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South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.85/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 472 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.73/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 515 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.61/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 571 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 267 468
Feeder cattle 318 81 367
Slaughter cattle 42 40 38
Replacement cattle 58 146 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 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
300–320 310 4 166.00–170.00 $167.94 $521 —
354–370 357 5 163.00–168.00 $166.96 $596 +5.63
410–445 430 11 156.00–161.00 $158.31 $681 —
455–495 473 6 155.00–160.00 $157.29 $744 -0.71
515–530 522 3 147.00–156.00 $151.31 $790 —
565–581 578 5 139.00–141.00 $140.61 $813 +2.61
600–621 617 5 132.00–139.00 $133.36 $823 —
692 692 8 133.50 $133.50 $924 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
520 520 1 142.50 $142.50 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 +15.00
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 330 11 140.00–152.50 $144.94 $478 —
357–380 370 15 136.00–141.00 $138.27 $512 +7.79
400–440 415 13 132.00–139.00 $137.34 $570 +14.65
455–495 472 19 125.00–131.00 $128.85 $608 +7.85
500–530 515 16 119.00–126.00 $122.73 $632 +3.73
550–579 571 16 117.00–120.00 $117.61 $672 +3.91
716 716 5 99.00 $99.00 $709 —
883 883 2 75.00 $75.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 142.00 $142.00 $369 —
320–325 321 4 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $440 +11.87
350–370 360 4 130.00–136.00 $132.71 $478 +12.46
400–430 419 4 120.00–128.00 $123.78 $519 +11.52
466 466 9 119.00 $119.00 $555 +10.00
550–560 556 8 112.00–117.00 $114.89 $639 +19.89
695 695 1 85.00 $85.00 $591 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 345 7 115.00–121.00 $119.34 $412 +3.50
510 510 6 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
705 705 1 75.00 $75.00 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 9 162.00–167.50 $163.14 $540 —
350–380 374 8 157.00–163.00 $159.61 $597 +5.31
410–445 425 7 155.00–160.00 $156.86 $667 +4.45
455–485 466 9 145.00–157.50 $151.84 $708 +18.84
505–540 514 12 138.00–144.00 $140.08 $720 —
555–565 562 6 126.00–134.00 $130.31 $732 —
610–630 620 5 111.00–116.00 $113.40 $703 —
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —
732 732 5 104.00 $104.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 +15.00
360–395 386 5 150.00–155.00 $151.96 $587 —
402–410 404 4 151.00–152.50 $151.38 $612 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 —
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 +19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–950 925 80-85% 2 55.00–59.00 $56.95 $527 —
1045–1425 1219 80-85% 7 61.50–67.00 $64.17 $782 -9.07
1055–1470 1274 80-85% 4 69.00–72.50 $71.12 $906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1190 1090 85-90% 4 53.50–56.50 $55.44 $604 -6.55
955–1235 1095 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.56 $532 -13.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $618 —
1070–1220 1151 75-80% 4 56.00–63.00 $58.92 $678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1330 1230 3 71.50–76.00 $74.03 $911 —
1640–1965 1763 3 82.00–90.00 $86.39 $1,523 —

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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) 15 750.00–925.00 $855.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 640.00–800.00 $726.36
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 540.00–675.00 $630.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 620.00–725.00 $673.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $587.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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 7 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,071.43 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–925.00 $833.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.