South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.33/cwt ≈ $544/hd at 507 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.21/cwt ≈ $577/hd at 510 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.38/cwt ≈ $515/hd at 424 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	662	577
Feeder cattle	563	—	527
Slaughter cattle	53	—	46
Replacement cattle	46	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–280	278	2	165.00–172.50	$168.72	$469
315–330	326	4	162.50–165.00	$164.40	$536
355–390	379	9	152.50–160.00	$156.43	$593
400–420	414	4	137.50–150.00	$142.41	$590
450–464	461	7	130.00–138.00	$131.83	$608
500–540	515	5	125.00–131.00	$127.39	$656
555–595	578	4	121.00–126.00	$124.30	$718
600–645	615	17	123.00–125.50	$124.88	$768
650–680	659	4	115.00–119.00	$117.47	$774
795	795	1	109.00	$109.00	$867

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468
505–545	537	12	105.00–110.50	$109.86	$590

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	333	2	145.00–152.50	$148.89	$496
380	380	1	135.00	$135.00	$513
415	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552
678	678	4	112.00	$112.00	$759

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345	323	9	127.50–135.00	$132.29	$427
365–395	385	10	122.00–137.00	$128.45	$495
400–440	424	21	115.00–126.00	$121.38	$515
450–495	474	14	112.00–118.00	$113.82	$540
486 value added	486	4	124.50	$124.50	$605
500–540	510	29	110.00–118.00	$113.21	$577
553–580	559	8	101.00–113.00	$110.94	$620
563 value added	563	7	117.00	$117.00	$659
705	705	1	107.50	$107.50	$758

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
290	290	6	160.00	$160.00	$464
320–345	328	6	115.00–117.00	$116.30	$381
350–392	382	15	110.00–120.00	$112.51	$430
403–445	406	21	105.00–118.00	$106.46	$432
450–495	472	13	105.00–112.00	$109.57	$517
500–520	507	30	97.50–108.00	$107.33	$544
600–625	609	7	95.00–101.00	$98.24	$598

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
380	380	2	105.00–107.50	$106.25	$404
410	410	1	92.00	$92.00	$377

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–275	265	2	170.00–172.50	$171.30	$454
300–335	317	6	152.50–165.00	$158.63	$503
350–395	368	8	140.00–152.50	$146.33	$538
405–445	422	13	132.50–142.50	$137.36	$580
455–495	474	10	121.00–135.00	$128.28	$608
515–535	523	8	117.00–126.00	$119.99	$628
565–585	575	4	114.00–120.00	$116.74	$671
600–615	605	3	111.00–115.00	$112.36	$680
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682
710	710	1	103.00	$103.00	$731
750	750	2	97.50	$97.50	$731

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–335	325	5	140.00–147.50	$144.50	$470
390	390	1	132.50	$132.50	$517
425	425	1	122.50	$122.50	$521
470–481	480	16	116.00–124.00	$116.87	$561
505–525	518	5	100.00–115.00	$110.86	$574
555–580	567	3	98.00–107.50	$102.69	$582
620–645	631	7	92.50–102.00	$97.05	$612
680	680	2	95.00	$95.00	$646

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1590	1143	80-85%	15	47.00–54.00	$51.97	$594
1080–1235	1172	80-85%	3	41.00–46.00	$44.29	$519
1110–1480	1319	80-85%	5	55.00–56.00	$55.22	$728

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	85-90%	3	35.00	$35.00	$345
910–1315	1084	85-90%	10	41.00–48.00	$43.93	$476

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1405–1495	1450	75-80%	2	45.00–52.00	$48.61	$705

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215–1850	1448	4	71.00–80.00	$75.48	$1,093

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	340.00–540.00	$481.82
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–700.00	$631.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–975.00	$886.36
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	405.00	$405.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–615.00	$597.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–825.00	$812.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$687.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.