South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.48/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 419 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.98/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $470/hd at 376 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.09/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 426 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	595	535	598
Feeder cattle	542	429	312
Slaughter cattle	39	39	46
Replacement cattle	14	67	240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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
273	273	3	177.00	$177.00	$483	—
310–320	315	3	167.50–175.00	$171.63	$541	+1.85
355–385	362	18	155.00–170.00	$163.73	$593	+6.12
405–437	421	16	149.00–158.00	$154.57	$651	+2.55
463–480	470	12	142.50–150.00	$148.53	$698	+6.28
500–530	518	12	132.00–142.00	$137.86	$714	+1.31
550–595	574	15	125.00–137.00	$129.74	$745	+5.33
600–645	615	10	121.00–127.00	$124.58	$766	+0.51
650–675	669	7	118.00–125.00	$119.54	$800	+0.88
725	725	1	112.50	$112.50	$816	-1.00
765–775	770	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$859	+4.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	321	5	152.50–165.00	$157.29	$505	+1.68
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	-2.29
425–441	435	9	135.00–146.00	$142.88	$622	+4.62
455–470	464	10	127.50–139.00	$131.67	$611	-1.06
525–545	535	4	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$682	+3.41
625	625	2	112.50	$112.50	$703	—

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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	318	14	130.00–141.00	$134.12	$427	+3.32
350–395	364	16	129.00–135.00	$132.11	$481	+3.49
400–440	419	23	124.00–133.00	$129.48	$543	+3.75
455–485	473	13	118.00–127.00	$121.66	$575	+2.02
510–540	518	9	116.00–123.00	$119.63	$620	+3.00
530	530	1	141.00	$141.00	$747	+24.37
550–590	581	14	109.00–116.00	$113.00	$657	+2.17
605–625	614	16	107.00–112.50	$110.47	$678	+3.98
655–675	665	9	98.00–106.00	$102.20	$680	-0.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	127.00	$127.00	$356	—
300–335	320	12	125.00–130.00	$127.14	$407	+10.14
370–390	376	20	115.00–128.00	$124.98	$470	+10.12
410–430	420	10	112.50–120.00	$115.96	$487	+0.07
460–495	477	15	112.50–118.00	$116.29	$555	+6.29
510–540	525	4	105.00–108.00	$106.54	$559	—
560–573	567	8	105.00–107.50	$105.87	$600	—
625	625	1	112.50	$112.50	$703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	3	107.50–112.50	$110.92	$368	—
365	365	1	112.50	$112.50	$411	-9.05
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	+1.00
460	460	2	97.50–105.00	$101.25	$466	—
505–525	511	5	88.00–95.00	$91.59	$468	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	3	175.00–180.00	$176.51	$489	-6.98
300–345	319	16	137.50–175.00	$166.76	$532	+1.20
350–393	376	12	155.00–168.00	$160.08	$602	+3.10
400–445	426	18	142.50–157.50	$152.09	$648	+1.54
450–480	474	17	137.50–148.00	$142.47	$675	+1.18
505–545	519	8	125.00–134.00	$129.32	$671	+0.05
560–580	572	10	118.00–125.00	$121.93	$697	+5.02
600–605	603	4	107.50–110.00	$108.74	$656	-5.26
670	670	1	107.50	$107.50	$720	±0.00
725	725	1	103.00	$103.00	$747	—
840	840	2	85.00	$85.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	152.50–160.00	$157.58	$488	-2.42
389	389	8	145.00	$145.00	$564	-4.04
415–440	430	8	137.50–146.00	$141.91	$610	+0.81
475–480	478	5	127.50–132.00	$129.29	$618	-2.44
520–540	529	8	116.00–126.00	$121.94	$645	—
575	575	2	112.50	$112.50	$647	+1.27
625–640	634	5	98.00–105.00	$102.24	$648	—
695	695	2	102.50	$102.50	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	138.00	$138.00	$448	-9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1420	1176	80-85%	11	53.00–60.50	$56.79	$668	+2.10
1110–1390	1206	80-85%	5	62.00–63.50	$62.47	$753	—
1120–1300	1210	80-85%	2	51.00–52.50	$51.69	$625	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–925	908	85-90%	4	33.00–38.00	$35.73	$324	—
900–965	931	85-90%	5	43.00–49.00	$46.22	$430	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1475	1298	75-80%	5	54.00–57.50	$55.51	$721	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	81.00	$81.00	$850	—
1505	1505	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,069	—
1665–2095	1868	3	74.00–80.00	$77.66	$1,451	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–950.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,075.00	$1,025.00

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)	2	340.00–500.00	$420.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

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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	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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

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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.