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Brundidge Stockyards

Name: Brundidge Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brundidge, Alabama · Wed, Feb 18

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2000

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Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 346▲ 86 vs year ago 160 · +53.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 46 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 34▲ 28 vs year ago 6 · +466.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $397.30/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +34.88 against this barn's trailing median of $362.42.

Average price

$397.30

15 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs AL average

−31.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	414.34	2,291	8thin
Medium and Large 3	556	377.82	2,102	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.52/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

397.30

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

402.35

−5.05

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−31.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.42

+34.88

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $309.23, median $362.42 across 33 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	1,954	208.38	4,071	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	195.08	2,819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	180.31	2,459	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	155.26	1,494	11

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)	—	$2,475	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,284	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,550	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,684	14

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,183	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,137	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,228	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,266	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	502.05/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,299	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	484.75/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,579	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	464.98/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,595	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	438.26/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,708	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,698	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	647.43/cwt	640.00–655.00	1,767	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,686	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	517.45/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,899	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	482.07/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,774	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,017	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	482.97/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,024	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	463.15/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,005	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	450.07/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,102	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	466.62/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,184	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	413.74/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,031	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	423.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,280	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,119	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,300	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	371.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,313	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	351.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,261	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	301.26/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,148	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,315	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	1,856	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,755	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,842	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	735.05/cwt	730.00–740.00	1,970	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,208	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	597.44/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,960	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	564.70/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,163	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	522.06/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,026	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,194	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	514.84/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,178	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	477.52/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,049	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	474.95/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,185	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	492.47/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,290	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	460.13/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,199	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,413	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	426.98/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,246	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	418.76/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,404	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	389.83/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,261	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,411	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	340.96/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,295	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,339	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,948	211.07/cwt	210.00–212.00	4,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	144.07/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,315	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	165.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,617	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	151.29/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,558	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	184.76/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,341	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	195.08/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,819	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	175.86/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,568	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,912.50/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,913	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,475.00/head	2,375.00–2,625.00	2,475	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,183.33/head	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,920.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,920	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,684.29/head	1,560.00–1,850.00	1,684	14

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 346Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	640.00–655.00	647.43
1	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	370	545.00	545.00
10	400–450	419	480.00–495.00	482.97
6	450–500	468	465.00–475.00	466.62
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	367	515.00–530.00	517.45
3	400–450	433	460.00–470.00	463.15
3	450–500	467	440.00–455.00	450.07
4	500–550	538	420.00–435.00	423.70
4	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	404.98
8	600–650	623	370.00–375.00	371.27
2	700–750	718	320.00–325.00	322.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	527.00	527.00
7	350–400	368	480.00–495.00	482.07
4	450–500	491	410.00–415.00	413.74
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
6	550–600	565	370.00–380.00	374.96
6	600–650	643	350.00–360.00	351.63
4	700–750	713	300.00–305.00	301.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	780.00	780.00
2	250–300	268	730.00–740.00	735.05
3	350–400	383	560.00–575.00	564.70
9	400–450	423	510.00–525.00	514.84
4	450–500	460	470.00–480.00	474.95
4	550–600	574	415.00–420.00	418.76
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	695.00	695.00
2	300–350	328	595.00–600.00	597.44
5	350–400	388	510.00–525.00	522.06
4	400–450	429	470.00–480.00	477.52
2	450–500	478	455.00–465.00	460.13
5	500–550	526	425.00–430.00	426.98
3	550–600	580	385.00–400.00	389.83
4	600–650	643	370.00–380.00	374.98
4	650–700	673	337.00–345.00	340.96
4	700–750	720	320.00–330.00	324.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	825.00	825.00
1	300–350	320	690.00	690.00
2	350–400	355	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	410	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	465	490.00–495.00	492.47
2	500–550	508	470.00–480.00	474.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	385	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	440	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	458	500.00–510.00	502.05
3	500–550	532	480.00–495.00	484.75
2	550–600	558	460.00–470.00	464.98
3	600–650	618	435.00–440.00	438.26
1	750–800	760	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	615.00	615.00
1	400–450	405	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	505	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
5	—	975	160.00–167.00	165.80
2	—	1,030	149.00–154.00	151.29
4	—	913	142.00–146.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	171.00–178.00	175.86
9	—	1,267	183.00–185.00	184.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	194.00–196.00	195.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	203.00	203.00
2	—	1,948	210.00–212.00	211.07

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)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,183.33

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)	2	—	—	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,375.00–2,625.00	2,475.00

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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	14	—	—	1,560.00–1,850.00	1,684.29

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.