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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt ≈ $490/hd at 331 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.73/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 383 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.24/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 316 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 251 487
Feeder cattle 261 194 330
Slaughter cattle 60 19 55
Replacement cattle 66 38 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
300–310 305 6 169.00–175.00 $171.00 $522 —
350–380 365 4 160.00–166.00 $163.30 $596 +7.28
415–425 423 5 158.00–161.00 $159.79 $676 +7.66
480 480 3 152.00 $152.00 $730 +3.80
500–515 508 2 147.00–152.00 $149.46 $759 +6.32
558 558 4 133.50 $133.50 $745 -4.50
680 value added 680 4 128.50 $128.50 $874 —
815 815 1 113.00 $113.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 118.00 $118.00 $802 —
740 740 1 113.00 $113.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 331 22 144.00–153.00 $148.00 $490 —
370–380 374 7 137.00–145.00 $141.33 $529 +3.24
410–445 428 6 133.00–140.00 $136.28 $583 +1.86
450–490 468 8 122.00–133.00 $127.09 $595 -0.71
500–545 521 7 118.00–124.00 $121.89 $635 —
550–595 571 5 112.00–119.00 $115.88 $662 -1.12
600–647 629 6 109.00–115.00 $113.04 $711 -1.96
683 value added 683 5 115.00 $115.00 $785 —
685–690 688 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 +2.94
350–397 383 20 122.50–135.00 $128.73 $493 -6.27
440 440 3 117.00–122.50 $120.67 $531 -1.03
475–480 478 4 112.50–117.50 $115.01 $550 +2.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 121.00 $121.00 $393 —
410 410 1 112.50 $112.50 $461 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 18 165.00–175.00 $170.24 $538 +11.23
360–385 372 12 155.00–166.00 $160.97 $599 +13.23
405–415 410 4 153.00–157.00 $154.99 $635 +10.91
450–495 475 8 144.00–152.50 $148.57 $706 +11.08
505 value added 505 2 146.00 $146.00 $737 —
505–525 520 5 133.00–140.00 $135.17 $703 +6.61
560–595 575 9 115.00–123.00 $118.73 $683 -3.25
630–635 634 7 112.00–115.00 $114.15 $724 -1.48
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 +3.00
838 838 2 89.00 $89.00 $746 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 4 157.50–162.50 $159.94 $493 —
350 350 4 147.50–155.00 $151.25 $529 +12.62
445 445 3 142.50 $142.50 $634 +9.25
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 ±0.00
590 590 1 113.00 $113.00 $667 -0.99
765 765 1 94.00 $94.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 125.00 $125.00 $381 —
655 655 1 75.00 $75.00 $491 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1305 1105 80-85% 4 61.00–62.00 $61.61 $681 -2.02
980–1420 1222 80-85% 16 63.00–69.50 $66.29 $810 —
1085–1395 1259 80-85% 10 69.50–75.00 $71.87 $905 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $500 —
950–1275 1066 85-90% 8 53.00–59.00 $55.99 $597 +2.42
1080–1330 1249 85-90% 4 60.00–62.50 $61.13 $764 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $644 —
1285 1285 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $925 —
1110–1595 1360 75-80% 4 58.00–61.00 $59.42 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 2 78.00 $78.00 $1,388 —

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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) 7 700.00–850.00 $753.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 525.00–775.00 $666.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–1,000.00 $839.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 305.00–550.00 $417.22

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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 8 950.00–1,075.00 $1,018.75 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 690.00–800.00 $735.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–675.00 $662.50 —

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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.