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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.96/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 373 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.42/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 468 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.45/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 644 907 879
Feeder cattle 509 724 673
Slaughter cattle 43 76 126
Replacement cattle 92 107 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 375 8 165.00–172.50 $169.44 $635 +2.89
400–425 412 5 164.00–166.00 $165.61 $682 +2.61
473 473 7 156.00–158.00 $156.57 $741 +5.48
520–530 526 5 142.00–156.00 $145.36 $765 +7.91
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -3.65
609–640 620 11 117.00–123.00 $119.48 $741 -5.72
660–695 670 4 118.00–120.00 $119.23 $799 —
700–710 705 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $828 —
823 823 3 110.00 $110.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 160.00–162.50 $161.65 $627 +4.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 334 8 140.00–148.00 $141.84 $474 +9.67
350–383 364 9 138.00–141.00 $139.29 $507 +8.40
405–445 434 22 130.00–140.00 $133.90 $581 +3.80
450–497 468 29 121.00–132.00 $126.42 $592 +2.91
500–540 524 27 117.00–126.00 $121.45 $636 +2.76
560–595 583 12 110.00–116.00 $113.95 $664 +0.30
600–645 616 14 106.00–113.50 $111.53 $687 -3.31
650 650 3 105.00 $105.00 $682 -2.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 322 8 130.00–139.00 $132.20 $426 +9.70
360–365 363 16 122.00–130.00 $126.76 $460 +0.38
415–430 425 11 118.00–128.00 $124.60 $530 +2.10
480–495 489 5 115.00–119.00 $117.43 $574 -1.58
575–580 578 7 102.00–110.00 $106.59 $616 +11.59
765 765 1 65.00 $65.00 $497 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 124.00 $124.00 $391 +9.00
420 420 2 115.00 $115.00 $483 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
320–345 331 10 167.50–177.50 $169.53 $561 —
370–395 373 44 160.00–170.00 $168.96 $630 +2.07
403–425 415 12 155.00–164.00 $159.60 $662 +3.25
455–495 476 15 140.00–149.00 $145.26 $691 -3.57
515–537 529 8 132.00–141.00 $133.83 $708 -1.00
560 560 3 127.50 $127.50 $714 +4.55
610–640 628 11 110.00–118.00 $113.42 $712 +2.15
700 700 1 101.00 $101.00 $707 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 9 142.00–165.00 $154.66 $504 -2.50
425 425 5 142.00–152.00 $146.00 $620 +4.44
465–485 471 11 131.00–140.00 $133.78 $630 -5.64
520 520 5 120.00–145.00 $135.00 $702 +11.60
575–583 579 6 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $654 -12.01
615–635 623 9 108.00–112.00 $109.98 $685 +12.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
605 605 2 95.00 $95.00 $575 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1600 1126 80-85% 17 50.00–58.50 $53.18 $599 +6.18
1110–1200 1155 80-85% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.48 $560 —
1255–1340 1298 80-85% 2 59.50–63.00 $61.19 $794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1055 1000 85-90% 4 44.00–50.50 $46.91 $469 -4.82
1305 1305 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $493 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $885 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $955 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1800 1671 5 71.00–76.00 $73.67 $1,231 —
1720–2275 1998 2 78.00–83.00 $80.85 $1,615 —

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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) 2 700.00–900.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 600.00–925.00 $734.32
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 500.00–690.00 $648.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 545.00–555.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 400.00–525.00 $453.75

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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)Open 13 950.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–830.00 $795.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–725.00 $687.50 —

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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.