Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.59/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 432 lb · 45 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.38/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 360 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.38/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 530 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 387 364
Feeder cattle 313 261 304
Slaughter cattle 20 60 41
Replacement cattle 83 66 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 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
305–330 322 5 162.50–167.50 $163.96 $528 -7.04
370–395 379 7 161.00–165.00 $162.99 $618 -0.31
400–425 413 3 155.00–162.00 $159.28 $658 -0.51
456–490 470 9 147.00–157.00 $150.23 $706 -1.77
510–540 528 7 143.00–150.00 $147.11 $777 -2.35
550–580 558 4 136.00–140.00 $138.22 $771 +4.72
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 382 6 147.50–155.00 $153.80 $588 —
415–425 422 3 150.00–152.50 $151.68 $640 —
485–495 492 3 135.00–145.00 $141.71 $697 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 17 145.00–160.00 $151.12 $481 +3.12
350–395 360 20 135.00–145.00 $142.38 $513 +1.05
405–445 432 45 130.00–139.00 $131.59 $568 -4.69
450–495 471 12 122.50–132.00 $127.32 $600 +0.23
500–545 530 19 119.00–126.00 $123.38 $654 +1.49
550–560 555 2 117.50–120.00 $118.74 $659 +2.86
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729 +1.51
740 740 11 102.50 $102.50 $758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 4 135.00–141.00 $137.93 $446 +2.93
355–380 370 13 125.00–135.00 $131.28 $486 +2.55
410–445 424 8 116.00–127.50 $123.71 $525 +3.04
507–535 516 5 107.50–117.50 $109.87 $567 —
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
619 619 10 105.00 $105.00 $650 —
755–760 757 3 82.50–91.00 $88.15 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 385 10 110.00–120.00 $115.06 $443 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 167.50 $167.50 $561 -2.74
365–390 376 5 152.50–161.00 $158.26 $595 -2.71
403–445 419 11 145.00–154.00 $150.41 $630 -4.58
450–495 476 9 130.00–147.50 $137.08 $653 -11.49
500–535 523 9 129.00–135.00 $132.23 $692 -2.94
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 +4.85
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 -2.00
905 905 2 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 8 145.00–152.00 $148.23 $560 -3.02
400–430 411 9 135.00–145.00 $138.78 $570 -3.72
455–475 467 5 127.50–135.00 $131.95 $616 +1.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 —
645 645 1 80.00 $80.00 $516 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–920 870 85-90% 6 44.00–47.00 $45.54 $396 —
900–1205 1040 85-90% 5 49.00–54.00 $51.94 $540 +2.94
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1230 1168 80-85% 3 56.00–60.00 $57.75 $675 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 75-80% 1 51.00 $51.00 $609 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,190 —
1650–2095 1940 3 82.00–90.00 $86.31 $1,674 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 355.00–500.00 $422.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 600.00–700.00 $672.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 650.00–775.00 $713.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 525.00–650.00 $587.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–950.00 $813.33
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 375.00 $375.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>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 9 550.00–860.00 $712.22 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 950.00–1,120.00 $1,044.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–825.00 $768.33 —

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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.