Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.37/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 423 lb · 75 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $153.64/cwt -5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 414 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.91/cwt -8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 378 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 785 644 498
Feeder cattle 700 509 463
Slaughter cattle 39 43 22
Replacement cattle 46 92 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to mostly 4.00 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
300–320 313 3 172.00–173.00 $172.32 $539 —
360–390 367 9 165.00–169.00 $166.98 $613 -2.46
407–420 409 9 163.00–167.50 $163.96 $671 -1.65
450–480 463 17 150.00–160.00 $154.41 $715 -2.16
520–540 532 5 142.50–144.00 $143.09 $761 -2.27
555–576 569 6 137.50–139.00 $138.51 $788 +8.51
618 618 4 120.00 $120.00 $742 +0.52
686 686 6 118.00 $118.00 $809 -1.23
808 808 4 110.00 $110.00 $889 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
350–360 354 5 155.00–157.50 $156.48 $554 -5.17
425–445 440 4 157.50–160.00 $159.40 $701 —
460 460 3 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
520 520 3 130.00 $130.00 $676 —
570 570 2 122.50 $122.50 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 368 7 137.50–145.00 $142.90 $526 -7.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 9 132.50–140.00 $137.50 $433 -4.34
360–393 378 27 128.00–137.50 $130.91 $495 -8.38
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 +1.10
400–440 423 74 123.00–132.50 $128.28 $543 -5.62
450–495 473 23 117.00–128.00 $124.54 $589 -1.88
500–525 513 23 115.00–119.50 $117.98 $605 -3.47
560–590 566 18 113.00–119.00 $117.30 $664 +3.35
600–618 609 6 103.00–113.00 $106.95 $651 -4.58
650 650 1 95.00 $95.00 $618 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 16 125.00–130.00 $127.03 $417 -5.17
375–388 381 14 121.00–130.00 $125.64 $479 -1.12
415–430 424 15 117.50–124.00 $120.92 $513 -3.68
450 450 2 115.00 $115.00 $518 —
510–530 522 5 105.00–115.00 $108.91 $569 —
620 620 2 95.00 $95.00 $589 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 117.00 $117.00 $421 —
420–440 430 6 114.00–116.00 $114.98 $494 -0.02
494 494 4 84.00 $84.00 $415 —
506 506 5 80.00 $80.00 $405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 314 7 169.00–173.00 $171.38 $538 +1.85
350–383 372 20 157.50–169.00 $160.77 $598 -8.19
404–440 414 32 150.00–160.00 $153.64 $636 -5.96
450–495 471 21 139.00–150.00 $144.70 $682 -0.56
524–530 526 9 130.00–139.00 $135.09 $711 +1.26
560–590 575 10 118.00–122.50 $120.64 $694 -6.86
600–645 619 7 113.00–137.00 $124.60 $771 +11.18
650–695 673 13 104.00–113.00 $109.15 $735 —
705 705 2 102.00 $102.00 $719 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 5 154.00 $154.00 $310 —
340–345 343 6 147.50 $147.50 $506 -2.50
400 400 9 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
520 520 2 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
550 550 3 90.00 $90.00 $495 —
643 643 4 95.00 $95.00 $611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 5 157.00–157.50 $157.20 $523 +2.54
360–385 373 11 147.50–155.00 $151.66 $566 —
420 420 2 147.50 $147.50 $620 +1.50
710 710 2 85.00 $85.00 $604 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1095 1067 80-85% 3 47.00–52.00 $48.58 $518 —
925–1460 1120 80-85% 11 54.00–56.50 $55.32 $620 +2.14
1120–1580 1355 80-85% 4 58.00–59.50 $58.31 $790 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $353 —
900–1185 1011 85-90% 10 44.00–49.00 $46.50 $470 -0.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1365 1310 75-80% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.60 $689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1500 1277 6 65.00–72.00 $68.35 $873 —
1560–1765 1668 4 73.00–78.00 $75.52 $1,260 +1.85
1955 1955 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,799 —

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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) 11 425.00–600.00 $525.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 375.00–500.00 $437.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–600.00 $565.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 650.00–800.00 $703.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 460.00 $460.00 —

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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.