Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.17/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 386 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.85/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 581 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.37/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 529 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 597 321
Feeder cattle 198 492 234
Slaughter cattle 18 38 52
Replacement cattle 19 67 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 4 157.50–169.00 $165.59 $520 +8.76
375–378 377 3 142.00–147.50 $143.82 $542 +1.37
405–445 427 6 135.00–145.00 $138.39 $591 -0.03
455–495 478 4 129.00–133.00 $130.20 $622 -0.67
513–545 526 7 125.00–130.00 $128.44 $676 +6.11
555–585 575 3 125.00–129.00 $126.63 $728 +9.01
610 610 1 124.00 $124.00 $756 +9.23
640 value added 640 2 127.00 $127.00 $813 —
660–675 669 5 115.00–120.00 $118.41 $792 +4.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 122.50 $122.50 $557 -0.16
590 590 1 117.00 $117.00 $690 +6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 5 130.00–139.00 $134.03 $426 +8.06
360–398 386 13 115.00–130.50 $125.17 $483 -8.83
400–430 418 4 111.00–119.00 $116.15 $486 -2.67
455–495 476 10 108.00–116.00 $111.50 $531 -1.97
505–545 529 11 106.00–113.00 $110.37 $584 +0.11
565–590 581 12 105.00–111.50 $108.85 $632 +1.07
620–640 634 5 102.00–109.00 $105.79 $671 -4.21
670 670 1 94.00 $94.00 $630 -10.00
675 675 1 106.00 $106.00 $716 +2.00
700–705 703 2 104.00–107.00 $105.49 $742 —
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $374 -3.04
355–380 365 4 105.00–117.00 $109.34 $399 -4.61
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 —
405–420 413 4 105.00–110.00 $107.55 $444 -3.20
715–745 728 3 75.00–96.00 $87.67 $638 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 102.50 $102.50 $374 —
435 435 1 95.00 $95.00 $413 +5.00
585 585 1 75.00 $75.00 $439 —
680 680 1 70.00 $70.00 $476 —
745 745 1 65.00 $65.00 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 158.00–166.00 $161.84 $507 +5.74
365–380 376 4 135.00–144.00 $139.46 $524 -2.39
425–440 431 4 125.00–132.00 $129.22 $557 -4.12
460–490 472 5 115.00–127.50 $123.32 $582 +1.86
520–530 526 5 115.00–122.00 $118.43 $623 +1.46
555–595 576 6 116.00–121.00 $117.30 $676 +7.30
615–630 623 5 107.50–115.00 $110.09 $686 +1.09
665–685 672 3 108.00–112.00 $109.36 $735 +2.36
725–730 728 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $757 —
755–780 768 3 95.00–97.50 $96.16 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 135.00–137.50 $136.22 $454 -8.53
360–395 383 3 130.00–132.50 $130.78 $501 -6.72
430 430 1 122.50 $122.50 $527 -2.50
515–530 521 4 105.00–122.50 $116.20 $605 +7.67
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 102.50 $102.50 $430 —
520 520 1 103.00 $103.00 $536 —
785 785 1 75.00 $75.00 $589 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1210 1064 80-85% 8 48.00–52.00 $50.65 $539 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $666 +6.70
1235 1235 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $655 +4.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1275 1192 75-80% 3 45.00–51.00 $47.95 $572 —
1240–1260 1250 75-80% 2 58.00 $58.00 $725 +23.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $456 —
980 980 85-90% 2 41.00 $41.00 $402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 65.00 $65.00 $871 —
1810–1860 1835 2 70.00–75.00 $72.53 $1,331 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–1,050.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 535.00–700.00 $623.13
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 305.00–450.00 $353.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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.