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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.05/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 664 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.68/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 516 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.45/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 575 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 591 638 796
Feeder cattle 465 475 652
Slaughter cattle 66 83 115
Replacement cattle 60 80 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales for weeks 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
300–340 316 4 160.00–167.50 $164.04 $518 —
360–385 374 10 155.00–164.00 $160.33 $600 +7.05
410–445 425 7 150.00–156.00 $153.69 $653 —
450–495 472 12 142.00–150.00 $147.43 $696 -0.98
510–543 526 14 135.00–145.00 $140.41 $739 -2.74
560 560 2 138.00 $138.00 $773 —
600–610 607 3 118.00–120.00 $118.66 $720 —
652 652 13 124.50 $124.50 $812 —
740 740 18 113.00–121.00 $120.56 $892 —
779–796 787 17 112.00–116.00 $114.10 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 3 155.00–160.00 $156.65 $475 —
350–385 369 6 142.50–155.00 $147.47 $544 —
410 410 2 142.50 $142.50 $584 —
485 485 2 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
610–639 624 15 116.00 $116.00 $724 -7.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 80.00 $80.00 $480 -35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 137.50–144.00 $140.82 $483 —
350–385 363 14 132.50–141.00 $135.98 $494 —
410–432 421 14 125.00–135.00 $129.58 $546 —
501–539 516 21 117.50–123.00 $120.68 $623 +3.33
550–586 575 19 110.00–116.00 $112.45 $647 -1.55
600–615 608 2 108.00–116.00 $111.95 $681 +6.95
650–691 664 27 104.00–108.00 $106.05 $704 —
700–725 705 11 97.50–106.00 $102.94 $726 —
755 755 1 97.00 $97.00 $732 —
855 855 1 89.00 $89.00 $761 —
975 975 3 65.00 $65.00 $634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 6 125.00–137.50 $129.99 $411 -4.74
360–370 365 2 117.00–117.50 $117.25 $428 -9.67
425 425 2 112.50 $112.50 $478 -10.48
580 580 1 95.00 $95.00 $551 -6.01
725 725 2 80.00 $80.00 $580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 95.00 $95.00 $394 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 309 7 150.00–165.00 $159.44 $493 -0.56
350–390 368 7 155.00–160.00 $157.81 $581 —
425–440 436 6 142.00–150.00 $147.44 $643 —
450–470 458 10 134.00–145.00 $141.00 $646 -8.18
500–525 517 9 125.00–137.50 $130.97 $677 -9.82
555–590 575 6 116.00–123.00 $118.59 $682 -14.39
605–615 610 4 112.00–116.00 $113.98 $695 —
660 660 2 109.00 $109.00 $719 —
715–745 730 2 107.50–114.00 $110.82 $809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 155.00 $155.00 $527 +2.33
365–385 375 4 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $553 -0.48
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 -5.81
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -12.35
595 595 2 112.00 $112.00 $666 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 +4.00
790 790 1 87.00 $87.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 132.50 $132.50 $510 —
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538 -7.00
450 450 1 115.00 $115.00 $518 —
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 +5.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1360 1202 80-85% 11 52.00–57.50 $55.43 $666 —
1055–1300 1210 80-85% 5 58.50–63.50 $60.29 $730 —
1190–1380 1261 80-85% 6 48.00–50.00 $49.48 $624 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $353 —
1100–1120 1110 85-90% 2 48.00–48.50 $48.25 $536 —
830–1310 1117 85-90% 10 42.00–46.00 $44.37 $496 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 46.00 $46.00 $589 —
1065–1680 1386 75-80% 8 48.00–52.00 $50.37 $698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2320 1657 3 65.00–70.00 $67.99 $1,127 —
1420–1895 1688 7 71.00–78.00 $74.82 $1,263 —
1645–1775 1698 3 80.00–84.00 $81.47 $1,383 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 525.00–750.00 $603.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 450.00–500.00 $465.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 275.00 $275.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 4 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 775.00–850.00 $822.92 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 590.00–700.00 $633.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 550.00–600.00 $566.67 —

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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.