Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.03/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 416 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.35/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 530 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.35/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 629 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 488 772
Feeder cattle 746 430 629
Slaughter cattle 95 41 103
Replacement cattle 115 17 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 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
315–335 325 2 161.00–165.00 $162.94 $530 -4.79
400–446 434 25 152.00–161.00 $156.56 $679 -4.13
451–475 462 10 152.00–158.00 $153.42 $709 +0.99
500–542 530 43 141.00–149.00 $144.35 $765 -0.42
550–582 570 28 135.00–143.00 $139.17 $793 +3.76
600–640 629 31 133.00–138.00 $134.35 $845 +2.87
675–690 679 22 122.50–132.50 $130.53 $886 +1.86
763–793 774 8 112.00–119.00 $114.69 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 150.00 $150.00 $450 -9.25
419–440 423 6 148.00–151.00 $148.52 $628 —
485 485 2 141.00 $141.00 $684 -5.27
610 610 3 121.00 $121.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 18 139.00–145.00 $141.99 $447 -3.49
350–395 380 6 135.00–142.00 $138.19 $525 -2.96
400–445 416 44 128.00–138.50 $134.03 $558 -2.01
450–490 469 21 125.00–132.50 $128.28 $602 -2.48
500–530 512 28 119.00–128.00 $123.56 $633 -3.65
565–595 579 26 114.50–120.00 $117.01 $677 -1.43
610–624 620 14 115.00–118.00 $116.94 $725 +1.68
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -7.00
745 745 2 99.00 $99.00 $738 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 137.50 $137.50 $452 +3.25
370–395 383 7 125.00–129.00 $127.41 $488 -2.17
470–480 478 8 117.50–122.50 $119.67 $572 -5.33
560–590 575 6 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $646 +7.43
620 620 2 105.00 $105.00 $651 —
675 675 1 95.00 $95.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 117.50 $117.50 $464 —
590 590 1 95.00 $95.00 $560 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 313 6 160.00–165.00 $162.60 $509 -0.30
350–380 371 8 155.00–160.00 $158.26 $587 +3.93
415–440 431 26 145.00–156.00 $149.48 $644 +0.43
465–498 482 26 138.00–148.00 $142.29 $686 -1.63
505–540 527 17 129.00–139.00 $134.95 $711 -2.05
550–595 576 12 125.00–132.00 $127.76 $736 +3.21
605–645 620 21 117.00–125.00 $120.89 $750 -0.44
650–660 655 12 108.00–123.00 $118.48 $776 +1.48
705–715 708 3 100.00–105.00 $103.32 $732 —
770 770 7 95.00–99.00 $97.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 6 155.00–157.00 $156.01 $512 +4.15
366–379 370 12 148.00–152.00 $150.64 $557 +3.14
405–445 424 9 135.00–145.00 $140.94 $598 -1.06
505 505 1 127.00 $127.00 $641 —
655 655 2 97.00 $97.00 $635 -15.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 142.50 $142.50 $549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1520 1225 80-85% 37 59.00–64.00 $61.42 $752 —
1230–1270 1245 80-85% 3 65.50–69.50 $67.81 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–970 900 85-90% 2 44.00–47.00 $45.62 $411 —
830–1295 1089 85-90% 18 53.00–58.50 $56.42 $614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1550 1350 75-80% 17 56.00–62.00 $58.59 $791 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $746 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,019 —
1305–1950 1565 4 83.00–88.00 $85.93 $1,345 —
1525–1765 1641 4 92.00–94.00 $92.53 $1,518 +17.55

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 700.00–1,075.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–1,000.00 $816.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 800.00–1,100.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–700.00 $596.88
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 600.00–775.00 $708.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 360.00–500.00 $440.00

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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 17 600.00–925.00 $732.35 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,025.00–1,375.00 $1,176.92 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–750.00 $675.00 —

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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.