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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 381▲ 148 vs year ago 390 · +37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 40▲ 26 vs year ago 13 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 67▲ 31 vs year ago 22 · +140.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.92/cwt on 46 head, up $6.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.00 against this barn's trailing median of $364.92.

Average price

$330.92

▲ 6.55 vs prior sale

46 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$42.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs AL average

−44.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	342.13	1,840	27
Medium and Large 2	547	324.12	1,774	12thin
Medium and Large 3	524	299.33	1,568	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.80/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

330.92

—

AL average13 barns · 433 hd

322.64

+8.27

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−44.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.92

−34.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $364.92 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,686	164.63	2,776	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	145.40	2,293	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	134.76	1,802	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	117.14	1,301	23

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)	—	$2,625	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,182	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,797	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	16

Every lot, as filed

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	476.55/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,311	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	453.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,646	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	477.81/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,835	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	381.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,575	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	407.99/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,865	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,750	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	403.70/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,115	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	387.71/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,070	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,193	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	368.30/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,151	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	361.99/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,223	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,284	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	426.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,248	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	391.07/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,212	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	424.11/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,446	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	371.61/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,386	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	404.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,531	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	423.21/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,769	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	364.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,587	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	347.04/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,513	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	366.80/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,687	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	346.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,656	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	323.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,574	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	299.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,568	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	343.63/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,804	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	327.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,749	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	337.84/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,939	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	317.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,822	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	302.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,830	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	644	262.49/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,690	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,334	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	510.04/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,596	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	482.33/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,558	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	452.56/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,530	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	476.98/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,708	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	445.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,653	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,612	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	375.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,596	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	425.14/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,841	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	392.95/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,721	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	373.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,760	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	356.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,697	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	360.80/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,851	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	378.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,954	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	337.09/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,756	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,024	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	329.03/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,918	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	321.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,963	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	313.74/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,080	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	164.76/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,108	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	116.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,335	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	124.55/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,432	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	137.48/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,661	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	131.36/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,968	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	145.40/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,293	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363.13/head	1,200.00–1,490.00	1,363	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,310.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,310	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,909.09/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,909	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,487.50/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,488	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 381Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 67Year ago 22

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	230	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	323	475.00–490.00	482.33
8	350–400	371	440.00–455.00	445.53
5	400–450	438	390.00–405.00	392.95
8	450–500	471	370.00–380.00	373.63
6	500–550	513	355.00–362.00	360.80
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	313	505.00–515.00	510.04
5	350–400	358	475.00–480.00	476.98
2	400–450	433	420.00–430.00	425.14
5	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	516	375.00–380.00	378.74
3	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	353.26
8	600–650	611	320.00–325.00	321.29
4	650–700	663	310.00–315.00	313.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	338	445.00–455.00	452.56
6	350–400	375	425.00–435.00	429.93
11	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	375.51
7	450–500	476	350.00–365.00	356.54
5	500–550	521	335.00–340.00	337.09
5	550–600	583	320.00–335.00	329.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
13	400–450	418	420.00–427.00	423.21
10	450–500	460	365.00–367.00	366.80
20	500–550	525	340.00–347.00	343.63
7	550–600	574	335.00–340.00	337.84
2	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	420.00–430.00	426.04
4	300–350	310	380.00–395.00	391.07
3	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	371.61
5	400–450	436	345.00–350.00	347.04
9	450–500	487	320.00–330.00	323.29
7	500–550	524	295.00–305.00	299.33
4	600–650	644	260.00–270.00	262.49
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	535.00	535.00
5	300–350	341	415.00–430.00	424.11
12	350–400	379	400.00–410.00	404.07
5	400–450	436	360.00–370.00	364.08
14	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	346.52
8	500–550	534	320.00–330.00	327.45
4	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	317.45
5	600–650	606	300.00–310.00	302.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	384	475.00–490.00	477.81
1	400–450	415	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
20	500–550	524	397.50–415.00	403.70
9	550–600	572	380.00–385.00	383.32
15	600–650	614	360.00–362.50	361.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	413	370.00–385.00	381.32
2	450–500	493	350.00–360.00	355.03
2	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	470.00–480.00	476.55
3	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	453.39
2	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
10	450–500	457	405.00–410.00	407.99
17	500–550	534	380.00–392.00	387.71
9	550–600	584	367.00–370.00	368.30
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	735	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,150	122.00–128.00	124.55
7	—	1,026	105.00–110.00	108.01
7	—	1,144	115.00–119.00	116.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	129.00–132.00	131.36
5	—	1,208	135.00–139.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	144.00–146.00	145.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	163.00–166.00	164.76
1	—	1,770	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,735	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,200.00–1,490.00	1,363.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,909.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.