Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.15/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 518 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.62/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 459 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.91/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 388 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 785 466
Feeder cattle 475 700 339
Slaughter cattle 83 39 37
Replacement cattle 80 46 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 6 169.00 $169.00 $431 —
355–385 373 5 151.00–157.00 $153.28 $572 -13.70
455–485 481 7 148.00–151.00 $148.41 $714 -6.00
510–540 518 13 138.00–148.00 $143.15 $742 +0.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
580 580 7 118.00 $118.00 $684 —
635 635 3 115.00 $115.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–595 592 3 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $742 +2.83
635–640 639 9 121.00–124.00 $123.34 $788 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 —
305–345 315 4 134.00–135.00 $134.73 $424 +7.70
355–385 359 7 126.00–132.00 $126.92 $456 +1.28
425–435 432 6 122.00–125.00 $122.98 $531 +2.06
455–495 484 7 116.00–122.00 $117.61 $569 +2.61
520–545 526 4 110.00–115.00 $111.29 $585 +2.38
580–585 581 5 100.00–105.00 $101.01 $587 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 459 11 125.00–127.00 $126.62 $581 +2.08
515–530 522 9 116.00–119.00 $117.35 $613 -0.63
555 555 2 114.00 $114.00 $633 -3.30
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 -1.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 125.00–130.00 $127.39 $348 —
335–345 339 8 112.00–120.00 $116.94 $396 —
360–365 363 2 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $396 -7.99
405 405 1 95.00 $95.00 $385 -19.98
525 525 2 92.00 $92.00 $483 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 5 150.00–157.00 $152.67 $489 -4.53
385–395 388 10 147.00–150.00 $147.91 $574 -3.75
415–420 418 5 144.00–147.00 $145.81 $609 -1.69
470–490 481 7 135.00–144.00 $140.23 $675 —
525–530 528 3 127.00–135.00 $132.35 $699 —
605–635 614 8 108.00–115.00 $109.89 $675 —
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 265 4 145.00–152.00 $146.85 $389 —
320–345 340 5 132.00–140.00 $138.49 $471 -9.01
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 +22.00
505–545 525 8 95.00–105.00 $99.81 $524 -15.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 -11.38
475–490 478 5 146.00–150.00 $149.18 $713 +4.48
510–525 514 4 139.00–146.00 $140.79 $724 +5.70
555–565 560 2 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $745 +12.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1150 1138 80-85% 10 51.00–54.00 $52.52 $598 -2.80
1275–1420 1356 80-85% 9 40.00–45.00 $42.09 $571 -16.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1030 1019 85-90% 11 48.00–50.00 $48.90 $498 +2.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1615 1486 75-80% 5 46.00–48.00 $46.87 $696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1880 1833 4 80.00–82.00 $80.46 $1,475 —
1860–1900 1892 5 71.00–76.00 $75.02 $1,419 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 775.00–875.00 $817.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 900.00–1,075.00 $1,043.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 700.00–875.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,055.00 —

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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.