Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $161.76/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 369 lb · 32 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.48/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $464/hd at 319 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.76/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 471 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 418 363
Feeder cattle 430 318 299
Slaughter cattle 41 42 33
Replacement cattle 17 58 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows an pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–286 277 9 167.00–169.00 $168.38 $466 —
301–325 309 7 167.00–170.00 $167.73 $518 -0.21
350–395 369 32 160.00–166.00 $161.76 $597 -5.20
415–449 436 18 158.00–166.00 $160.69 $701 +2.38
454–490 458 16 149.00–159.00 $152.43 $698 -4.86
503–530 518 13 141.00–149.00 $144.77 $750 -6.54
570–598 578 14 134.00–136.00 $135.41 $783 -5.20
605–625 612 19 129.00–134.00 $131.48 $805 -1.88
655–660 658 3 128.00–129.00 $128.67 $847 -4.83
705 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 157.50–161.00 $159.25 $533 +4.25
465–480 473 2 145.00–147.50 $146.27 $692 —
525–547 538 5 129.52–135.00 $132.86 $715 -9.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 146.00 $146.00 $496 -4.00
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
431 431 7 128.00 $128.00 $552 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–334 319 31 137.50–149.00 $145.48 $464 +0.54
370–396 387 18 135.00–144.00 $141.15 $546 +2.88
410–445 430 9 131.00–140.00 $136.04 $585 -1.30
453–490 471 24 127.00–137.00 $130.76 $616 +1.91
506–533 515 11 126.00–129.00 $127.21 $655 +4.48
550–595 567 15 115.00–121.00 $118.44 $672 +0.83
600–640 623 7 112.00–117.00 $115.26 $718 —
660 660 5 112.00 $112.00 $739 —
745 745 1 99.00 $99.00 $738 ±0.00
812 812 2 98.00 $98.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 5 151.00 $151.00 $334 —
258 258 3 141.00 $141.00 $364 -1.00
320 320 4 132.00–135.00 $134.25 $430 -2.76
365–370 368 5 123.00–132.50 $129.58 $477 -3.13
420 420 1 145.50 $145.50 $611 +21.72
430–448 439 7 122.50–126.00 $125.51 $551 +1.73
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 +6.00
505–545 525 4 120.00–121.00 $120.48 $633 —
590 590 2 105.00 $105.00 $620 -9.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 105.00 $105.00 $530 -5.00
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 311 9 150.00–170.00 $162.90 $507 -0.24
350–380 364 5 150.00–158.00 $154.33 $562 -5.28
420–430 428 9 147.50–152.00 $149.05 $638 -7.81
455–495 479 10 141.00–149.00 $143.92 $689 -7.92
500–530 516 7 132.50–142.00 $137.00 $707 -3.08
560–590 576 7 122.50–129.00 $124.55 $717 -5.76
615–620 619 6 121.00–123.00 $121.33 $751 +7.93
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 +12.00
865 865 1 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 6 145.00–158.00 $151.86 $483 -8.14
365 365 2 147.50 $147.50 $538 -4.46
425 425 4 141.00–143.00 $142.00 $604 -9.38
495 495 1 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
565–595 580 2 120.00–123.00 $121.54 $705 —
650–685 662 3 110.00–114.00 $112.62 $746 —
730 730 1 98.00 $98.00 $715 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1585 1181 80-85% 19 63.00–70.50 $66.38 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–930 863 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.72 $420 —
935–950 940 85-90% 3 61.00–63.00 $62.33 $586 —
865–1240 1008 85-90% 12 53.00–60.50 $56.79 $572 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1240 1185 75-80% 3 61.00–67.00 $63.16 $748 +4.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1720 1648 3 74.00–76.00 $74.98 $1,236 —
1800 1800 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,773 —
2075 2075 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,784 —

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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) 3 875.00–900.00 $891.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 685.00–775.00 $730.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 4 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,531.25 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.