Cattle Market Pulse

South Alabama Stockyards Market Report

Brundidge, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Alabama Stockyards report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.68/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 562 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 460 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $98.00/cwt ≈ $681/hd at 695 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 293 956 234
Feeder cattle 209 746 158
Slaughter cattle 22 95 48
Replacement cattle 62 115 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 133.00 $133.00 $878 +2.47
705 705 7 128.50 $128.50 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 148.00 $148.00 $710 —
505–545 518 3 143.00–145.00 $144.30 $747 —
620 620 2 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 159.00 $159.00 $604 —
445 445 2 156.00 $156.00 $694 +7.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 135.00 $135.00 $479 -3.19
430 430 1 134.00 $134.00 $576 -0.03
460 460 14 132.00 $132.00 $607 +3.72
555–565 562 15 119.00–121.50 $120.68 $678 +3.67
605–610 606 9 118.00–119.50 $119.33 $723 +2.39
665 665 4 117.00 $117.00 $778 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 -7.50
455–460 459 4 103.00–105.00 $103.50 $475 —
695 695 10 98.00 $98.00 $681 —
705 705 5 94.00 $94.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 133.00 $133.00 $439 -4.50
355–365 358 3 127.00–130.00 $128.98 $462 +1.57
495 495 4 126.00 $126.00 $624 +6.33
515–535 530 4 122.00–125.00 $122.73 $650 —
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 +4.57
640 640 5 116.00 $116.00 $742 +11.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 163.00 $163.00 $513 +6.99
370–385 378 2 147.00–155.00 $150.92 $570 +0.28
470–480 478 4 142.00–146.00 $142.98 $683 —
615–625 620 2 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $781 —
660–690 670 6 116.00–119.00 $117.97 $790 +20.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $425 —
370–385 378 2 135.00–142.00 $138.57 $524 -3.93
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
765–790 778 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $797 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +5.52

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1095 1012 85-90% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.64 $563 —
1080–1105 1086 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $46.27 $502 -10.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1130 1064 80-85% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.28 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $786 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–2015 1870 2 72.00–77.00 $74.31 $1,390 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,055.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–950.00 $900.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 525.00–600.00 $556.25

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 650.00–850.00 $700.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.