South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.05/cwt ≈ $533/hd at 468 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.85/cwt -13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 371 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.81/cwt ≈ $466/hd at 377 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	597	687	604
Feeder cattle	492	545	540
Slaughter cattle	38	32	57
Replacement cattle	67	110	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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	Δ last sale
300–340	316	7	152.00–165.00	$156.83	$496	-7.11
360–380	374	8	137.50–150.00	$142.45	$533	—
400–415	410	7	134.00–140.00	$138.42	$568	-8.98
465–485	476	17	127.50–135.00	$130.87	$623	—
500–540	522	19	119.00–128.00	$122.33	$639	—
550–575	563	17	115.00–122.00	$117.62	$662	—
600–635	624	15	112.00–118.00	$114.77	$716	—
650–695	684	20	109.00–116.00	$113.62	$777	—
705–748	731	5	107.00–111.00	$110.04	$804	—
765–795	775	3	109.00–112.00	$110.97	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	7	130.00–145.00	$137.71	$457	—
350	350	2	137.50	$137.50	$481	—
415–430	419	8	125.00–134.00	$130.18	$545	-11.82
485–495	490	11	115.00–127.00	$122.66	$601	-12.83
550–590	567	6	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$629	-9.67
610	610	2	110.00	$110.00	$671	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	118.00	$118.00	$496	-14.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	312	11	123.00–134.00	$125.97	$393	—
370–395	376	20	120.00–128.00	$123.30	$464	—
390	390	1	134.00	$134.00	$523	—
400–440	423	21	115.00–124.00	$118.82	$503	—
455	455	1	132.50	$132.50	$603	—
450–495	468	32	107.00–118.00	$113.47	$531	—
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	—
505–540	519	16	105.00–114.00	$110.26	$572	—
550	550	1	116.00	$116.00	$638	+8.00
550–590	564	13	103.00–111.00	$107.78	$608	-0.22
600	600	3	110.00	$110.00	$660	+8.32
695	695	1	104.00	$104.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	315	6	117.50–123.00	$120.52	$380	-8.48
350–370	364	10	110.00–117.50	$113.95	$415	-12.60
430–440	437	7	105.00–115.00	$110.75	$484	-11.18
470–475	474	9	95.00–105.00	$99.45	$471	-11.23
510–530	522	5	95.00–103.50	$99.85	$521	-7.35
560–570	565	4	90.00–102.00	$96.60	$546	-3.81
645	645	2	103.00	$103.00	$664	—
785	785	1	80.00	$80.00	$628	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	100.00	$100.00	$305	-9.77
435	435	2	90.00	$90.00	$392	-12.00
515	515	1	85.00	$85.00	$438	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	8	150.00–160.00	$156.10	$484	-8.90
355–393	371	27	132.00–150.00	$141.85	$526	-13.01
400–445	427	14	130.00–136.00	$133.34	$569	-12.31
460–498	484	13	118.00–128.00	$121.46	$588	—
510–535	521	8	115.00–120.00	$116.97	$609	—
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	—
610	610	1	109.00	$109.00	$665	—
680	680	3	107.00	$107.00	$728	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	10	141.00–150.00	$144.75	$475	—
360	360	2	137.50	$137.50	$495	-7.50
415–420	418	5	120.00–127.50	$125.00	$522	-12.63
510–525	518	8	105.00–112.00	$108.53	$562	-7.50
575–585	580	4	101.00–105.00	$103.02	$598	-8.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	-8.28
560	560	1	97.00	$97.00	$543	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1055	1035	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.49	$564	—
1130–1175	1145	80-85%	3	55.00–57.00	$55.68	$638	+4.68
1095–1510	1234	80-85%	8	44.00–52.00	$48.30	$596	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	75-80%	1	35.00	$35.00	$448	—
1290	1290	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$580	—
1605–1680	1643	75-80%	2	55.00–56.00	$55.49	$912	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1245	1243	85-90%	2	35.00–45.00	$40.01	$497	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1940	1474	4	65.00–68.00	$66.17	$975	—
1725	1725	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	560.00–690.00	$606.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$808.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	180.00–320.00	$273.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	675.00–1,225.00	$895.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–1,000.00	$903.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–700.00	$625.00	—

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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.