Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply 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 $441.78/cwt on 31 head, up $20.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +29.08 against this barn's trailing median of $412.70.

Average price

$441.78

▲ 20.43 vs prior sale

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	455.04	2,531	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	440.49	2,376	10thin
Medium and Large 3	541	421.84	2,282	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $249 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

441.78

—

AL average12 barns · 149 hd

432.74

+9.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

412.70

+29.08

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	—	Low	1,732	189.27	3,278	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	176.35	2,672	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	173.95	2,116	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	158.56	1,682	5thin

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)	—	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,706	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,791	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,281	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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	350–400	385	522.40/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	478.37/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	534.23/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	432.58/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,332	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	404.90/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	444.09/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	418.30/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	421.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	372.41/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	492.40/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	488.71/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	587.45/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	505.81/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	502.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	507.59/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	412.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	468.95/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	430.70/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	592.61/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	164.37/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	158.53/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	176.35/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,089	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	196.91/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,600	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,281.36/head	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,281	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,706.25/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,706	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,975.00/head	3,950.00–4,100.00	3,975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	483.09/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	429.24/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	363.32/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	383.23/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	447.18/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	483.44/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	562.38/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	404.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	622.78/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	486.02/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	453.25/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,926	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 368Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 58Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	620.00–630.00	622.78
4	300–350	310	555.00–570.00	562.38
4	350–400	385	515.00–530.00	522.40
6	400–450	420	500.00–515.00	507.59
10	450–500	461	485.00–495.00	486.02
5	500–550	517	465.00–470.00	468.95
5	550–600	562	410.00–420.00	412.03
3	600–650	625	380.00–390.00	383.23
3	650–700	663	360.00–365.00	363.32
2	700–750	708	335.00–345.00	340.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	340	585.00–600.00	592.61
1	350–400	360	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	490	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	518	480.00–490.00	483.44
7	550–600	589	430.00–435.00	430.70
3	600–650	625	400.00–415.00	404.84
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	480.00–485.00	483.09
6	400–450	425	450.00–460.00	453.25
7	450–500	476	445.00–450.00	447.18
7	500–550	536	425.00–435.00	429.24
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	585.00–590.00	587.45
5	300–350	317	525.00–540.00	534.23
4	350–400	380	490.00–495.00	492.40
3	400–450	435	475.00–480.00	478.37
14	450–500	476	440.00–455.00	444.09
3	500–550	515	395.00–410.00	404.90
4	600–650	638	370.00–380.00	372.41
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	325	590.00	590.00
8	350–400	383	500.00–515.00	505.81
4	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	488.71
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
11	500–550	539	430.00–445.00	432.58
5	550–600	566	420.00–425.00	421.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	410.00–425.00	418.30
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	595	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	500.00–505.00	502.38
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	162.00–167.00	164.37
1	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,010	158.00–159.00	158.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	176.00–177.00	176.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,215	170.00–174.00	171.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,828	196.00–198.00	196.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,281.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,706.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,950.00–4,100.00	3,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,650.00	4,650.00

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

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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