340.87
6	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	625	285.00–292.00	287.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	190.00–195.00	193.97
1	—	1,610	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,723	199.00–200.00	199.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	948	120.00–125.00	123.00
14	—	1,155	140.00–145.00	142.59
14	—	1,130	131.00–135.00	133.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	139.00–141.00	140.59
6	—	1,320	146.00–148.00	147.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,507	145.00–149.00	147.61

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,994.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,466.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,568.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,883.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00

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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