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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 17, 2021

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.48/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 375 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 416 280
Feeder cattle 81 313 241
Slaughter cattle 40 20 20
Replacement cattle 146 83 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 lower on few offerings. 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
360–365 363 3 160.00–163.00 $161.33 $586 -1.66
450 450 1 158.00 $158.00 $711 +7.77
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 -0.22
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 154.00 $154.00 $585 +0.20
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 375 13 125.00–135.00 $130.48 $489 -11.90
405–445 423 3 120.00–126.00 $122.69 $519 -8.90
475 475 1 121.00 $121.00 $575 -6.32
548 548 2 119.00 $119.00 $652 -4.38
550–585 569 4 112.00–116.00 $113.70 $647 -5.04
603 603 4 114.00 $114.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 3 123.00–130.00 $125.14 $409 -12.79
355–390 366 8 115.00–123.00 $120.25 $440 -11.03
410–430 423 3 110.00–117.00 $112.26 $475 -11.45
485 485 2 109.00 $109.00 $529 —
515–520 518 2 96.00–100.00 $97.99 $508 -11.88
580 580 1 95.00 $95.00 $551 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 115.00–117.50 $115.84 $396 —
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -5.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 383 4 152.00–159.00 $154.30 $591 -3.96
400–435 419 4 150.00–156.00 $152.41 $639 +2.00
475 475 2 133.00 $133.00 $632 -4.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 281 4 145.00–155.00 $147.98 $416 —
305 305 2 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 ±0.00
575 575 1 91.00 $91.00 $523 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1195 1053 80-85% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.32 $646 —
900–1390 1097 80-85% 12 64.00–72.50 $67.29 $738 —
980–1590 1206 80-85% 5 72.00–75.00 $73.24 $883 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $396 —
950–1100 1044 85-90% 4 56.00–60.00 $58.37 $609 +6.43
1055–1085 1076 85-90% 4 61.00–63.00 $61.99 $667 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1515 1319 75-80% 4 61.00–69.00 $63.03 $831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1790 1465 2 75.00–80.00 $76.95 $1,127 —
1380–2075 1739 4 92.00–98.00 $95.77 $1,665 —

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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) 23 800.00–975.00 $881.52
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 675.00–950.00 $756.32
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 560.00–760.00 $677.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–800.00 $783.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 630.00–700.00 $686.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 525.00–650.00 $591.67

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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)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,237.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 900.00–1,175.00 $1,047.32 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 700.00–875.00 $817.86 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.