Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $309.23/cwt on 22 head, down $18.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.08 against this barn's trailing median of $382.31.

Average price

$309.23

▼ 18.28 vs prior sale

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$58.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs AL average

−34.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	347.55	1,967	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	308.42	1,650	11thin
Medium and Large 3	552	288.60	1,593	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.95/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $382.31 across 33 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 sale22 hd

309.23

—

AL average16 barns · 594 hd

325.38

−16.15

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

−34.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

382.31

−73.08

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	—	Average	1,786	184.30	3,291	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	146.70	1,801	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	141.32	2,141	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	129.25	1,363	12

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)	—	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,633	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,525	4thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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	283	517.43/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	393.37/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	307.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	287.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	440.21/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	328.80/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	332.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,040	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	406.69/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	396.72/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	498.16/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.40/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	376.71/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	347.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	363.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	381.56/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,301	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	382.43/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	136.21/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,546	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	293.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,971.43/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,971	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	179.24/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,214	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	144.72/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,868	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	189.35/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	307.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	386.99/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	309.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	413.16/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	294	497.53/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	374.90/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	397.45/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	414.77/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	478.04/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	309.65/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	404.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	343.61/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	342.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	384.63/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.33/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	302.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	454.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	326.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	3

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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 338Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 65Year ago 59

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	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	283	515.00–520.00	517.43
5	300–350	326	475.00–480.00	478.04
4	350–400	370	450.00–460.00	454.93
4	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	404.02
3	450–500	480	365.00–380.00	374.90
2	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	326.72
4	600–650	618	310.00–320.00	314.90
4	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	302.58
3	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	327	495.00–505.00	498.16
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	463	405.00–410.00	406.69
3	500–550	512	370.00–380.00	376.71
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	490.00–500.00	497.53
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	385	410.00–420.00	413.16
5	400–450	428	385.00–390.00	386.99
2	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	440	390.00–395.00	393.37
9	450–500	483	380.00–387.00	384.63
12	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	362.46
6	600–650	610	337.00–345.00	343.61
3	700–750	733	307.00–315.00	309.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	510	375.00–390.00	382.43
2	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
9	650–700	662	327.00–335.00	328.80
8	700–750	715	320.00–325.00	322.48
8	750–800	773	300.00–315.00	307.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	317	435.00–450.00	440.21
2	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	422.40
9	400–450	407	395.00–410.00	396.72
5	450–500	458	360.00–365.00	363.97
4	550–600	566	340.00–350.00	347.55
9	600–650	614	330.00–340.00	332.21
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	287.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	341	375.00–390.00	381.56
2	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	307.62
3	500–550	535	290.00–300.00	293.40
4	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	414.77
2	350–400	383	390.00–405.00	397.45
6	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	367.33
4	450–500	486	335.00–345.00	342.48
10	500–550	533	305.00–320.00	309.26
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	136.00–137.00	136.21
3	—	940	115.00–120.00	116.65
4	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	143.00–146.00	144.72
3	—	1,245	149.00–152.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	140.00–142.00	141.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	178.00–180.00	179.24
3	—	1,778	189.00–190.00	189.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,416.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,971.43
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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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