Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.69/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 520 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.45/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 526 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.10/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 595 645
Feeder cattle 724 542 510
Slaughter cattle 76 39 119
Replacement cattle 107 14 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher, with most increase on steers and bulls. 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
350–380 370 11 160.00–172.50 $166.55 $616 +2.82
410–420 416 7 158.00–168.00 $163.00 $678 +8.43
455–467 462 13 148.00–154.00 $151.09 $698 +2.56
500–536 526 26 135.00–148.00 $137.45 $723 -0.41
550–565 560 9 125.00–139.00 $133.65 $748 +3.91
605–625 623 20 125.00–126.00 $125.20 $780 +0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 166.00 $166.00 $410 —
335 335 3 163.00 $163.00 $546 +5.71
375–390 382 6 152.50–162.50 $157.62 $602 +12.62
420–440 433 9 143.00–152.00 $149.54 $648 +6.66
583–593 589 15 125.00–126.00 $125.40 $739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537–538 538 8 113.00–115.00 $114.25 $615 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 8 127.50–142.00 $132.17 $424 -1.95
350–380 370 20 125.00–133.00 $130.89 $484 -1.22
405–445 424 25 127.00–135.00 $130.10 $552 +0.62
455–495 471 22 121.00–128.00 $123.51 $582 +1.85
513–530 520 29 116.00–122.00 $118.69 $617 -0.94
553 value added 553 5 126.00 $126.00 $697 —
565–575 572 3 112.00–117.00 $113.65 $650 +0.65
600–605 604 6 109.00–116.00 $114.84 $694 +4.37
650–685 679 6 105.00–108.00 $107.52 $730 +5.32
850 850 1 82.50 $82.50 $701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 122.50 $122.50 $380 -4.64
360–370 363 6 120.00–131.00 $126.38 $459 +1.40
430 430 2 122.50 $122.50 $527 +6.54
480–490 485 6 117.00–121.00 $119.01 $577 +2.72
532 532 6 160.00 $160.00 $851 +53.46
590 590 2 95.00 $95.00 $560 -10.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 115.00 $115.00 $368 +4.08
380 380 3 110.00 $110.00 $418 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 359 10 160.00–172.50 $166.89 $599 +6.81
415–445 430 22 152.00–162.50 $156.35 $672 +4.26
450–490 462 12 142.50–153.00 $148.83 $688 +6.36
510–535 523 9 128.00–138.00 $134.83 $705 +5.51
560–582 575 9 122.50–123.00 $122.95 $707 +1.02
600–615 608 4 110.00–112.50 $111.27 $677 +2.53
650 650 2 105.00 $105.00 $682 -2.50
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 11 152.50–162.50 $157.16 $492 -0.42
365–380 371 7 147.50–155.00 $152.09 $564 +7.09
430–440 434 5 137.50–147.50 $141.56 $614 -0.35
450–495 464 8 136.00–142.50 $139.42 $647 +10.13
530–540 534 7 120.00–132.00 $123.40 $659 +1.46
560–570 565 4 125.00 $125.00 $706 +12.50
635 635 1 97.50 $97.50 $619 -4.74
660 660 3 103.00 $103.00 $680 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 147.50 $147.50 $538 —
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 —
580 580 2 110.00 $110.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $526 —
900–1365 1134 80-85% 27 51.50–59.00 $55.48 $629 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $819 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $332 —
950–1060 1022 85-90% 6 51.00–53.50 $51.73 $529 —
800–1270 1050 85-90% 13 41.00–49.50 $46.37 $487 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1560 1260 75-80% 12 51.00–57.50 $54.28 $684 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1710 1563 4 58.00–69.00 $63.51 $993 —
1235–1760 1619 5 71.00–79.00 $75.48 $1,222 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 600.00–950.00 $768.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 900.00–1,310.00 $1,127.69
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 800.00–1,075.00 $920.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 450.00–585.00 $497.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–750.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 740.00–850.00 $822.50

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,084.38 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 850.00–1,070.00 $958.75 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 425.00–500.00 $462.50 —

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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.