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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.20/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 525 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $124.42/cwt ≈ $661/hd at 531 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $115.81/cwt ≈ $730/hd at 630 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 662 460
Feeder cattle 545 563 390
Slaughter cattle 32 53 62
Replacement cattle 110 46 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 142.00 $142.00 $604 +7.00
455–460 459 4 134.00–140.00 $135.49 $622 +15.49
505–540 531 28 123.00–131.00 $124.42 $661 —
555–580 572 3 120.00–122.00 $120.65 $690 —
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
660–685 673 2 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $798 +6.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 419 7 130.00–135.00 $132.93 $557 —
460–475 465 6 127.00–130.00 $128.98 $600 —
625–630 630 21 114.00–116.00 $115.81 $730 —
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 —
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
795 795 1 103.00 $103.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 160.00–168.00 $163.94 $533 -0.46
405–410 409 5 147.00–149.00 $147.40 $603 +4.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 129.00 $129.00 $426 +12.70
370–375 373 11 126.00–127.00 $126.55 $472 +14.04
405–435 421 17 119.00–126.00 $121.93 $513 +15.47
455–495 487 5 109.00–118.00 $110.68 $539 +1.11
505–535 525 40 106.00–109.00 $107.20 $563 -0.13
555–570 569 12 100.00–105.00 $100.41 $571 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 7 108.00 $108.00 $605 -2.94
605–630 622 3 101.00–102.00 $101.68 $632 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 105.00–115.00 $109.77 $362 —
390 390 1 105.00 $105.00 $410 -1.25
445 445 1 102.00 $102.00 $454 +10.00
555–585 570 2 85.00–95.00 $89.87 $512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 +12.50
435–445 442 3 135.00–143.00 $137.63 $608 +15.13
470–495 480 5 127.00–130.00 $128.24 $616 +11.37
505–525 516 8 113.00–121.00 $116.03 $599 +5.17
560–595 578 4 110.00–113.00 $111.45 $644 +8.76
635–645 642 3 105.00–108.00 $105.99 $680 +8.94
685 685 1 103.00 $103.00 $706 +8.00
775 775 1 93.00 $93.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 130.00–135.00 $133.28 $433 —
435–445 441 5 121.00–127.00 $123.37 $544 —
465–485 478 3 115.00–118.00 $117.03 $559 —
605–610 608 2 85.00–95.00 $90.02 $547 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 177.00 $177.00 $504 +5.70
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +6.37
355–375 365 2 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $565 +8.53
405–425 418 3 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $609 +8.29
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 +4.00
730–735 733 2 101.00–104.00 $102.49 $751 -0.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1080 933 85-90% 6 21.00–26.00 $22.93 $214 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $482 —
895–1165 1075 85-90% 6 35.00–40.00 $38.61 $415 -5.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $566 -0.97
1210–1305 1258 80-85% 4 42.00–46.00 $43.92 $553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1195 1152 3 55.00–60.00 $56.73 $654 —
1115–1645 1292 3 65.00–68.00 $66.27 $856 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 600.00–700.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 975.00–1,000.00 $985.71
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,280.56
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,175.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–700.00 $683.33
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 775.00–850.00 $820.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,096.25 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 900.00–1,000.00 $962.50 —

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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.