Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.70/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 571 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.88/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 609 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 529 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 278 579
Feeder cattle 378 246 458
Slaughter cattle 65 24 31
Replacement cattle 57 8 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 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
310–340 328 3 165.00–177.50 $169.65 $556 —
370–375 373 5 158.00–165.00 $159.99 $597 -6.01
400–440 423 6 144.00–155.00 $147.24 $623 -2.76
460–480 474 10 142.50–150.00 $146.53 $695 +6.53
500–532 523 7 135.00–139.00 $137.59 $720 +3.53
550–580 571 28 125.00–141.00 $137.70 $786 +12.70
631 631 4 126.00 $126.00 $795 +3.50
710–725 720 3 110.00–112.50 $111.68 $804 -2.32
750–760 755 2 101.00–112.00 $106.46 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 150.00–152.50 $150.83 $452 —
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —
480–495 490 3 128.00–139.50 $135.58 $664 —
515 515 3 125.00–128.00 $126.00 $649 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 130.00–145.00 $137.55 $472 —
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $430 —
350–395 362 16 130.00–136.00 $133.28 $482 -12.31
400–425 416 9 123.00–132.50 $127.62 $531 -5.16
450–480 473 22 119.00–125.00 $123.28 $583 -0.98
515–535 529 23 116.00–121.00 $119.00 $630 -2.02
550–580 564 8 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $657 +2.23
600–625 609 25 110.00–116.00 $110.88 $675 -0.72
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
720 720 1 99.00 $99.00 $713 -6.00
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
814–815 814 5 88.00–90.00 $88.40 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $408 -11.30
356–380 368 8 125.00–150.00 $137.91 $508 +15.41
405–425 417 15 113.00–123.00 $115.88 $483 -1.62
450–480 468 5 113.00–119.00 $115.35 $540 +0.35
518–520 519 3 107.00–113.00 $110.99 $576 -2.01
610–630 618 4 95.00–101.00 $98.22 $607 -3.78
675 675 1 93.00 $93.00 $628 —
700 700 2 77.00 $77.00 $539 —
765 765 1 77.00 $77.00 $589 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 117.50 $117.50 $376 -7.50
350–395 380 5 100.00–110.00 $106.08 $403 —
505–515 512 3 93.00–100.00 $97.70 $500 —
635 635 2 85.00 $85.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 165.00–177.50 $167.57 $550 +6.96
350–380 368 4 150.00–166.00 $155.32 $572 -0.67
400–430 422 15 140.00–150.00 $144.80 $611 -6.94
460–485 473 12 129.00–142.50 $133.18 $630 -6.51
525–540 529 15 120.00–128.00 $125.34 $663 -2.40
555–595 581 6 118.00–124.00 $120.61 $701 +3.36
600–625 615 7 115.00–119.00 $117.31 $721 +4.43
665–695 681 7 105.00–109.00 $107.73 $734 +1.90
700–725 715 3 96.00–101.00 $98.30 $703 -4.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 161.00 $161.00 $512 +8.50
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 -3.52
410–430 425 4 137.50–140.00 $138.10 $587 —
450–490 470 4 125.00–128.00 $126.44 $594 -4.04
675 675 1 95.00 $95.00 $641 +0.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1395 1172 80-85% 6 60.00–61.00 $60.56 $710 -1.56
955–1450 1176 80-85% 25 53.50–60.00 $55.97 $658 -6.15
1540 1540 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $801 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1120 967 85-90% 7 45.00–52.00 $49.12 $475 —
1040 1040 85-90% 3 40.00 $40.00 $416 —
960–1345 1210 85-90% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.48 $659 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1575 1423 75-80% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.45 $689 —
1290–1670 1461 75-80% 10 52.50–58.00 $55.64 $813 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,328 —
1315–1885 1648 4 72.00–77.00 $73.43 $1,210 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 315.00–490.00 $441.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00

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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) 37 650.00–950.00 $789.19

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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 4 600.00–760.00 $665.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.