Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $359.43/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.27 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$359.43

31 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$32.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	371.17	2,078	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	367.93	2,011	13thin
Medium and Large 3	555	338.99	1,881	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale31 hd

359.43

—

AL average12 barns · 346 hd

363.01

−3.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

−53.27

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	1,551	190.55	2,955	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	179.00	2,631	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	169.37	2,121	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	144.75	1,569	17

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)	—	$3,333	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,969	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,069	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,394	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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	600–650	615	363.07/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	384.41/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	481.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	343.62/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	391.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	356.23/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	334.13/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.04/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	374.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	431.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	347.95/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	421.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	321.99/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	404.74/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	441.64/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	357.01/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	371.00/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	364.89/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	197.58/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	157.87/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,580	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,820.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,068.75/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,069	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,507.14/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,507	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,700	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,280.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,916.67/head	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	322.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	165.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,058	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	173.95/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	372.48/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	396.91/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	355.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	344.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	369.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	353.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	352.97/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	395.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	303.97/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 396Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 71Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	539	390.00–405.00	395.90
3	600–650	615	355.00–367.00	363.07
7	650–700	676	345.00–352.00	347.95
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	435.00–445.00	441.64
3	500–550	522	420.00–425.00	421.61
7	550–600	574	400.00–417.00	404.74
2	600–650	613	370.00–372.00	371.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.48
2	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	528	345.00–355.00	353.03
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	308	475.00–485.00	481.59
5	400–450	409	430.00–440.00	431.98
8	450–500	476	380.00–387.00	384.41
9	500–550	528	370.00–380.00	374.58
4	550–600	588	347.00–355.00	352.97
3	600–650	615	330.00–342.00	334.13
2	700–750	723	319.00–325.00	321.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	364.89
4	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	395.00–400.00	396.91
5	400–450	424	365.00–375.00	369.06
5	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	355.91
5	550–600	592	310.00–325.00	322.06
2	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
10	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	391.92
2	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
11	450–500	471	355.00–362.00	356.23
3	500–550	523	337.00–347.00	343.62
4	550–600	583	325.00–330.00	327.45
4	600–650	635	305.00–310.00	307.46
3	650–700	675	302.00–305.00	303.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	770.00	770.00
3	450–500	460	372.00	372.00
6	500–550	520	362.00–365.00	363.04
2	550–600	558	355.00–359.00	357.01
2	600–650	625	320.00–322.00	320.99
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	372.48
4	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	344.79
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	196.00–200.00	197.58
2	—	1,590	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,099	157.00–159.00	157.87
9	—	1,115	140.00–145.00	141.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	164.00–168.00	165.70
4	—	1,265	172.00–176.00	173.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,507.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,916.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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