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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.74/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 521 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.26/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 469 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.60/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 608 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 591 558
Feeder cattle 246 465 477
Slaughter cattle 24 66 67
Replacement cattle 8 60 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher, and 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
375 375 1 166.00 $166.00 $622 +5.67
416 416 5 150.00 $150.00 $624 -3.69
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -7.43
525–545 535 2 131.00–137.00 $134.06 $717 -6.35
550 550 2 125.00 $125.00 $688 -13.00
638 638 8 122.50 $122.50 $782 +3.84
685 685 3 119.50 $119.50 $819 -5.00
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 6 140.00–148.00 $145.59 $558 +9.61
405–445 437 11 127.00–143.00 $132.78 $580 +3.20
450–480 469 18 120.00–129.00 $124.26 $583 —
508–535 516 11 117.00–123.00 $121.02 $624 +0.34
550–595 567 9 106.00–118.00 $114.26 $648 +1.81
601–625 608 14 110.00–112.50 $111.60 $679 -0.35
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 +2.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 5 131.00–144.00 $138.80 $441 +8.81
395 395 1 122.50 $122.50 $484 +5.25
425 425 1 117.50 $117.50 $499 +5.00
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
515 515 1 113.00 $113.00 $582 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 +15.00
645 645 1 102.00 $102.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
570 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 9 157.00–166.00 $160.61 $530 +1.17
360–380 369 6 153.00–158.00 $155.99 $576 -1.82
415–440 420 10 147.50–155.00 $151.74 $637 +4.30
460–495 478 5 135.00–145.00 $139.69 $668 -1.31
500–545 521 20 121.00–135.00 $127.74 $666 -3.23
550 550 4 116.00–121.00 $117.25 $645 -1.34
610–645 628 4 112.00–114.00 $112.88 $709 -1.10
655–675 660 7 97.50–108.00 $105.83 $698 -3.17
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742 -7.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 152.50 $152.50 $480 -2.50
380–390 384 5 147.50–150.00 $148.52 $570 +1.09
460–475 466 4 127.00–132.50 $130.48 $608 —
555–595 578 8 105.00–110.00 $107.97 $624 -4.03
615–635 630 4 102.00–106.00 $102.98 $649 —
685–698 695 4 94.00–95.00 $94.25 $655 —
747 747 5 89.00 $89.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 117.50 $117.50 $382 —
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 47.50 $47.50 $499 —
1135 1135 80-85% 2 51.00–54.50 $52.75 $599 —
1040–1315 1178 80-85% 2 61.00–63.00 $62.12 $732 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1185 1078 85-90% 4 44.00–49.50 $46.71 $504 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $746 +13.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,324 —
1970 1970 2 81.00–84.50 $82.75 $1,630 —
2120–2235 2178 2 73.50 $73.50 $1,601 —

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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) 3 660.00–725.00 $686.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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 2 600.00–675.00 $637.50 —

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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.