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

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.30/cwt on 15 head, down $21.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.31 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$397.30

▼ 21.60 vs prior sale

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.49, low $332.14, median $391.99 across 31 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 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 median31 sales

391.99

+5.31

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	1,954	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, as filed

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.

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

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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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