South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.73/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 414 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.64/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 480 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $142.25/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 479 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	535	235	656
Feeder cattle	429	198	587
Slaughter cattle	39	18	63
Replacement cattle	67	19	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00-10.00 higher. 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
300–320	310	4	161.00–173.00	$169.78	$526	+4.19
350–395	375	6	152.00–163.00	$157.61	$591	+13.79
400–445	429	8	147.50–158.00	$152.02	$652	+13.63
450–495	479	15	136.00–151.00	$142.25	$681	+12.05
500–530	515	12	133.00–142.00	$136.55	$703	+8.11
585–595	590	10	123.00–126.00	$124.41	$734	-2.22
615–640	627	9	118.00–126.00	$124.07	$778	+0.07
675–685	682	3	118.00–120.00	$118.66	$809	+0.25
705	705	2	112.00–115.00	$113.50	$800	—
765	765	1	107.50	$107.50	$822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	3	145.00–161.00	$155.61	$524	—
360–385	376	6	145.00–150.00	$147.29	$554	—
410–422	415	7	135.00–145.00	$138.26	$574	—
460–480	470	6	127.00–136.00	$132.73	$624	+10.23
500–540	523	6	120.00–130.00	$124.04	$649	—
550–585	572	10	117.50–125.00	$120.37	$689	+3.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	142.50	$142.50	$463	—
388	388	2	128.00	$128.00	$497	—
443	443	2	115.00	$115.00	$509	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	9	126.00–135.00	$130.80	$437	-3.23
355–395	375	14	126.00–131.00	$128.62	$482	+3.45
400–425	414	18	123.00–128.00	$125.73	$521	+9.58
460–495	480	18	117.00–125.00	$119.64	$574	+8.14
500–535	513	12	115.00–118.00	$116.63	$598	+6.26
555–590	569	14	108.00–113.00	$110.83	$631	+1.98
630–643	637	4	106.00–107.00	$106.49	$678	+0.70
660	660	2	103.00	$103.00	$680	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	117.00	$117.00	$355	-0.48
356–385	366	14	113.00–119.00	$114.86	$420	+5.52
400–440	427	6	110.00–120.00	$115.89	$495	+8.34
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	374	5	110.00–130.00	$121.55	$455	+19.05
422	422	5	109.00	$109.00	$460	+14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	264	4	182.50–185.00	$183.49	$484	—
320–335	327	6	157.50–173.00	$165.56	$541	+3.72
350–385	371	9	152.50–162.00	$156.98	$582	+17.52
410–445	425	8	145.00–154.00	$150.55	$640	+21.33
455–485	470	11	137.50–147.00	$141.29	$664	+17.97
505–535	518	6	125.00–133.00	$129.27	$670	+10.84
550–595	568	8	113.00–122.00	$116.91	$664	-0.39
605–610	607	5	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$692	+3.91
690	690	2	107.50	$107.50	$742	-1.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	160.00	$160.00	$504	+23.78
355–360	358	8	145.00–152.50	$149.04	$534	+18.26
415–440	428	8	137.50–145.00	$141.10	$604	+18.60
460–480	473	6	127.50–135.00	$131.73	$623	—
555–590	579	8	109.00–112.50	$111.23	$644	—
700	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	147.50	$147.50	$472	—
360–395	375	6	122.50–132.50	$129.05	$484	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1355	1168	80-85%	14	51.00–58.00	$54.69	$639	—
1185–1200	1193	80-85%	2	49.00–49.50	$49.25	$588	—
1225–1520	1408	80-85%	3	61.50–63.50	$62.38	$878	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1220	1156	85-90%	5	44.00–49.50	$46.78	$541	—
1245	1245	85-90%	1	39.00	$39.00	$486	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1140	1130	75-80%	2	55.00–56.00	$55.50	$627	—
1400	1400	75-80%	1	62.50	$62.50	$875	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,003	—
1610–1810	1707	3	62.00–69.00	$65.53	$1,119	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–725.00	$692.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	575.00–825.00	$701.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,025.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–650.00	$641.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	310.00–505.00	$396.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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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)	13	600.00–850.00	$680.38
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	750.00–950.00	$828.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.