Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.08/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 423 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.74/cwt -7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 383 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.42/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 500 425
Feeder cattle 194 378 383
Slaughter cattle 19 65 17
Replacement cattle 38 57 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 higher, due to fewer offering earlier in the week. 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
355–390 373 5 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $582 -3.97
400–435 418 2 149.00–155.00 $152.13 $636 +4.89
460–495 472 5 147.00–150.00 $148.20 $700 +1.67
515–545 519 7 139.00–145.00 $143.14 $743 +5.55
568 value added 568 4 144.00 $144.00 $818 —
570–575 574 5 133.00–140.00 $138.00 $792 +0.30
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 ±0.00
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 417 3 142.00–142.50 $142.17 $593 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 383 6 137.00–141.00 $138.09 $529 +4.81
400–445 420 13 129.00–140.00 $134.42 $565 +6.80
452–490 466 8 122.50–132.00 $127.80 $596 +4.52
590 590 1 117.00 $117.00 $690 +0.51
624 624 5 115.00 $115.00 $718 +4.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 130.00–133.00 $132.06 $423 +4.56
390 390 3 135.00 $135.00 $526 -2.91
410–420 415 2 117.50–126.00 $121.70 $505 +5.82
480 480 1 113.00 $113.00 $542 -2.35
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 +36.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 120.00 $120.00 $438 +13.92

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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 8 155.00–162.00 $159.01 $499 -8.56
350–395 383 16 147.00–155.00 $147.74 $566 -7.58
400–445 423 20 139.00–149.00 $144.08 $609 -0.72
465–495 475 5 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $653 +4.31
500–543 532 6 125.00–135.00 $128.56 $684 +3.22
555–590 575 5 117.50–129.00 $121.98 $701 +1.37
600–645 621 4 113.00–118.00 $115.63 $718 -1.68
725 725 1 101.00 $101.00 $732 +2.70
830 830 1 98.00 $98.00 $813 —
905 905 1 91.00 $91.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 3 135.00–146.00 $138.63 $531 -6.37
420–440 433 3 127.50–136.00 $133.25 $577 -4.85
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 +3.56
570–580 575 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $655 —
715 715 1 95.00 $95.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 132.50 $132.50 $504 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1225 1065 80-85% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.62 $624 —
965–1255 1110 80-85% 2 62.50–64.50 $63.63 $706 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1205 1053 85-90% 2 52.50–55.00 $53.57 $564 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 72.00 $72.00 $814 —
1505–1850 1645 3 80.00–86.00 $83.45 $1,373 +10.02
1725 1725 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,639 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,075.00 $1,012.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–1,075.00 $913.18
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 375.00–550.00 $462.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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 9 875.00–1,150.00 $1,005.56 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 675.00–700.00 $691.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.